Crash

Diversity is something that has essentially no limitations that are known. People often classify or separate people based on such things as race, appearance, sexuality and so on. In the film "Crash" these issues are essentially the main plot line for the film, with twists and turns along the way with different interpretations from the viewpoints of different people in different categories of diversity.

Presenting the issues from many groups allows a draw for an audience that is larger than a film that doesn't offer such views. People from all ethnic backgrounds are drawn to the film because they feel like they are able to watch this from the viewpoint of someone who understands what they go through, and what the "struggle" is like for that race. "Hollywood in the Age of Television" written by Belton examines the post-war era of film and mentions the dramatic drop in movie-goers during this time.

"Weekly motion picture attendance, which hit a high of 95 million in 1929...During the late 1960s and early 1970s, weekly attendance fell below the 20 million mark, reaching a low of 15.8 million in 1971."

The strategy of having films help relate with many audiences instead of a specific one is one that was used soon after this. It helped and in 2002 it had risen to over 30 million (Belton 304). This technique is one that was evident in "Crash" a film that was released in 2005. The film crash

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used a technique that showed how stereotypes are formed, for example when Ludacris is walking down the street and he witnesses Sandra Bullock grab her husband because he was black. After a minute of discussing how the stereotype is implanted and can not be changed, immediately after he demonstrates himself why the stereotype is there by car-jacking victims.

Crash also has a feel good ending that also draws the different crowds to the movies. A car burning in flames and snow in LA seemingly represent the melting pot that is America and this scene almost says to us as Americans, we are all here together, and we should live simultaneously together to allow for a better place.

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