A Review of the Movie Crash

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Review of the movie Crash
The portrayal of the other in Crash mainly takes place through racial stereotypes. A rich white woman thinks that Daniel the locksmith is a crook because he is Latino. An interaction with the other is full of prejudice, two black men also portray this theme through their belief that they receive poorer services they think than blacks have fewer privileges (Haggis, 2005).
Social consciousness relates to the level in which individuals are aware about injustices in the societies and take steps taken to achieving justice. Set in the city of Los Angles, Crash presents moral dilemmas on the characters and their stereotypes about race. Racial tolerance is an underling theme of social consciousness throughout the movie; characters encounter various challenges that make them question their views on race and identity, Ryan a racist cop helps a black woman towards the end of the story because of individual morality.
The theme of revenge takes place when Farhad an Iranian shop owner who mistakenly believes that Daniel a Latino locksmith planned a robbery. After vowing to avenge the robbery incident, he tracks down Daniel and shoots at him. The revenge mission goes wrong as Daniel’s daughter shields him, and th...