Character Analysis Of The Movie Crash

The United States of America is one of the most diverse places to live in the world. From east to west coast we see those who are from different backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and ethnicities. The 2004 film Crash directed by Paul Haggis, takes place in the city of Los Angeles. It follows a number of dissimilar characters and subplots as their lives intertwine over a 36-hour time period. Throughout the entirety of the film we see each character in different racial scenarios. This gives an opportunity for viewers to relate to real life situations. Crash accurately conforms to the aspects of social psychology, racism, and prejudiceness.
During the film, the first character we are introduced to is Graham Waters, a black detective estranged

Jean made a first impression by stereotyping them as looking like muggers, and clung tight to her husband. Anthony and Peter then carjack the Cabot’s while holding them at gunpoint. To better secure their home, the Cabot's then decide to get their locks changed by Daniel. Once Jean realized the man changing their locks was of Mexican descent, her prejudice ways were shown again by telling her husband she wanted the locks changed again in the morning and proceed to call Daniel his “amigo”. However, she was shocked when Daniel left both sets keys on the counter before leaving making Jean feeling guilty of her assumptions. This is a perfect example of how quick to judge we are. Even in modern day society, we continue to stereotype certain groups of people.
After Farhad store had been robbed on several different occasions, he decided to finally take action. He hired Daniel to fix the locks on the door, but Daniel insisted the door itself was the real issue at hand. Farhad was furious thinking Daniel was trying to "cheat" him because he was an immigrant. Daniel kept calm as he tried to further explain he was incapable of fixing the lock without repairing the door, but Farhad didn’t want to listen. He refused further service and left the

He made the statement, “It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.” Despite each characters personal ideals and beliefs, they all reconciled with each other in some way. Each individual event forced them to look past their stereotypes and attitudes towards one another and learn to develop a common level of trust and