We collide with each other just to feel each other’s existence

Kirsten 2021-10-18 09:31:08

The American movie "Crash" is a crime film directed by Paul Haggis and starring Matt Dillon, Sandy Newton, and Ryan Phillips. The film takes the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural city of Los Angeles as the background, tells the story of some racial discrimination problems caused by a common car crash. The theme of the story is that any behavior in American society will bear the mark of racial discrimination, which is the root cause of civil unrest. It premiered in Canada on September 10, 2004. The film won the 78th Academy Awards for Best Picture.
As far as the narrative structure is concerned, the film is almost perfect. The multi-line narrative that echoes from the beginning to the end, several plot lines are independent of each other and influence each other. Through one coincidence after another, the "bad guys" at the beginning and the end become "good guys", while the only "good guy" has become a "good guy". Murderer. In less than two hours of film length, to take into account the character arc changes of so many characters, while also taking into account the rationality of the plot, the depth of the director Paul Haggis's skill is really breathtaking. But the subtle plot arrangement also brings a problem-there are too many coincidences.
This is the sense of touch
shuttling between cities, you know?
You pass by people, meet each other.
No one touches you in Los Angeles.
We always hide behind cold buildings.
I think we miss the touch.
We collide with each other just to feel each other's existence.

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Extended Reading
  • Libbie 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    Multi-line narrative, excellent story interweaving. To understand American society, you should take a look.

  • Eldridge 2021-10-20 19:00:59

    On the surface, it is discussing prejudice and conflict (crash) between races, but in essence it is talking about the reconciliation and redemption of human nature (touch).

Crash quotes

  • Lara: It's a really good cloak.

  • Lucien: You watch the Discovery Channel?

    Anthony: Not a lot.

    Peter: They got some good shit on that channel.

    Lucien: Every night there is a show with somebody shining a little blue light and finding tiny specks of blood splattered on carpets and walls and ceiling fans, bathroom fixtures and special-edition plastic Burger King tray cups. The next thing they show is some stupid redneck in handcuffs who looks absolutely stunned that this is happening to him. Sometimes the redneck is actually WATCHING the Discovery Channel when they break in to arrest him. And he still can't figure out how on earth they could've caught him!

    [pauses]

    Lucien: Psst. Do I look like I wanna be on the Discovery Channel?

    Anthony: No.

    Lucien: Then get the fuck outta my shop.