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Depth Analysis of the Movie 'Crash'

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This paper will provide a broad analysis of the movie "Crash", and yet a specific

picture of visual narrative techniques and audio techniques. The categories contributing to the nucleus and major movie components are theatrical elements, cinematography, editing, and sound. The Academy Award winning movie Crash is a story about society 's controversial subjects projected in an "in your face" depiction of lives that in some way or another, cross.

Depth Analysis of the Movie "Crash"

The over-all theme of the film is racism, which is dealt with honestly, brutally, and without justification. This 2006 release from Emmy award-winning writer/producer

Paul Haggis is focused around two unsettling car accidents, a disturbing …show more content…

The cast is one of the finest and consists of Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, and Michael Pena.

In general, actors act, and react. They act on their own, and they react to one another. After Don Cheadle 's monologue in the beginning of the film, it is clear that this film is going to be a deep seated story. Films create movement out of images, time out of movement, and story from the action. The writer/director Paul Haggis has a background in television, and television has multiple stories all interweaving together. His knowledge from television helped in the editing process. In Crash, Paul Haggis had several transitions in the story lines. He compressed some scenes because if too long, the audience would lose interest in the other stories.

The cinematography in the movie adds a tremendous amount of experience to the film. The film follows the lives of several characters that come from different walks of life. It is important for the mood setting of the plot to use different techniques to help the viewer assume the role of witness. This role is essential to the main idea of the film, which is a reflection of us and our natural feelings that at times may be described as racist.

Lighting is a very important for any production. In the film there are several different lighting

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