Address: Paul Haggis.
Countries: USA and Germany.
Year: 2004.
Length: 100 min .
Genre: Drama .
Interpretation: Sandra Bullock (Jean Cabot), Don Cheadle (Detective Graham Waters), Matt Dillon (Sergeant Jack Ryan), Jennifer Esposito (Ria), William Fichtner (Jake Flanagan), Brendan Fraser (Fiscal Rick Cabot district), Terrence Dashon Howard (Cameron Thayer), Thandie Newton (Christine Thayer), Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (Anthony), Ryan Phillippe (Hansen), Larenz Tate (Peter).
Writer: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, based on a story by Paul Haggis.
Production: Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco and Paul Haggis.
Music: Mark Isham .
Photo: James Muro.
Editing: Hughes Winborne .
production designer, Laurence Bennett .
Art Director: Brandee Dell 'Aringa.
Costumes: Linda M. Bass.
2.SINOPSIS
This exciting urban thriller tracks the fleeting encounter between a group of characters of different races who struggle to overcome their fears as they enter and leave the lives of others: a black police detective with a drug-addicted mother and a missing brother, two car thieves constantly theorizing on society, the busy district attorney and his irritable wife, a racist veteran cop (caring for her sick father) who does not like his young, idealistic partner, a successful television director and his haughty wife, a Persian immigrant who buys a gun, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter etc.
3. WHY "Crash" IS A FILM CAREER? NOTES FOR THE ENTERTAINER.
After seeing this great movie one is overwhelmed. However it is a film that tells a story, rather it is a picture of our Western society, especially the U.S. (Los Angeles). There are many stories told in a sequence of a few hours interwoven stories (you facing?), Stories of prejudice, racism, violence, fear, drama, humiliation ... In this sense, Alberto Abuín writes: " Haggis takes the city \u200b\u200band its characters, launches into space, and let them have a authentic and brutal clash between them. Browse through the fears and hopes of each, with rudder insurance. Some are hateful, other adorable, and the other a union of both. The mix, faces, and acts as almost a God to them, directing their lives at all times, making them go through extreme situations, and making them see that despite the stupid racial differences, and what can be this fucking life there's always room for understanding, for acceptance, for forgiveness, for love . "
However, we do not see extremely violent action to harm the sensitivity. The director makes a masterpiece to the story and history interspersed with moments of calm, quiet images and relaxing music to transcend. It gives us the opportunity to overcome what we see, to do our what we have referred and, above all, ask lots of questions, questions about the meaning of life and the world. And here is where we enter our vocational reflection. You can not focus on the characters as they are many. Neither in its evolution, as the story unfolds in just a day and a half. We are interested in film as a whole as a reflection of life and our place in the socidad.
Crash reflects the multicultural society U.S. where racism and stereotypes towards different and abroad are on the agenda. Reflects the distrust towards others in an urban society. Everything is confusing and all are labeled, no matter they are Persian, not Arab, Thai and not Chinese. The man acts out of fear and that is protected with guns. A fear that grips even those who have migrated to the "land of opportunity." "Crash" is a film about people, about the mood swings and spiritual dimensions of living in the city. In this sense, beyond each particular story, the main focus of the film falls on the psychology of the characters, their fears, paranoia, their suffering, their distance from the other, their anger, their violence, discrimination and racism. While each of the protagonists facing a particular situation, there is something that transcends what is happening and that serves as a link in common of all: the essential silence of most of his characters, the sense of infinite loneliness that invades the oppression suffered by feel so disjointed and disconnected with the world " (Leandro Marquez)
We are witnessing the escalation of violence, as experienced by the black host, which was innocent foolishly Police deal with a sense of revenge. We see a human being that knows no kindness with aggressive reactions and impulses that are sometimes surprising. Yes, sometimes we are surprised ourselves how aggressive we can be. We see a human being living in a bad mood since dawn. And worst of all, without knowing why, without finding reasons. We are witnessing the helplessness felt by some to want to deal with this dumb racist being manipulated. A human being ambiguous because neither the bad guys are as bad or good so good. So it remains a success that the director buries stereotypes of villains and heroes. Both are capable of doing and having the worst acts of generosity. It is sometimes the enemy becomes the friend and the friend from foe. It's all so complex!
The title Crash-Crash "is a whole definition and well presented at the beginning of the film:" You spend about people in LA nobody touches you, we miss the contact. We hit just to get back in touch . " It's the same message shown on the official website: " Moving at the speed of life, we are doomed to collide with each other." This comment is totally revealing: " tissue narrative is structured around the various collisions that are established between each of them encounters that could be simplified in accidents traffic, but whose substance deeper significance to shock us back in life get each one of us in the depths of our being. Shock as first-order narrative material, the impact, the confrontation between two opposing realities, between the cultures that inhabit a space that is continuously generate conflict within it a hotbed of incompatibilities, hatred, selfishness and violence "(taken from: http://www.miradas.net/2006/n46/criticas/01_crash.html ).
Against this background, it is the viewer can not help wondering what's all so much violence? Why hatred? Is there no other way to solve things, relate to each other? What has been the message of the Good News of Jesus? "I do the same? "I react the same way? What I can do to change this cycle of violence and aggression?
However, in the midst of all this is a scene that is the counterpoint of hope, openness to transcendence. When the Persian aiming the gun at a locksmith, your daughter is going to save because it has "a protective mantle." The simplicity, purity, selflessness and love of a girl who can not understand the danger they face, make the emergence of a miracle no one dies, all are saved and the aggressor, redeemed. He, who needed a gun to feel protected, it being protected by his angel. No doubt this scene is a ray of hope and lift us from this spiral of violence.
Crash got the 2005 Oscars for best picture, script and editing, and help us reflect on the meaning of life, violence, relationships with others and our mission in this so often violent world.
4.material FOR FILM WORK
4.1.Ver and analyze
- What the film leaves you feeling?
- What's the story, character or scene and called you the most?
"In general, how are the relationships between the various characters?
- Crash think is a reflection of our society?
- What do you suggest the title of the movie? Would you propose another one?
4.2.Nos
challenges- What situations have suffered violence or aggression? How do you react?
- In what circumstances and with whom you show especially violent?
- Are the relationships you establish with the others are also "crash"?
- What do you do to control you?
- What feelings do you leave the world and society we are shown in Crash?
- What sense does such a world? Is it possible another world, another society?
- What can you do about it?
4.3.Oramos
-Cantoappropriate and known to all
-PRAYER FOR PEACE
Good God,
Thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation.
Peace You want to radiate over all humans.
directs with you the efforts of humanity to ensure that there
Peace and Justice among the nations of the earth and strengthen those who govern and work
foothold in the world. Enlighten
who gather to find ways to establish peace
, and through your word, transforms the hearts of
all men and women of the world, so we seek:
Peace Not War
the Common Good, rather than individual welfare
Your Justice, instead of self-glory.
You have given us your peace,
let us share it with those around us
for love and harmony are ever present in our lives,
everyone is happy, that we can live with dignity and how
brothers and all rejoice in your presence .
United in Diversity,
call upon your infinite grace, humbly beseech thee
receive our prayer and make us instruments of your peace.
Amen.
- SONGS FOR PEACE DAY
I gave him a dove
the son of the jailer.
say that flew just
to see him flying.
How beautiful the world is going to be
the jailer's son!
I gave him a hawk
the son of a terrorist: he
beak and claws cut
not to make more victims.
How beautiful the world is going to be the son
terrorist! Di
seeds of hope to the general's son,
and he began to sow
with Dad's gun.
How beautiful the world is going to be
general's son!
I offered a bouquet of flowers
son President:
he began to distribute them
and singing: "Long live the people."
How beautiful the world is going to be
president's son!
I gave one billion
the son of the great banker;
the Manos Unidas gave
for the hungry.
How beautiful the world is going to be
the son of the great banker!
(Horacio Guaraní)
-Reading the Word of God: Jn 20, 19-23
-Time for personal reflection, prayer and shared spontaneous.
-Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord
make me an instrument of your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, let me sow pardon;
where there is discord, I may bring harmony;
where there is error, I may bring truth;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, let me sow hope;
where there is darkness, I light
where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
Not much
I strive to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
be loved as to love;
for giving, receiving,
forgetting found;
pardoning we are pardoned;
dying, is resurrected to life.
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