Crash Movie Analysts
JB Brown
English 15
4-22-15
Crash Movie Analysts
Crash
is a movie about racism and stereotypes in modern American society. The film has a variety of main characters that go through difficult culture situations. There are many different views on the theme of
Crash
and what the director, Paul Haggis, was trying to say. I believe what Haggis was trying to say is, no matter who you are, everyone has some degree racism and stereotypes.
Throughout the movie, Haggis shows many different kinds of characters, The one that stood out to me was Officer Hansen. In the beginning, Hansen was one of the most least bigoted people in the movie.
We first see Hansen in the scene where Officer Ryan is molesting Christine.
Right away, the audience can tell Hansen is not comfortable and knows the situation is unjust and does nothing to help. Later in another scene, Officer
Hansen saves Cameron from being shot down by the police. Cameron made his decision he was going to get shot but Hansen intervened and made sure no acts of violence occurred. At this point in the movie, the audience views
Officer Hansen as a person with good morals; but opinions change in his final scene. Hansen picks up a hitchhiker that turns out to be Peter. The two
have racially tense conversation that makes Hansen nervous. As Peter reaches into his pocket, Hansen shoots him, dumps his body, and burns his vehicle. Paul Haggis created a very complex character in Officer Hansen, but I believe he's a key part of understanding the message of the movie. It doesn't matter who you are or how good of a person you are; everyone uses some racism and stereotypes in their lives. Officer Hansen seemed to be great unbiased person in the beginning, but once he got nervous due to stereotypes, he changed into one of the most bigoted character in the movie. After reading New York Times movie review, “Accidents Will Happen” by Ken Tucker, Tucker believes the theme of Crash is, “We crash into each other so we can feel
English 15
4-22-15
Crash Movie Analysts
Crash
is a movie about racism and stereotypes in modern American society. The film has a variety of main characters that go through difficult culture situations. There are many different views on the theme of
Crash
and what the director, Paul Haggis, was trying to say. I believe what Haggis was trying to say is, no matter who you are, everyone has some degree racism and stereotypes.
Throughout the movie, Haggis shows many different kinds of characters, The one that stood out to me was Officer Hansen. In the beginning, Hansen was one of the most least bigoted people in the movie.
We first see Hansen in the scene where Officer Ryan is molesting Christine.
Right away, the audience can tell Hansen is not comfortable and knows the situation is unjust and does nothing to help. Later in another scene, Officer
Hansen saves Cameron from being shot down by the police. Cameron made his decision he was going to get shot but Hansen intervened and made sure no acts of violence occurred. At this point in the movie, the audience views
Officer Hansen as a person with good morals; but opinions change in his final scene. Hansen picks up a hitchhiker that turns out to be Peter. The two
have racially tense conversation that makes Hansen nervous. As Peter reaches into his pocket, Hansen shoots him, dumps his body, and burns his vehicle. Paul Haggis created a very complex character in Officer Hansen, but I believe he's a key part of understanding the message of the movie. It doesn't matter who you are or how good of a person you are; everyone uses some racism and stereotypes in their lives. Officer Hansen seemed to be great unbiased person in the beginning, but once he got nervous due to stereotypes, he changed into one of the most bigoted character in the movie. After reading New York Times movie review, “Accidents Will Happen” by Ken Tucker, Tucker believes the theme of Crash is, “We crash into each other so we can feel