Sociology is the systematic study of human society and social interaction. Sociologists study these human societies and their interactions in order to develop theories of how human behavior is shaped by group life and how, in turn, group life is affected by individuals.
Directed by Paul Haggis in 2005, crash is a movie full of sociological issues such as race, social class, and gender. Crash makes us see how group life is affected by individuals and how human behavior is shaped by group life. I will now explore from sociological point of view that how this movie deals with race and gender point of view.
REVIEW:
Issues of race and gender cause a group of strangers in Los Angeles to physically and emotionally collide in this drama. Graham a police detective whose brother is a street criminal, and it hurts him to know his mother cares more about his brother than him. Graham's partner is Ria who's also his girlfriend, though she has begun to bristle at his emotional distance, as well as his occasional insensitivity over the fact he's African-American and she's Hispanic.
Rick is an L.A. district attorney whose wife, Jean, makes little secret of her fear and hatred of people unlike herself. Jean's worst imaginings about people of color are confirmed when her SUV is carjacked by two African-American men -- Chris Bridges, who dislikes white people as much as Jean hates blacks, and Peter who is more open minded. Cameron is a well-to-do African-American television producer with a beautiful wife, Christine While coming home from a party, They are pulled over by Officer Ryan, who subjects them to a humiliating interrogation while his new partner, Officer Hansen, looks on.
Daniel is a hard-working locksmith and dedicated father who discovers that his looks don't lead many of his customers to trust him.
And lastly Farhad is a Middle Eastern shopkeeper who is so constantly threatened in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that he