Crash

I would just like to point out the fact that I was not able to read one of the reviews as the page was not found (it was Foundas's review).

Now, my sentiments about crash are quite mixed. On one side, how refreshing to see something different on screens. Something contemporary which deals with real life issues in a way we can all relate to (well, at least I can). I thought that both reviewers had a fair point, although, after watching it again and thinking about it, I would actually lean towards Foundas's point of view. Not that it was a bad film, at all, but that it simply uses pre-made stereotypes and that the characters don't very three dimensional. Yes, some have a history and you can sense it, you sense that they are not just an empty shell. But others do not have the same depth. And this lack in depth really got to me the second time around.

Also, something that did shock me completely was the Iranian and the Korean characters. All other characters experience a change in their views through something concrete that happened to them. The Iranian character, however, is portrayed as paranoid and then only experiences a change of character because he thinks God has appeared to him. I felt that was a little flimsy. Also, all characters appear from a stereotypical point of view and then change in the eye of the viewer, but not the Asians. The stereotype lives on, there is no turning point. Yes, the man is in the hospital, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to stop his little traffic going on and his wife is still as aggressive as at the beginning of the film. Nearly made me question Haggis's view on Asian Americans. Or maybe he simply didn't have any ideas ... kinda sad if that is the case. Either way you look at it, the Asian Americans don't have the good role.

Also, I was solely disappointed by the ending, it felt ... incomplete and too easy. I am sorry, but, what are the odds for a woman like Sandra Bullock's character to fall down the stairs at that very moment and the only person that would help her is the housekeeper ? Even if it were to happen in real life, what are the odds for that woman to then hug the said housekeeper and feel remorse ?! I am not sure that many people who have the mentality she had in the beginning would just change her mind after falling down the stairs. I feel that reality doesn't work like this. People with prejudice are unlikely to change their view so easily. So, yes, I agree with Foundas when he says it doesn't feel very real. And he has actually experienced Los Angeles, so I'll take his word for it.