The following are snips from another thread regarding the movie. I'm anxious to hear other comments, now that the movie is out in DVD.

I saw it a few weeks ago, It was interesting, because it showed how racism can work on such different levels.

I don't know which parts are supposed to be unrealistic, but I (again) came out from the cinema thanking God for living in a country were guns are illegal.

Patrik

A now former freind dragged me to see this movie. I liked the concept, but it was just too graphic for me. I ended up crying through most of it.

I liked this movie... very thought provoking.

I will be watching this tonight or tomorrow night. Can't wait.

just out over here in cinema, looking forward to see..

beautifully done.

I own this - it's fantastic. It's strange how almost every line of dialog was "racially intended" though. As that's the main thrust of the film, it makes sense.. Dillon did a great job with that character, some powerful stuff there.

Reading the article on altnet didn't change my interpretation of the movie. The article did help me to realize how hollywood uses/ignores race. I think the most important thing is that "crash" is a powerful movie, that makes you think. Unfortunately it won't change all of America's behaviour or thinking. I cried almost the whole movie. The worst part for me was knowing that I interact with people who feel and think just like the characters in the movie. I think it was important that it was overdone (if it was), I think we needed to be shocked, but I'm sure those types of scenes have happened plenty of times in America.

There was a derogatory/sarcastic comment in the article towards the movie regarding the scene where the Asian kid looks at the wall of DVDs implying that everyone comes to America for the movies. that irks me. My boyfriend (who has only been in the U.S. 2 years) grew up (in India) watching mostly American movies. Traveling to another country and seeing the same ads I've seen at home might make me feel more comfortable. Also, when I was abroad (in Chile) many of the students I hung out with felt like they were already familiar with L.A., NYC and many other places they had seen in the movies. I know that my desire to travel can be piqued by scenic movies, so why can't theirs? maybe people come to America b/c of the movies.
somehow i should tie that back in to race...but I don't know how.

I just watched this for the first time with Karen and Chris. We all thought it was a very good movie. It wasn't especially realistic, but I think it was probably the most thought-provoking film I've seen on the topic of racial tensions in the U.S. since Do the Right Thing. It thoughtfully dramatized the conscious and unconcious prejudices we hold toward other ethnic groups and the destructive impact of our stereotypes on their objects as well as ourselves, and it managed this with an engaging sense of irony and without sugarcoating the victims.

Really made me want to move right out to L.A. too.

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Crash, wow what a movie. I can watch it over and over and always gather different view points and ideas from watching it. I am proud to say that I own a copy of this movie!

I finally saw this film last night (yeah, I'm a little slow on the uptake). I thought the filming was fantastic. Of course the characters and what they went through were all exaggerated, but chrissakes some people get their panties in a knot over a little hyperbole in films. For me, it captured the human essence - especially a hellhole like Los Angeles (that city is such a dump). I liked how it showed gray moral issues. Every character did good and bad things, and it presented those options as choices we each make every day. Overall, I liked the film but I cannot say it should have won best picture.