Spoilers The movie crash takes place in Los Angeles; this drama was written and produced by Paul Higgins.

Rating: 6/10 (4 November 2010)

The movie crash takes place in Los Angeles; this drama was written and produced by Paul Higgins. This movie is about racism, conflict and the ability to change. This movie was inspired by a real incident when Paul got his porch stolen. The characters in this film made many mistakes toward each other in which affected them in the end. The main characters of this film are Sandra Bullock as Jean, Matt Dillon as officer John Ryan, Ludicrous as Anthony, Brendan Frasier as Rick, and Thandie Newton as Christine. Each of these characters played a major role in this film.
Jean, an upper class, middle aged white women, was having dinner with her husband Rick. When they were heading to their car, they got car jacked by two black men (Anthony and Peter) by gun. When she returned home a Mexican was changing their locks and she insisted on them being changed again in the morning because "He was going to sell them to his homies" . Rick told her that she was over reacting and insisted she go to bed. Come to find out later, he was a family man and had no relations with any sort of gangs. After the carjacking she really started showing her racist tendencies. When she slips and falls down the stairs no one would answer the phone, she then realized that her only true friend was a minority.
Officer John Ryan works for the LAPD, he notices a car that looked like the one jacked previously. His partner informs him that the plates don't match but John notices two black people were driving and proceeds to pull them over. He makes them get out of the car and while searching the man's wife Christine he molests her. He gives the couple the option to apologize for their "wrong doing" or go for a ride in the police car. Christine's husband apologizes and Ryan sends them off with a warning.
Christine is very upset with her husband for humiliating her and they get into a fight. She tries to make amends with him and he just under minds her. After leaving upset she gets into a horrid accident where she was stuck in her seat belt and the car is leaking gas. The only officer on scene is John Ryan, Christine then makes the decision to let Chris touch her and cut off the seat belt in which he saves her live.
The way this film was shot kept everything flowing very well. It starts with each character as an individual and ends with how every individual affected one another by their actions. I have only really ever seen two racist movies, Crash and American History X. These films are related in many ways. I think these types of movies show how people can actually change their perspective on life but it usually involves life threatening acts. But it is always good to know that people can change for the better. I enjoyed watching these movies because of the emotional affect that it brings.