The movie Crash can be described as an analogy of how we as a human race deal with life, people and our own experiences. Racial differences and physical characteristics seem to separate us and even keep us apart, and I think it is this interpretation that leads to many abstract questions that the film addresses and illustrates. For instance, what are the origins of personal prejudice? Some say it is in the way you’re raised, if your parents are racist, there is a good chance you’ll be racist. Matt Dillon’s character seemed to display these characteristics with the relationship he held with his father, but I was wrong. His father was not racist despite his negative experiences. It was Dillon who, in relation to his father and his job at the LAPD, formed his own perception towards blacks.
Another issue raised is stereotypes. Do individual experiences fuel stereotypes? And is it easier to perpetuate existing stereotypes because we think “things will never change”?......
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