Crash

I watched this movie last night and was totally impressed with it. It's a movie that talks about the racial tension in LA and illustrates this with a multitude of characters. There is Brendan Fraser as the DA and his wife, Sandra Bullock who despise the hispanic community. There is Don Cheadle as the detective who has an affair with a Latino woman, who also works with him. There are scenes that show the racial tension between a persian guy and a mexican locksmith. There are of course scenes depicting the tension between white cops and black men. It takes a lot of courage to come up with a movie like this. On the whole, the movie has been very tastefully done. It's very beautiful, actually. It is so adaptable to many societies and many cities. I totally loved the scene towards the end of the movie where it actually snows in LA - it also coincides with the restoration of calmness amongst the many characters. Sandra Bullock realizes that she needs people and even her best friend wasn't around to help her out when she fell off the stairs. There is a big sigh of relief when you realize that the little girl is still alive, even after being shot. The daughter of the Persian store owner is portrayed as an emotionally balanced, loving daughter, who is also a doctor that treats Don Cheadle's dead brother. Well, it's a great movie to watch. As usual, I am amazed at the level of creativity and courage :) No wonder it has been nominated in quite a few categories - even best film, best supporting actor, best editing and so forth. It's worth watching.