The film Crash (directed by Paul Haggis) would be an excellent addition to this class’s curriculum of movies. This movie deals with all the prevalent issues of our history, present, and future as human beings. Crash tackles the topics of racism, violence, prejudice, stereotypes, social class, and ethics. This movie takes a refreshing approach to storytelling by focusing on not just one or two main characters, but about ten main characters. In the beginning, each character’s life seems to be completely unrelated to each of the other characters’ lives. However, as the movie progresses and the characters cross paths, all the storylines intervene with one another in a very artistic and unpredictable, but realistic way. Every character affects every other character even if they don’t come into direct contact with one another. Crash can also reveal things about ourselves as we each relate to one of the characters in the movie. Furthermore, since the spectrum of main characters is so diverse, almost everybody can relate to at least one of the characters. This movie would foster many a discussion in class and allow for numerous topics for writings and response papers. In the end, Crash’s message is: don’t assume you know another person just by what they look like. At the same time, this movie shows that people are inherently good and despite their prejudices, they can change.
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