Follows a group of people and how they are connected through racism and violence

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2012)

This film focuses on a widely diverse group of people who seemingly have nothing to do with one another. Brought together by issues of racism and violence, their stories intertwine in the end showing how everyone's lives intersect somehow.
Starring Sandra Bullock, Brenden Fraser, Matt Dillon and Don Cheadle just to name a few, this award winning film gives the audience a brief look into the lives of a group of people who learn many different lessons on life. The major theme of the movie is clearly defined as racism. All of the characters in one way or another face some form of racism and all handle it in their own way. The secondary theme of the movie is violence; however the two go hand in hand. The racism is based on violence and the violence is based on racism.
The two major film techniques used in this movie to give it dramatic effect are camera angle and editing. Every scene in the movie is short, seemingly unorganized, a few moments of each storyline. The camera angles are important because they show the important aspects of every scene. They don't focus so much on the action but rather the human reaction and emotions of each character. In the end the unorganized scenes start intersecting and the audience sees the other characters in different story lines. This technique brought the film together in a way that helps you understand that everyone is connected be it personally or emotionally.