thinking crash

Calista 2022-04-21 09:01:13

When I watched it, it was a bit shocking, heart-wrenching and uncomfortable, racial discrimination and the conflict between the discriminated races, direct and helpless. Seemingly unrelated characters, different but similar stories, and finally the messy beads strung into a chain, maintaining the integrity of the film and showing the director's good grasp of this type of expression, while the actors The performance is also very good, and I think it is a movie worth watching a second time. However, after reading other people's film reviews, I realized that I was so careless about watching movies, and I didn't pay attention to the plot and details, which really wasted a lot of burden and thought of the director. However, as Lao Huang said, the director was unable to reach the realm of criticizing master due to the consideration of commercial value and political inclination, so that after seeing it, it was more like pushing the theme to the contingency and inevitability of fate and life. , which is why I put "somewhat" before "shocked", after all, it's still a long way from stressing my heart.
The director said: What I want to say is actually not racism, but a person's psychological problem. Every single one of you watching the film, every one of them has a tough problem, or too much crime, or a crazy coworker, or has been humiliated, or stripped of self-esteem, or stripped of all his wealth , but everyone reacts differently to embarrassment, and different responses lead to completely different outcomes-probably, the biggest problem you face is yourself. I think this is the original meaning of the film's name, inner conflict, not racial or political conflict, but, in this way, the racism presented in every aspect of the film has become tasteless, embarrassing myself and the film situation. Maybe, I can also use the human nature in the prevailing racism to explain, which seems to be reasonable, or maybe, I am far from understanding the meaning of this film. It is true that as a rare and good film in 2005, I think I will still watch it a second time. One day, perhaps, I will have a deeper feeling.

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  • Elmira 2022-03-24 09:01:12

    The advanced way of telling ordinary stories has to do with the racial issues that the West will never eliminate. All I care about is that the little girl is fine. . .

  • Beulah 2022-03-26 09:01:01

    The structure of the multi-linear narrative of the plot is very beautiful, each independent story and even point of view are spread independently, and each ring is successfully closed at its own rhythm and time point, and reflects each other. The perspective is constantly shifting between subjective and objective, involving the audience’s attention and the constant expansion of conflicts. Tragedies and comedies move from the beginning to destiny step by step, as the powerlessness and tragedy that the audience feels in this step forward The feeling is very heavy.

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.