Exploring The Theme Of Stereotypes In The Film Crash

The movie “Crash” introduced a number of stereotypical situations. The movie centered the idea of how different races are affected by stereotypes. When Anthony released the Cambodian or Thailand slaves in Chinatown it was an example of stereotype. He automatically assumed that they were Chinese because of their Asian complexion. Also when John Ryan was on the phone with Shaniqua Johnson, he ask for her name and said “what a surprise”! This was stereotypical because he was implying that Shaniqua was a common name for a lot of African American females. This movie relates to a number of class discussions because of the themes shown throughout the movie. Most importantly, racism was a huge theme in this movie because a majority of the characters …show more content…
I learned that most people do not actually know what race other people are, they just assume based off of names and complexion. As a result, that has allowed issues like racism to occur. Some people of certain races tend to conflict themselves and hurt the integrity of their race. When Anthony “But this white woman sees two black guys strolling down the sidewalk and her reaction is blind fear. I mean, look at us! Are we dressed like gang-bangers? Huh? No. Do we look threatening? No. Fact, if anybody should be scared around here, it's us: We're the only two black faces surrounded by a sea of over-caffeinated white people, patrolled by the triggerhappy LAPD. So you tell me, why aren't we scared?”. This shows how Jean stereotype because she saw two black boys walking down the street and immediately walked to the other side in complete terror. Anthony thought that the women was being racist and that she did not need to react like that, so he took it upon himself to make sure that regretted that decision. This movie does a great job of expressing the different kind of relations between certain ethnic groups and how they interact with one another on a social