A world were racism and stereotyping exist no matter who you are.

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2011)

Crash Crash is a film exploring a multiracial cast and the lives they lead facing hatred and racism. Produced in 2004 and directed by Paul Haggis. This film has actress Julia Roberts playing Jean Cabot, Brenden Fraser playing Rick Cabot, and Matt Dillon as John Ryan. This movie demonstrates lives colliding and how we can all play an indirect role with each other.
This film reminds us that we should look at life with an open mind and not judge people by the color of their skin or where they came from. We may have preconceived notions about other races but we should treat everyone as their own and not judge an entire race from one person.
Jean Cabot demonstrates what racism is all about. She saw two black men walking in a nice neighborhood and immediately grabbed onto her husband. After the two black men realized what she thought, they high jacked the car that they were driving after holding them at gunpoint. When Jean arrived at her home the locks were being changed by a Mexican. By now she didn't trust anyone that wasn't white, so she loudly accused the Mexican of being a con artist and wanted the locks changed again. The Mexican heard her and left without saying a thing.
Another scene was when Officer John Ryan was trying to rescue a lady from a crashed vehicle. He had formerly threatened and molested her in front of her husband only because she was black. Officer Ryan thought he could do anything to anyone. Later after he realized he was rescuing her he felt remorse. He realized how uncomfortable he made that woman feel. All he knew is that he wouldn't give up on her now and wanted to earn her trust back. He rescued her and she was grateful for it. She hung onto him after he pulled her from the car and that showed that people are capable of getting over their differences.
After watching this film, you realize times don't change much. Even movies that are set in the present date still face racism. The Cider House Rules was another film that also contained racism and preconceived notions about black people. Although, it eventually came to a point where you just have to forget about the color of someone's skin and coexist with them because there isn't a real problem.
The movie was a constant reminder of people and their true feelings. When they pulled the camera in close you could really start to relate to these characters. Again, the scene where the officer was pulling the woman out of the car, was very well shot. You viewed the scene from within the car and it gave you a sense of what it was really like. It was dark, leaking gasoline, and you could see flames on the other car. When they pulled the officer out at first and left the woman, it showed his struggle and how he wanted to go back. That was one of my favorite scenes in the whole movie.
By watching this film a viewer should be reminded that no matter what color your skin is, you shouldn't judge someone else by an entire race of people. Don't let one person screw up your thought process for a whole race. Even though our world is crazy we must remember to not make it worse by feeding into hatred and racism.