Ethnic origin affects the characters in a similar way in this movie. Moreover, Each Ethnic group is scared of one another, As they seemed racist and disrespectful to the other Ethnic groups.
Although the characters didn't like each other, and some of them didn't accept the help right away in the crash situations, They had to work together to survive and seek redemption.
For example when the officer John Ryan tried to save Christine from the car explosion. However, in a former event he was misusing his power and abusing her in front of her husband.
The Crash movie is a fantastic story because this movie shows and illustrates the relationships between the different ethnic groups and why they were racist to each other. Moreover,we can learn that we should not judge people by their ethnic groups or their appearance.
Teacher's note: Thanks for sharing your appreciation of Crash. I like how Crash uses exaggeration and coincidence to demonstrate how ethnic conflicts occur and create tragedy. I want to believe that reality is not this extreme, but the headlines sometime tell a different story, sad to surmise.
--mike
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