CRASH in my view
A great film, and here are some pieces of my thought.
First, racial discrimination is involved in this film. People are rated by colour or their race. Some of the white are always high up in the air in a mixed and open big city such Los Angeles just like Anthony, the black burglar, once said. Yeah, this is the fact that no one can deny. But what makes this dramatic is the different idea between Anthony and the other burglar, little brother of an black detective, who doesn’t think they are treated differently. In my opinion, in order to eliminate prejudice to black people, not only white people but also the black themselves should change their attitude. Anthony didn’t agree with that so he saw race discrimination everywhere, which left him in great shadow and push him to rob the “wicked” white people. But after he saw a white policeman help a black director out of trouble, he changed his mind. He got on a bus that he would never take before and found that the white and the black could sit together peacefully. He found that the world full of sunshine and he even liberated the trafficked people. Sometimes inequality comes from outside. Sometimes it is born of our mind. This idea is not about only Anthony or racial discrimination, but is also appropriate for everyone in every situation.
Secondly, the film tells us that there is only a thin line between sheep and goat. And there is no absolute good or bad person. Officer Ryan seemed to be a jerk, but the jerk helped a woman out of death. Tommy is upright, but he killed an innocent young man by accident. In addition, don’t make decisions when in bad mood. The mad Miss Jean blamed her housekeeper only to find she was the only friend whom she could rely on. The mad policeman fired on his passenger only to find that there’s no gun in his hand. The mad Persian store owner fired on a little girl only to find he almost created a tragedy. Lara Elizabeth, the young girl in the cloak of love, is really an angel.
The ending of the film is partly satisfactory and partly tragic, touching me deeply. The young girl survived while the black kid is found dead. Maybe real life is a tragicomedy just like the movie. All we can do is to believe in love and bravery, and believe that every person has a good nature.
