Crash hurtled all the other thoughts in my mind out of the way, so that the whole of my mind cogitated to one thought ' racism '. One can argue that the movie is so lifeless, as you have numerous characters that keep colliding into one another every now and then, BUT while watching the movie at some point or the other, director Paul Haggis have made sure to lure his audience into a CER ( conditioned emotional response ) state.
Discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race or Racism as it is defined cannot be eradicated in this globalized world. It has always existed and will continue its existence in one form or another. We have all been victims of it, eventhough we might not have realised it. The ' hindi ' (Indian) in Middle East have gone thru it, the Pakistani's in UK have experienced it, the Blacks in North America, the list goes on and on...
A character often lingers in our minds because of the on-screen goodness (in terms of deed) of his/her. We all hate it when fate befalls such a character in the form of a bullet/accident or something. But in crash one particular character you would love to see fired at will be Officer John Ryan played by Matt Dillon. This character lingers because of his on-screen racism. This Officer first molests a black female and then at the call of duty risks his life to save her. The emotions flowing through this character's mind will be worth brooding over. Watching the Officer suffer made me riant...
...the curatins were being dropped, the lights in the auditorium was slowly coming back to life, the darkness was giving way to the brightness of the artifical neon lamps, that was when i was startled by the voice of a young boy of not less than 12, chewing pan, pointing to the door and enunciating to me in his Hyderabadi accent "chalo sahib picture katham hogaya" ( get going sir the movie is over ).
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