Racial Stereotypes In The Film Crash

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People are born with good hearts, but they grow up and learn prejudices. "Crash" is a movie that brings out bigotry and racial stereotypes. The movie is set in Los Angeles, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality. The story begins when several people are involved in a multi-car accident. From that point, we are taken back to the day before the crash, seeing the lives of several characters, and the problems each encounters during that day. An LAPD cop (Matt Dillon) is trying to get medical help for his father, but he is having problems with a black HMO clerk who won't give his father permission to see another doctor. He in turn takes out his frustration on a black couple during a traffic stop. A socialite (Sandra Bullock) and District…show more content…
The film differs from many other films about racism in its rather impartial approach to the issue. Rather than separating the characters into victims and offenders, victims of racism are often shown to be racist themselves in different contexts and situations. Also, racist remarks and actions are often shown to stem from ignorance and misconception rather than a malicious personality. Crash stars a large ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Ryan Phillippe In 2006, the film received six Academy Award nominations and won three for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing at the 78th Academy…show more content…
She is afraid of being robbed again or be killed in their own house, so she wants to exchange all the locks. A Mexican locksmith does this job at the first time,who is bold and has tattoos, so she asks her husband to replace the locks in the morning again, because she thinks that a locksmith will copy the keys and give it to his gang members to rob their house. The locksmith Daniel hear this, but does not say a word. He leaves the keys on the table and leaves. Events of 36 hours are concentrated ...Our point of view is changing. We realize that the person who may seem repulsive at first, is not so bad, he or she is just a man. who was happy at first sight, but now seems to have harder times that we thought. Slowly the players take their shape, with their character, their faults, their strengths, and of course their destiny. We only see 36 hours of their lives, but we can clearly see them and their weaknesses as well. Slowly the story come together. The two Negro boys who robbed the attorney, later try to rob the film director, who, however, proved to be

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