Crash

"Crash" is truly a collision of director Paul Haggis realistic style and the superb acting abilities of a star-studded cast.The lengthy takes that permit us to buy into the various characters' drama.The plethera of players cover all walks of life,from the wealthy ,to the working class,all the way to the drug addict.As if it not enough to have all classes represented,we become privy to eachs character deficits and assets.Just when we think we have a dirty cop figured out,we witness a touching scene of cop tenderly attending to his aging fathers late night ,prostate difficulties.We view a verbal assault between a married couple the likes of which ,can only be discribed as injurious,especially to some whom may have had such an experience.The emotional layers, peel away,incident by incident.The pointed ,slap in the face dialogue,accompanied by the same camera style leaves us emotionally spent.The chopped up and then linked together like a chain drama commands our rapt attention.The photogenicity of the chosen actors faces must have been a factor in the casting of the characters for the director relies on the expressiveness of faces to convey a variety of human vulnerabilities.The low register of the persian immigrants' voice coupled with his dark expressive eyes clue us in to his frustrations with the cultural discrimination that he experiences.In the end, the movie is about the life lessons we all learn from our many and continous mistakes,and hope for future decisions.