Question

[heven2mrgatroid]

Could somebody please explain to me why the movie "Crash" was even remotely good? I thought it was the most contrived drivel I'd seen in ages. It felt like I was watching a story written by a 14 year old suburban teen. What the fuck chuck?

Comments

[heven2mrgatroid]

Well said! And I wanted to like it too! It wasn't like I was going into it thinking "this movie is going to suck my diseased ass." I mean, there are some actors in there that I like a lot- hello, Matt Dillon!!

[sara_bellum]

I've not seen it, but every time I hear about it I think about the James Spader "Crash".

[heven2mrgatroid]

See, I never saw that one. But if you do get around to seeing this one, let me know what you think. My man and I could barely get through it and though we aren't thinking that because The Academy liked it that means its golden, we do have respected friends who actually liked it too. Baffling.

[antiotter]

As my friend calls it, "Magnolia for retards."

[heven2mrgatroid]

Ha ha ha ha!

[coopers_mom]

See, and we really liked it...

While I thought that some parts were incredibly contrived (Sandra Bullock's character, for instance) there were others that just were very powerful to us. The whole part with the locksmith who had moved his family to a safer neighborhood, and him explaining/giving his magic cape to his daughter...man, that whole plotline killed me (certainly nothing to do with new parental hormones, I am sure). But seriously, the image of her jumping into his arms as the store-owner shot at him, I was sobbing.

I think overall, I just liked that it wasn't pretty. I am so sick of that Hollywood mentality that everything needs to be tied up pretty in a bow at the end and the characters all get to live happily ever after. Of course, you could argue that by breaking the "mold" they were following a strict anti-script, but I thought it was done well.

[heven2mrgatroid]

Okay, there are exactly two scenes in that movie that I felt were good- the one where the locksmith tells his daughter about the cape, and the scene where Matt Dillon is taking care of his father while he's in pain. To me, these were the only scenes that weren't screaming "look! RACISM!" over and over as loud as can be.
See, and its funny, because I felt like everything was sort of "happily ever after" in the after school special sense that everyone learned a valuable lesson and yadda yadda yadda. The real icing on the cake was Ludacris letting the human cargo go and that self satisfied look he gives himself in the mirror because he's done the right thing. *barf*

[coopers_mom]

True, in that sense they did all "learn a lesson", but it didn't all come out rosey...I can't remember all the particulars, but I remember the ending was still very somber and grim rather than tied up with a neat little bow and everyone living Happily Ever After.

I want to watch it again to see if it holds up upon multiple viewings. I wonder if part of my "I loved it!" is from the fact that we don't get to see movies very often, or if it was really that stellar, you know?

But still, that whole thing with the magic cape just kills me. When she jumps into his arms to protect her dad, ugh, the waterworks were unstoppable.

[mandiblue]

i hear you on the afterschool special flavor. i hate when i KNOW i'm being manipulated. i mean, manipulate away, but don't make me realize it while it's happening, you lazyass writers you. i thought it was overrated. danny wants to see it, so i'll probably watch it with him. (and hey, what you got against suburban 14 yr olds anyway? *sarcastic wink*)

however, the car crash scene sort of undid me. very gripping, very well done.

and yeah, matt dillon. and terrence howard. hello yum factor.

[heven2mrgatroid]

(as a matter of fact, too many of those suburban 14 year olds have been pressing charges, if you really want to know.)

See, I watched all these scenes that I knew were supposed to get me going and I felt NOTHING. Maybe I'm just old and bitter. Or maybe I should stop complaining and be happy with my life. Because I don't have anything worthwhile to complain about. And furthermore, I'm the worst mistake of your life.