The Movie Crash Analysis

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” King was referencing the injustice of racism not only in the United States but all around the world. His theory that being a racist to one group is hypocritical, and that being judgmental to some is being judgmental of all. Many minorities face the fact of stereotypes that hinder their ability to live as any other free American. The “American Dream” is often soiled for those who are a part of the minority race. Screenwriter Paul Haggis depicts these racial issues in the film Crash. Some writers and poets also testify to the injustices such as Robert Jensen, P. McIntosh, and Langston Hughes. All of these great writers speak of how minorities abilities are doubted and that they are looked upon with all the connotations attributed to the color of ones skin. According to many writers, minorities in the United States today are singled out for the worse because of their race.
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The screenplay Crash, talks about character Cameron Thayer who is a fictional black man that is well educated and comes from a wealthy family (Haggis). He is pinned to be a troublemaker by a cop because of the color of his skin and is pulled over. He and his wife are taken advantage of as the cop inappropriately checks them for weapons or illegal substances. When stereotypes like these are put into affect, they can cause serious emotional harm. White writer P. McIntosh also relates to these assumption in his essay stating, “I can be sure I haven't been singled out because of my race” (McIntosh 1). McIntosh believes that many blacks are taken advantage of and he has the privilege, as a white, not to worry. White people do not have to deal without the privilege they especially have when it comes to the law. The connotations of ones race can be thrust upon them even if they do not wish