Dylan Beck
4/19/07
Comp 1
“Stereotypes”
Have you ever thought about how situations in life happen? How every move you make can affect not only your life but every person around you. Maybe you just happened to take a right instead of a left and this made all the difference. I had thought about this vaguely, but it didn’t really hit me until I watch the movie “Crash.” I had what some could call an epiphany, and this movie really made me reconsider some things. I believe “Crash” directed by Paul Haggis is not only a great movie for entertainment but has points and lessons that most college students should think about.
“Crash” is a story that takes place in
Los Angeles during a two day period. A story in which several intricate, interweaving stories involving a collection of closely related characters create a different way to look at the way life works. This movie deals with everything from drugged out mothers, thieves who are always in debate about society and race, a white racist cop, to a Persian immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop, and a Hispanic locksmith and his daughter who is afraid of bullets.
The first reason I believe “Crash” is an excellent movie for people in our age group to watch is because it makes you sit back and see how the world really is. Everything is not always black and white, and in fact, most of life is in the grey. You will think that as you watch, you have it all figured out from the beginning, but it is not to be judged by its cover. It will lead you on the twists and turns of LA living, and along the way will introduce you to some characters that will change your stereotype before you even know you had one. Another aspect that I think is important is the idea of synchronicity. Being in the right place at the right time is important, but have you ever thought of how you got there. I think this is something that should not ever be over looked, and this movie really helps you see the broad view of how things may unfold. Ever situation you are in is likely to unlock of whole series of events, and this is important to college students being that most of us do not know what we want to do with our lives.
Life is too short to live close minded. College is the chance to open your mind to new ideas, people, and way to observe things. I believe that “Crash” written by Paul Haggis is an incredible piece of work, and should be viewed and discussed among college students in the hope that it opens up the mind to ideas that could change their lives.