The Illegal Immigrant Edition of "Crash"

Lue 2022-03-24 08:01:05

Time: 21:00, April 8, 2009
Venue: AMC Forum22 Theater
Time: Crossing Over in the third week of the drawing

This film will easily remind people of the 2006 Oscar-winning film "Crash" - a stellar drama, multi-threaded narrative , two or more storylines always collide at the climax of dramatic conflict. Of course, that play's subject line was "racism," and this time it was "illegal immigration." But not to mention that this film is an imitation of the not-so-beautiful structure of "Crash", but in terms of the credibility of its story itself, it is a huge question mark. Secondly, Faber, Ray Liotta and other good actors have the roles of face-masking. Perhaps we can understand the motivation of Sean Penn's initiative to delete all his footage. Finally, the film's problems are reflected in too much patchwork and too superficial attacks on immigration policy and bureaucracy. Like the camera in the film, the director overlooks the city from the sky again and again, and then projects his eyes to the daily life of all living beings.

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Extended Reading

Crossing Over quotes

  • [in order to convince the immigration adjudicator that he is entitled to receive Green Card, Gavin is requested to demonstrate his familiarity with the Jewish religion by reciting "Kaddish" prayer - a Jewish prayer, most of it Aramic. Since the atheist Gavin has little knowledge of Jewish religion, he recites instead a mishmash of prayers, blessings, hymns and non-religious songs in Hebrew]

    Gavin Kossef: Baruch ata, Adonay, melech haolam...

    [= Blessed are you, Lord, King of the universe]

    Gavin Kossef: Hevenu shalom alechem...

    [= We brought you peace]

    Gavin Kossef: Bore pri hagafen...

    [= Who creates the fruit of the vine]

    Gavin Kossef: Vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel shabat...

    [= And commanded us to light a candle of Sabbath]

    Gavin Kossef: Melech haolam...

    [= King of the universe]

    Gavin Kossef: Hevenu shalom alechem...

    [= We brought you peace]

    Gavin Kossef: Adon olam asher malach...

    [= Eternal Master, who reigned supreme]

    Gavin Kossef: A-a-a-men.

  • [first lines]

    Max Brogan: What do you want me to do?

    San Pedro ICE Processing Agent: Look, it's not my problem.

    Max Brogan: All I'm asking, Stevens, is did the old man get seen to? He was sweating and shaking when I put him on the bus. He said his arm felt numb.

    San Pedro ICE Processing Agent: Jesus Christ, Brogan, everything is a humanitarian crisis with you. You've signed off on more orders of recognizance than the rest of your unit combined.

    Max Brogan: Don't give me that shit. The man's about to have a goddamn heart attack. I want him seen to.