Crash Themes
Race
Generally if you see the words "race" and "crash" together, you brace yourself for bad news from NASCAR. If we're talking about the movie Crash, on the other hand, the relation is a little differen...
Prejudice
We always want to pair pride with prejudice—thanks, Jane. And even though racial discrimination wasn't what the lovely Ms. Austen had in mind, these two words still go together well in the world...
Fear
People in Los Angeles have a lot to fear. Bad traffic. The Big One. And, if you're a character in Crash, you fearpeople who have little control over their cars and their anger. Anger is a secondary...
Principles
Crash was filmed in 2004, when not everyone had a GPS to tell them where to go. No wonder everyone is so confused: they don't have a moral compass telling them where to go. With smartphones, we all...