Crash (4/5)

Great show about many racially prejudiced individuals, mostly from the whites to blacks. Even the black characters, themselves, too have racial prejudices. One of them remarked that he would 'never steal from his own people.' The whole film revolves around these characters, about 8 of them, and seamlessly link them together. A lot of social commentary here. I think my platoon mates should watch this show because they are so racist. And I think racists are ignorant people.

One very subtle yet important point the film makes is, that while the whites may be racially prejudiced, it could have been fuelled by the blacks themselves who do understand this, yet 'feed the flames', as one character remarked, causing more intense prejudice. At one point of the show, two black characters were lamenting how the white people seemed to 'know everything about them even before they opened their mouths', implying the prejudice of many whites. Yet minutes later, in a bid to provoke the whites, they stole a couple's car, thus 'feeding the flames', and causing the whites to hate the black community even more. It is a vicious cycle, and to get out of this mutual hatred it is very difficult, as the rest of the film shows.