Racial Inequality In Crash By Paul Haggis

The film, “Crash” by Paul Haggis is immensely filled with racial inequalities. Within the film it did not matter what race a person was, because at the end of the day each character did not think that any other race was equal with their own. The significance of this film is distinct, and relates to racial inequality in Sociology in many different ways. There were racial slurs, acts of discrimination, and acts of prejudice against every race that was shown throughout the movie. However, the main concerning points in this movie were the constant stereotyping against Asians and African Americans, the difference between the majority and minority groups, and the acts of police brutality in relation to discrimination and prejudice acts amongst citizens. Without a doubt, there were an outstanding amount of stereotypes brought up against Asians and African Americans within this movie. For example, in the first scene the movie shows that a …show more content…
The whole point of this film was to look into the lives of the majority and different minority races to see how they feel different, and mostly how they are treated differently in immoral acts. This movie relates to sociology because the entire movie shows the structure and function of human society in Los Angeles during the time period given. “Crash” relates to social inequality because the entire movie is about unequal opportunities, social statuses, social positions, and many more things between the races. Theresa May said, “You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.” This quote expresses greatly the fact that it does not matter the legal law, because there is always something unequal that cannot be solved. The movie, “Crash” by Paul Haggis is tremendously filled with undying amounts of racial inequalities. It did not matter who was part of what racial group, because at the end of the day nobody was equal with one