This document provides a summary of the film "Crash". It describes the film as having several interconnecting stories over two days in Los Angeles, following various characters including a police detective, car thieves who feel discriminated against, a district attorney and his wife, and others from different backgrounds. It notes the film explores the codes and conventions of a crime drama genre through its fast-paced action, ambiguous characters, heroes and villains, realistic plot twists, and examination of motives and victims. In a personal opinion section, the document states the film was thought provoking in its portrayal of ambiguous characters who show both good and sinister qualities present in everyone.

1. CrashBy Matt PartlettIt's the sense of touch. In 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 we can feel something.

2. Crash Trailer

3. Karina Arroyave ... Elizabeth DatoBakhtadze ... Lucien Sandra Bullock ... Jean Cabot Don Cheadle ... Det. Graham Waters Art Chudabala ... Ken Ho Sean Cory Cooper ... Motorcycle Cop Tony Danza ... Fred Keith David ... Lt. Dixon Loretta Devine ... Shaniqua Johnson Matt Dillon ... Officer John Ryan Jennifer Esposito ...RiaImeEtuk ... GeorgieEddie J. Fernandez ... Officer Gomez William FichtnerFlanagan Howard Fong ... Store OwnerCharacters

4. Several stories inter link during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters, a police detective with a drugged out mother and a thieving younger brother. Two car thieves who feel they are discriminated by society because of their race. The white district attorney and his irritated and pampered wife. A racist white veteran cop, who is caring for a sick father at home, who disgusts his more idealistic younger partner. A Hollywood director and his wife who must deal with the racist policeman. A Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his shop. A Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who is afraid of bullets.Plot Synopsis

5. The codes and conventions of a crime dramaFast Paced actionAmbiguous Bad GuysHeroes/ good guysMotives Realistic/ believable plotMisleading TwistsVictims/ suspectsCodes And Conventions

6. I thought that ‘Crash’ was a very deep and thought provoking film. Their was alot of ambiguity between the characters, at each point of the film the characters showed qualities of honesty and good will but also show a dark, sinister side to the character which is present in everyone. Personal Opinion