Prejudice And Racism Exposed In The Film Crash

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Crash the movie was about race and its effects on various people in Los Angeles. It exposed the harsh realities of stereotyping and racism promoting racial awareness. Racism is an extension of stereotyping and prejudice. It is the belief in the inherent superiority of a particular race or the belief that other groups are less than solely of race. In the movie we see a variety of men and women from different nationalities. A scene is presented from an event and is expanded by the rest of the characters. Most characters are faced in circumstances that connect within society today. There is a Persian man who owns a store and believes that everyone “cheats” him. With the incident that occurred the shop owner felt guilty and ashamed of his actions. He believes the little girl was like an angel sent to help him change and better himself as a person. Another example is Jean the lady who fell down the stairs. She used to misjudge the housekeeper because of previous experiences throughout her life, like the two men who hijacked her car. All this anger and hatred to other races led her to believe everyone was out to get her. This prevented her from seeing who was really there for her which was her housekeeper. These life related scenes show how we can come to realize that we people are no different from each other.…show more content…
He portrayed as a young man who wanted to treat people as equals. He tried to be reassigned and get away from his racist partner and later on in the movie defended the African American man who got surrounded by the police men. It was also the man whose wife was offended and sexually harassed by the young officer's partner Tim. However, during his interaction with the hitchhiker on a personal level he shoots the African American hitchhiker. He realizes that the other person didn’t mean any danger but fell into being prejudice and showing that fear causes

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