In Haggis’s 2004 film, Crash, the characters struggle with identity and social status in the American city of Los Angeles. Marxist criticism often looks at class struggle and power in a society, which is a common theme in the film. Characters in the movie demonstrate their social status through their lifestyle choices however uncontrollable factors like their respective ethnicities determine their ultimate role and power in society.
Ethnicity plays a large part in deciding how much power a person will have in the movie. Being white means you are supposedly superior to all other races and this is shown through the character of Officer John Ryan. In essence, he is a racist cop who takes advantage of his job to get his way. There is a scene
Ethnicity plays a large part in deciding how much power a person will have in the movie. Being white means you are supposedly superior to all other races and this is shown through the character of Officer John Ryan. In essence, he is a racist cop who takes advantage of his job to get his way. There is a scene