Crash Term Paper All through time‚ the world has been racist and intolerant of people different from themselves. Countless millions have suffered due to the bigotry of people that could not understand change or differences among one another. There was a time when anyone with darker skin where immediately classed as inferior and not human. Even now‚ when you are not aware‚ racism is still a considerable problem. But sometimes it is not one person being racist against another‚ but rather one person
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"Crash" the movie is a great tool to help people realize the hardships that immigrants face as they come‚ and try to assimilate to the U.S. culture. The first part of the assimilation cycle is an immigrant coming to the United States. In the movie this is depicted by the Chinese immigrants in the back of the van driven by Ludacris. They probably didn’t know what was going on because none of them probably knew any English at all. When Ludacris dropped them off in China town he is trying to complete
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Not acting like yourself just to be accepted by others can truly be problematic and will eventually catch up to you. In the movie crash Cameron Thayer is an African American television producer. He manipulates himself into acting how he feels an African American should act in order to survive in this corrupt American society. The society in which he lives has molded his mind to place his reputation over his dignity. This way of living had him drying up like a raisin. He was depriving himself of his
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Discrimination is at the core of the film‚ but I also think that movie shows how one can go through the process of seeing a person as part of an out-group but can go through a process of removing them from that category and bring them into the in-group. Denzel Washington’s character Joe Miller evolves throughout the movie‚ from someone who does not understand much about AIDS and homosexuals‚ he is therefore very vocal about that he wants nothing to do with them. In the beginning of the movie‚ Miller
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The movie Crash incorporates aspects of anthropology such as ethnocentrism‚ race‚ and differing roles in society. Each of these aspects is revealed through the lives of different people colliding with one another and according to biases and personal prejudices. The title Crash metaphorically represents the culture shock we experience when we “crash” into people of different nationalities. Ethnocentrism‚ the belief in the superiority of one ethic or racial group over another‚ is an evident theme
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I chose to review the movie Crash directed by Paul Haggis which featured many different crimes specifically dealing with racial issues throughout the movie. After closely examining the movie I will explain the elements of "motivation" and "opportunity" as well as touch on the impact of bystanders‚ aftermath of crime‚ victim precipitation and correlation of gender and crime. This movie features several small stories which intertwine during a short period of time in a city involving a collection
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Crash Paper Amanda Haas W131 Section 2082 December 10‚ 2010 Crash Paper Paul Haggis’ movie Crash is all about different kinds of social and multicultural differences we observe. We look through a three-category lens made up of race‚ class‚ and gender. All of which play roles in stereotypes and assumptions we make about others. The film deals especially with America as it continues to grow as a multicultural society and also explores how racial intolerance and prejudice are collective problems
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perfect world if no one stereotype‚ but we don’t live in a perfect world and here is where our problems lie. Stereotype is not just wrong‚ but it robs people of their right to be individuals. The movie Crash is a great showcase of the stereotype and prejudice seen in everyday life. Throughout the movie‚ stereotyping and
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Crash a film by Paul Haggis “moving at the speed of life‚ we are bound to collide with each other” As you watch the film‚ think about & answer the following questions. 1. What was your overall reaction to this movie? What emotions did you find yourself feeling during this film? Why? It amazes me how people can be so racist. I was angry when the white cop searched the women the way he did. Then the guy that sells guns didn’t want to see the man a gun because of his race. Then the DA’s
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What did I learn from the movie “Crash?” A lot. One lesson I learned is not to judge a book by its cover. For example‚ in the movie‚ Sandra Bullock’s character was afraid of and distrustful of her Latino locksmith because he was bald and had tattoos. She assumed he was in a gang and would sell copies of her keys to his gang friends so they could come back and rob her. In reality‚ the locksmith was a peaceful‚ loving‚ kind‚ and gentle father and husband. I probably would be a little afraid of
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