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    Crash Essay The movie Crash conveys the message that conflicts between races is due to a lack of understanding and communication. Though the central meaning of Crash is centered around race‚ I think the movie has a deeper meaning. I think this movie speaks about people in general; how we treat and interact with one another and how we think of one another. In general people think everything racist is between whites and blacks‚ but if you look closely in this movie you see minorities and people of

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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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    Crash Movie Analysis

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    What did I learn from the movieCrash?” 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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    Madison Mitchell English 401-14 October 19‚ 2008 “Crash” This movie was very captivating and it made you think of the impacts people have on each other. In every scene of this movie‚ one person always leads to another character‚ whether it be a Chinese man being ran over by the inner city car thief‚ or the rich wife of Rick Cabot being “unhappy” all the time against other races than her own. This movie sets examples for others not to follow‚ basically concentrating on the different stereotypes

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    In the 2004 film Crash‚ writer and director Paul Haggis presents a complex story that intertwines characters of differentiating races‚ ethnicities‚ cultures‚ genders‚ and socio-economic backgrounds. It explores the controversial topics of stereotypical racial clashes and cultural diversity in the American society. The plot takes the viewer on a 36 hour‚ voyeuristic journey into the lives of whites‚ blacks‚ Latinos‚ Koreans‚ Iranians‚ cops‚ and criminals‚ both upper and lower class. Haggis showcases

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    going to eat for lunch after you get done walking or are you more likely to judge the people around you based on how they look? In the movieCrash” it really shows us how every race judges one another. It doesn’t matter what race you are‚ how rich or poor‚ or how well you speak a language‚ we are all quick to judge depending on looks alone. Two people from the movie really stuck out to me; the Persian man‚ and the black man Anthony. Both characters were either racist against themselves‚ or they believed

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    The Movie Crash Sociology

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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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    Luka Lokmer The film "Crash" directed by Paul Haggis challenges the audience through the theme of prejudice‚ isolation and through the use of characters how the audience views them. The film is set in Los Angeles‚ and shows the confrontation of people ’crashing’ into each other‚ due to their views and beliefs. Haggis shows this through cinematography‚ music‚ irony and through the use of characters. Haggis portrays the lives of every-day people who collide with each other because of their racial

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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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    Crash Movie Ethics

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    that guides humans to the good as duty (ISG 8). Philosophers Immanuel Kant‚ Aristotle and Emmanuel Levinas approach ethics in three different ways yet all three revolve around the Catholic expectations of being an ethical and moral human. In the movieCrash‚ character Officer Ryan experiences situations that requires the code of ethics and morality to react accordingly‚ to deal with the problem at hand. The responses to his experiences shows that Officer Ryan has ethics but acts unmoral

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