Crash

I thoroughly enjoyed 'Crash' on monday morning I had not seen it before I'd heard of it, but did not know the topics the film dealt with as the title doesn't really give away what the film is truely about. I felt that the film did have a big impact on me and that it isn't just L.A that deals with these issues as I myself have seen people behave this way around different race, and feel that if these people saw this film maybe they would rethink their behavour.



Ebert praises the film when discussing it, he claims that he was fascinated by the film and felt that it pulls the audience in. I completely agree with him as I was glued to the screen in mondays lecture and gasping at every shocking scene. Everything Ebert had to say about the film was positive and he seemed to enjoy every aspect of it, he enjoyed that the characters were able to say what they wanted with being politically correct. This may be a shock to some but I too felt that it made the film and was brave of the director and cast to be involved in making this film. His overall summary of the film was that it was made to make the audience rething their way of life and consider changing the way they treat people of different genders and race.

Foundas on the other hand feels the complete opposite and feels that it doesn't accurately portray L.A as a city. He believes that there are no racists in L.A other than neo nazis and thinks that the plot of meeting people by crashing into them is ridiculous and very unrealistic as it has never happened to him in the whole time he has lived there. I feel that Foundas is very negative on the film but has a positive outlook on life and believes that he lives in a pleasant place where people have learnt their ways and are no longer racist, but this isn't the case. Foundas mentions that the screen writing is sloppy and the film is just here to remind us that white people suffer too. Again this clearly isn't the case as the film make the white people look bad and no where in the film are they forgiven for what they have done, they just learn the errors of their ways.

I definately favour Eberts outlook on the film and agree with his feelings towards the film. I feel that America needs more films like this to open up hidden problems the country is having, I believe that by using famous actors like Sandra Bullock and Hip Hop stars like ludacris has helped the film to be noticed and gained a larger audience because of them. If films that deal with touchy subjects like rascism did this the world may become a better place because of it.