STEP
1: THE TITLE/ INTRODUCTION
The
introductory monologue pretty much summarizes most of what happens in
this movie. People in L:A: move back and forth in their cars, without
any kind of human contact. They need to collide in order to make that
necessary human contact everybody needs.
1.
WHAT DOES THE TITLE CRASH MEAN?
Crash
mean an accident or a smash.
STEP
2: THE OPENING MONOLOGUE
1.
(2.51 – 5.54) Read the opening monologue.
Graham has just crashed.
The car is now stopped.
This is what he says
“It's the sense of touch. Any real city, you walk, you know?, you brush past people.
People bump into you.
In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass.
I think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so that we can feel
something.”
1.1.*Discuss the meaning of these words.
In the L.A the people should touch you, to regain touch with other people.
1.2.*How do you think the woman sitting right next to him (the driver) is going to respond to this?
Because there are too much people in L.A this problem effect the touch with the people.
1.3.The woman sitting next to Graham leaves the car and goes to where the police officer and
the other driver are. What kind of problem do you perceive in the conversation you hear?
the racism.
Choose one and explain.
- an age gap problem
- a racial issue
- tension due to unsolved problems these two women had before
Racial issue
Sometimes you can see racism problems with this two characters : Anthony and Peter
1.4.Graham goes to where his colleagues are working.
What have they found?
A shoe
How does Graham react to that?
He react very sad because is his brother shoe. After that, there is a flashback that which explain
the crime who did to his brother.
2.
(35:01- 36:48) Check the problems these two men are having:
The
locksmith doesn’t know how to do his job. False
The
locksmith wants to overcharge for his job. True
The
locksmith didn’t replace the lock for a new one. True
The
store owner doesn’t understand English well enough. True
The
locksmith cannot find a way to communicate effectively with the store
owner. True
The
locksmith has a friend who fixes doors; so, he wants to persuade the
store owner to have his door fixed by this friend. False
The
store owner has a door lock in his store that needs to be replaced. False
The
store owner has a door in his store that needs to be replaced. True
The
locksmith doesn’t want to be insulted any more.True
The
locksmith leaves without getting any pay. True
The
store owner believes he’s been cheated. False
STEP 3: WRITING A SUMMARY
Write down the characters' names and the different stories in the film.
1.- Graham Waters and Ria. They're detectives, and they're investigation a crime.
2.-Dome and Farhad. They have a shop and they buy a gun.
3.- Anthony and Peter. They are Carjackers.
4.- Daniel Ruiz. He's in a locksmith and has got a doughter.
5.- John Ryan and Tom Handsom. They're policeman and they save Chrsitine.
6.- Rick Cabot and Jean. Anthony and Peter stole their car.
7.- Cameron and Christine. They're a black partner.
8.- Chinese man. The carjackers run over him.
STEP 4: WRITING THE STORY
Choose 1 story IN THE FILM and write a summery in the CRASH WIKI.
You'll have 1 of the stories.
Cameron and Christine
Write a summary of the story.
TV
director Cameron Thayer (Terrence Howard)
and his wife Christine (Thandie Newton),
to exit. Cameron is cooperative, but Christine has had a few drinks
and is argumentative. This annoys Ryan, who sexually molests
Christine under the pretence of administering a pat-down;
intimidated, Cameron says nothing. The couple is released without a
citation. Once home, Christine becomes enraged that Cameron did
nothing while she was being violated.
Describe the characters in the story:
How do they look like?
Like ambitious and unhappy
describe them using adjectives like: naïve, responsible, ambitious...
What's the relationship between them?
They are married
How do they feel at the beginning?
Happy and cheerful.
How do they react in the story?
Very sad, because the police attack their.
Do they change? Why? Why not?
Yes, because they became angry for the problem.
STEP 5: CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
Choose on character you like: Cameron and Christine
Describe this character
Physical description: Cameron is a black man. He's quite tall and quite fat. He's an skin head and he's wearing a fashon blue jacket and black trousers. He wears glasses. Christin is Cameron's partner. She's quite short and black, too. She wears modern and provocative clothes.
Personality: Cameron is so sensitive and so hard-working. He's happy with his wife. He's quite tollerant. Christin is a stressed woman. She sometimes shout Cameron. She's happy with his husband and they are very happy partners.
Evolution in the story: At the begining they are so happy but when the police stoped their the problems started. They shout because when the police stoped their Cameron didn't do nothing and the policemen tought her. After that Cameron ignore her and Christin becames sad. In the end Christine elicited the crash with two another cars, but she didn't die.
