The movie Crash is a multidimensional film set in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and exhibits the various cultures living in one city and how these multiple cultures interact. The tone of the film seems very somber as it views the life of individuals from different social classes and areas and how lives can intersect and impact one another. This paper will evaluate and explain the impact of cultural identity and bias, cultural patters and intercultural communication within this film.
Cultural Identity and Bias
One of the best examples of cultural identity and race in this film is through the character Jean, played by Sandra Bullock. Her cultural identity is that of an upper class individual living in a nice and safe neighborhood with expensive …show more content…
When the lady in the car sees the officer, she does not want his help because he had molested her in a previous run in with the law. He quickly realizes this by her screams and rejection, but he decides to do the right thing and save her against her wishes. His character, originally portrayed as a racist bigot, now is trying to save the life of a person that had a deep hatred towards him. He used calming language, reassured her that he was not going to hurt her and asked politely if he could continue to save her. His facial expressions were certainly authentic and the accident victim finally allowed him to do his job. As dramatic of a scene as this became when he pulled her out of the car just before it exploded, the morale of this story was that there is always a chance to do the right thing. He risked his life to save hers and could have easily walked away and allowed her to die. This would have saved him from any future trouble if she wanted to press charges against him for his previous indiscretions. She had no further lines in the movie related to that scene, so we can only assume by her facial expressions that she was grateful for his work that day, yet still angry that he had not treated her with the same respect in their first
Cultural Identity and Bias
One of the best examples of cultural identity and race in this film is through the character Jean, played by Sandra Bullock. Her cultural identity is that of an upper class individual living in a nice and safe neighborhood with expensive …show more content…
When the lady in the car sees the officer, she does not want his help because he had molested her in a previous run in with the law. He quickly realizes this by her screams and rejection, but he decides to do the right thing and save her against her wishes. His character, originally portrayed as a racist bigot, now is trying to save the life of a person that had a deep hatred towards him. He used calming language, reassured her that he was not going to hurt her and asked politely if he could continue to save her. His facial expressions were certainly authentic and the accident victim finally allowed him to do his job. As dramatic of a scene as this became when he pulled her out of the car just before it exploded, the morale of this story was that there is always a chance to do the right thing. He risked his life to save hers and could have easily walked away and allowed her to die. This would have saved him from any future trouble if she wanted to press charges against him for his previous indiscretions. She had no further lines in the movie related to that scene, so we can only assume by her facial expressions that she was grateful for his work that day, yet still angry that he had not treated her with the same respect in their first