Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Nia Banks - Crash




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.





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