crash [A+]

moviemcpeake snippet: Crash is an ensemble film that takes you on an interwoven journey of the character’s struggles. For every action there is a reaction, with every emotion comes another. The film spends two days with the same people as you watch them struggle with healthcare, discrimination, immigration, prejudice, politics, mothers, brothers, children, strangers, emotions, but mostly as each struggles with themselves.

I have never had so many emotions evoked from me when watching a film. The story, the acting, it all caused me to feel the most overwhelming emotions. I cannot even begin to describe to you how this film has mastered the power of affect. My gut wrenched, I felt anger, resentment, I was scared, and at one point I had to do everything in my power to not lose control and start sobbing. Yet, with all the emotions that came to play during the viewing of this film, it also had empowering moments, shear joy, and relief. The constant struggle is what made me feeling like I couldn’t even breathe until the film was finished.

To be able to deal with people on such a gritty basis without over dramatizing it, with out taking away its life in order to display some moral message is how this film won me over. It was subtle and complex but simple at the same time. It didn’t need to tell you, it just showed you. It truly has a life of its own. It is a living, breathing film.

The ensemble loaded with great actors and actors who now have become great because of their performances. Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, and others come together perfectly to never outshine the other but to all carry the film together. The two that surprise me most are Bullock and Dillon since their careers have not been filled with that many multi-dimensional roles. Dillon was really able to become his character and experience his emotion through his expressions. But all the actors carry their scene flawlessly.

Crash is a must see film. It is a film to talk about. To love, to hate. It is a film that takes you to another world. A world rotating by people’s frustrations, struggles, and prejudices. A world where all it takes is one crash to start a chain effect.

recommendation: see it, own it, give it to others as a gift. this earned many times over the best picture oscar.