Re: Crash:
I thought Matt Dillon's character was spot on perfect. The phone call he makes to inquire about his father, with the fat black woman on the other end of the line giving him attitude, was absolutely exceptional. This is so truthful in reality it's gone beyond the stereotype. The moment he asks her name, and she says "Shaniqua", to his response, "yeah, I figured as much" was fucking grade A.
I actually cheered out loud during that moment only because on some level, I
HOPE that some black woman somewhere is watching that and thinking, "yeah I really am a cunt and deserve to be labeled a backward primate, damn Rev King would be ashamed of what we have become".
Also, how anyone can watch the scene where you think the girl has been shot in the back trying to protect her father in the "invisible cloak", and not feel an ounce of sorrow, well, what can I say? Did anyone really watch that scene with a blank expression? I refuse to believe it, unless you're socially retarded or overtly autistic.
Dill said:
Rather than promoting any kind of debate or inspiring any genuine, deep thought about the tensions and dissonance caused by living in modern multi-cultural societies, it simply contrived a series of melodramatic prejudice vs. prejudice situations before shrugging it's shoulders and leaving us with the thought 'Hmm. Guess we can all be a little racist sometimes.'
I shake my head at disbelief in this. *shakes head* So let me ask you, rather than embrace the concept of everyone being racist, you would reject it because it doesn't need to be spoon fed? You're insulted at the fact that it's too obvious? How much more beneath the surface do you need to scratch? It is what it is. This is life in America. Inherent deeply rooted racism and segregation. Everyone out to fend for themselves with any semblance of "community" flushed down the toilet. Remember there is no monarchy in the US, no class system whatsoever. Not even a pub culture where 'everyone knows your name'. It's rich/poor, black/white. The "middle class" is a myth. This isn't the West Midlands.
poor dude
