Crash, Paul Haggis, 2005

Abstract

"We crash into each other so we can feel something?: is one of the first sentences of the movie Crash, released in 2005. This film has been directed by Paul Haggis, and deals with racial interactions, which are depicted as negative in Los Angeles post 9/11. Most of the scenes are shocking (and meant to be); yet, I feel that the beginning of the film has a particular strength, as it set the story, introduces the characters and their psychology. Three of those scenes are particularly striking to me.