I was most uncomfortable with the scene
where Officer John Ryan molests Thandie Newton's character Christine. It
appalls me that a man put in place to protect our society has the ability to
create such a harmful environment. It was also upsetting that Officer Ryan
stops them solely because he thought he saw a white women and a black man. I
live in an era where interracial relationships are very common but I am not
blind to the fact that many take issue with that. Still I put some
responsibility towards the couple because they were not abiding by the law and
considering they were only a block from their house they could have waited.
It's always very heartbreaking when a man is unable to defend his woman's honor.
I really couldn't stand the fact that Cameron had to stand there while his wife
was being molested.
Loretta Devine’s character Shaniqua
Johnson is the character I identify most with because that is my future. Officer
Ryan tells her “I can’t look at you without thinking about the 5 or 6 more
qualified white men who didn’t get your job.” As an African America woman who’s
aspiring to join the business field I too will be competing with white men. I
think she did the right thing because Officer Ryan made it seem like she was
obligated to help his father because she had to be given a “helping hand” to
obtain her job. I’m sure that she worked hard for her job and that she deserved
it.
· Crash handled the race topic well
because the movie was not just black and whites. Crash had Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asian,
and Persian.
· Interracial prejudice was shown when
Officer John Ryan pulls over Cameron and Christine
because he thinks he sees a black man and a white woman.
· Los Angeles is a very busy area so the
lifestyle of its citizen is hectic.
