Crash (2004)

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Crash is an American Crime-Drama movie who released on May 6, 2005 (United States). This movie is directed by Paul Haggis and produced by Don Cheadle, Paul Haggis, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco, Cathy Schulman and Bob Yari. "Crash" is a tense movie that examines the racial and class divisions in American society that turn every stranger into a potential enemy. Cast :

Crash was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon), Best Director and Best Music Award (Original: In the Deep). The film also won the 78th Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film editing award. Awards ceremony.

Plot

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A car being investigated by Spanish police detective Ria (played by Jennifer Esposito) and her African-American partner detective Graham Waters (driven by Don Cheadle) has just The car was driven by Asian American driver Alexis Rhee. It turns out that the accident happened when Waters and Ria went to the crime scene. Waters left the car to investigate the discovery of a "dead child".

The movie then moved to the events of the previous day, starting with a gun shop where Farhad (Shaun Toub), the owner of a Persian shop, and his daughter Dorri tried to buy guns. Because of Farhad's indecision, the gun shop owner began to insult Farhad's race, once calling him "Osama".

Throughout the town, two black young men, Anthony and Peter, described the stereotypes they faced as African Americans. After noticing Jean Cabot's discomfort as he passed on the street, Anthony and Peter Carjack Cabot and her husband also happened to be the Los Angeles District Attorney. Later, Spanish locksmith Daniel (Michael Peña) arrived at the Cabot’s home to replace the lock, but Rangji suspects that Daniel may be a dangerous gang and needs to replace the lock again. His white partner Tom Hansen left the dining room and drove past an African-American couple's SUV, TV director Cameron Thayer and his wife Christine. Cameron was polite, but Christine was controversial, and Ryan scolded and humiliated her when patted her. After Cameron apologized, Ryan put out a note.

Daniel's next call was to repair a lock in Farhad's shop, but when Daniel warned that Farhad's real problem was the door, Farhad would not listen. The next day, Farhad discovered that his shop was destroyed and stained by graffiti. Ryan was in a car accident and when he climbed into the overturned car, he found Christine was trapped. At first, she refused frantically with the help of her husband and the audience, and Ryan pulled out the frightened Christine when the car caught fire. Anthony and Peter are driving another navigator, which happens to be Cameron. They knew that Cameron was black only after opening the door. Cameron was deeply ashamed of Anthony's criminal lifestyle and sent him off the bus stop.

Farhad threatened Daniel with a pistol outside the house, and Lara fled with an invisible safety cloak, and jumped into his father's arms when Farhad shot. However, the guns were full of voids and no one was injured. Later, Hansen picked up Peter who was hitchhiking, but when Peter got into his pocket, Hansen thought he would kill him with a gun. He forced Peter's body out of the car and set the car on fire. Detective waters arrive at the scene where Peter's body is found (the opening scene of the movie); Peter turns out to be Walt's brother. Anthony found a white van with an ignition key and stole it. He took it to a grocery store, where he found many Cambodian refugees chained to a van. Anthony drove the truck to Chinatown and freed the Cambodians. He passed by a car accident and racial discrimination occurred again.

Controversy

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"I am not so sure. Crash shows realities, but in a not-so-realistic way." - by Tori Goyette. She thinks even though the movie encourages racial consciousness, but like any discussion about race, it needs close observation.[1]

Cultural critic Ta-Nehisi Coates also think that Crash is The Worst Movie of The Decade, because if you dont want to understand about "why its happen" you probably like this movie. "If you're angry about race, but not particularly interested in understanding why, you probably like Crash. If you're black and believe in the curative qualities of yet another "dialogue around race," you probably liked Crash. If you're white and voted for Barack Obama strictly because he was black, you probably liked Crash. If you've ever used the term "post-racial" or "post-black" in a serious conversation, without a hint of irony, you probably liked Crash".[2]

Chief film critic, Clarisse Loughrey on Independent also said Similarly with Green Book Movie, there is no need in Crash to dismantle white supremacy in order to put an end to racism. All they need to do is let go of their frustration and come in for a big, multicultural embrace.[3]

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