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A 3 page essay that discusses the central theme of this film. The central theme in the film Crash (2005, directed and written by Paul Haggis) is racism, as all of its ensemble of characters whose lives crash into each other over the course of narrative harbor some sort of racist attitude to greater and lesser degrees. Some characters, such as Jean, a white woman, is overtly racist. Others, such as Graham, an African American police officer, are less racist, but still convey aspects of racism. No additional sources cited.
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of racist attitude to greater and lesser degrees. Some characters, such as Jean, a white woman, is overtly racist. Others, such as Graham, an African American police officer, are less
racist, but still convey aspects of racism. Jean is traumatized by having her car hijacked by black youths. One of the car hijackers is Anthony, who makes it clear
that he rationalizes grand theft auto as justifiable based on what he perceives to be Jeans racist reaction to his presence. This cyclical feedback that serves to both justify and
promote racism is typical of other story lines in the movie as well. Throughout the film, story line intersect and overlap in ways that underscore the prevalence of racism.
Because of her anxiety, Jean has all the locks in her house changed, but then does it again because she does not trust the Hispanic locksmith. A man of Persian
descent tries to buy a gun, which he feels he needs based on his inherently racist reactions to local youth; but, encounters difficulty making this purchase because he is mistakenly
identified as an Arab. The same locksmith is called to fix the Persian shopkeepers door. Even characters who do not seem overtly racist exhibit mildly racist behaviors. For example,
Graham is having an affair with his partner, Ria, who is of Latin American descent; however, Graham cannot seem to remember that her family comes from Puerto Rico, not
Mexico. To see the racist overtones in this attitude consider the fact that Graham would almost certainly never confuse someone of Swedish descent with someone from French or German descent.
However, the majority of characters are much more overt in their racism. For example, Cameron and Christine, an affluent African American couple are pulled over by police officers, one
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