Stereotypes In The Movie Crash
One car rear ending another begins a storyline set over thirty-six hours that reveals how utterly connected a group of people’s lives are, even though they all seem to be extremely diverse. The movie Crash emphasizes the interconnectedness of these people that originally appear very different from one another. Preconceived notions of stereotypes prevent the characters from fully understanding how similar and connected they really are. The director, Paul Haggis, crafts the movie so that the characters, symbols, and even the scene transitions support the purpose that the film is trying to convey. One way the film achieves it’s purpose is it’s usage of fluid transitions throughout the movie. These transitions connect scenes supporting the interconnectedness
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This is exemplified by a police officer, played by Matt Dillon. It begins in a disturbing scene where Matt Dillon’s character sexually abuses a woman he pulls over. The scene makes his character dislikable. The same character also alienates a women working for his insurance company by being rude and racist, making his character even more disliked. Later on in the movie, however, the audience begins to see another side of the police officer. He is seen caring for his sick dad and even saving the life of the very person he abused earlier in the film. Matt Dillon’s character isn’t the only one that seems to have more than one side. Terrence Howard, who plays a black movie director, reacts to the abusive officer’s mistreatment of his wife in a passive way, telling his wife to just do what they say. At another time Howard gets pulled over, hesitating, before angrily stepping out of the car. The police officers give him orders. He reacts by yelling at them, aggressively. The tension is evident as the camera shots switch back and quickly, almost in a jerky manner. This emphasizes the difference from earlier in the film when Howard tried to avoid conflict. Haggis’ choice to expose the different sides of the characters adds another connection and understanding to the diverse
This is exemplified by a police officer, played by Matt Dillon. It begins in a disturbing scene where Matt Dillon’s character sexually abuses a woman he pulls over. The scene makes his character dislikable. The same character also alienates a women working for his insurance company by being rude and racist, making his character even more disliked. Later on in the movie, however, the audience begins to see another side of the police officer. He is seen caring for his sick dad and even saving the life of the very person he abused earlier in the film. Matt Dillon’s character isn’t the only one that seems to have more than one side. Terrence Howard, who plays a black movie director, reacts to the abusive officer’s mistreatment of his wife in a passive way, telling his wife to just do what they say. At another time Howard gets pulled over, hesitating, before angrily stepping out of the car. The police officers give him orders. He reacts by yelling at them, aggressively. The tension is evident as the camera shots switch back and quickly, almost in a jerky manner. This emphasizes the difference from earlier in the film when Howard tried to avoid conflict. Haggis’ choice to expose the different sides of the characters adds another connection and understanding to the diverse