Intro to Sociology March 12‚ 2013 Crash: A Sociological Media Review In the movie‚ Crash‚ the sociological topic of race is the main component of the movie. Paul Haggis uses racial controversy and discrimination throughout‚ with the intent to display the social problems in our society. Nearly every comment said by each character carries some form of racial intent. Whether it is from the supposed good guys‚ the Los Angeles Police Officers‚ to the habitual criminals‚ each character delivers some
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The movie Crash is a very interesting and compelling movie that showed some social problems like racism and stereotypes that occur in everyday life. The movie starts off a day later from the present when a Det. Graham Waters is at a scene of a crime and just got a look at the victim which happen to be his own brother (revealed at the end of the movie). The movie then goes on to follow a variety of characters such as Det. Graham Waters‚ Sgt. John Ryan‚ Ria (Det. Waters’ partner)‚ D.A. Rick Cabot and
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Professor Ramos INTL 2000 28 February 2015 Have you ever wondered if Hollywood could ever produce an Oscar winning movie that is extremely racially insensitive from not only implying the racial tensions‚ but also scripting the most racial slurs I’ve ever heard in one movie? Well‚ Hollywood did this when they created the 2004 movie‚ “Crash”. Actually‚ they could have made this movie without the actors ever speaking because the facial expressions were enough to tell the entire stories. There are
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Crash: Editing and Comprehension Paul Haggis’s Crash was released in 2004; it dissects the theme of racism and how individuals of different ethnicities can all intertwine in a society. Characters of various race are introduced at a rapid pace to viewers quite early in the film. It is not until later that the connections and social tensions between the characters are successfully revealed. The continuity of the editing is a key component to connecting the plot‚ and allowing it to advance in a cohesive
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The movie Crash interweaves the lives of multiple people‚ who have been stereotyped by one another in the worst ways possible to show us that many real-life problems stem from the fear people have towards one another. It puts into prospect how many people make racially charged comments and expect no retribution to their comments or actions. In the movie‚ Jean Cabot and her husband get carjacked by a couple of African American men who Jean had been fearful of earlier in the day. When they get home
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Almost every one of the characters in Crash plays a role of prejudice‚ ignorance or racial profiling. I can make this judgment based on various scenes from the movie. One character I believe fills an important role in this movie is Ryan Philippe’s as the racist cop’s partner. I think he is very naïve and has the most to learn about himself. I believe this because although he complains about his partner‚ he doesn’t have to courage to even write a report about his actions. I think the author choose
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Crash Paper My first impression of the movie "Crash" was that it was a bit overwhelming. Though I do agree that many‚ if not all of the topics are in fact true and made for the movie‚ I thought it was a bit exaggerated. The movie touched on so many different types of racial‚ class‚ and gender stereotypes and all seemed to have been related in the end. For example‚ the very first scene was of a car accident in which an Asian woman kept trying to say the word brake and the female detective mocked
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The movie Crash‚ which was released in the United States in 2004‚ is all about racism between people of multiple races. Even though Crash may be one movie‚ there are different stories tied together in the story line. The movie starts with Rick and Jean trying to get into their SUV‚ but instead being carjacked by two African American males. When they made it home
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During the movie Crash‚ I was bewildered by the racism in the movie. I kept thinking about all the offensive language and racial slurs the characters were using to offend the other characters. There were a couple people that stood out in my mind. These people were really the only honorable people in the movie in my opinion. So‚ if we are stranded on an island and I got to choose three of the characters with me there would definitely be some guidelines to follow. You would have to have good morals
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factors play into whether people think its good or bad. To make a good movie it takes money‚ know how‚ exposure‚ and most importantly acceptance. When asking the question was the film accepted consider three basic factors. Was it a Hollywood success? How many people went to see the movie? What were the opinions of the viewers? All these questions are answered when the film is shown. By applying these questions to the film Crash we can see how the general public responded to it. Audiences view a film
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