Fridae

This one is for serious movie-lovers. Reminiscent of Robert Altman's
ensemble movies like Nashville and Short Cuts,
this superb drama revolves around various white, black, Asian, Latino
and Middle-Eastern characters living in Los Angeles.

Crash depicts Los Angeles as a place that's full of racism
and xenophobia. People make racist remarks as quickly as they might
dial a telephone. The film weaves the lives of different characters
— from a racist white cop (Matt Dillon) to a well-educated
black couple (Thandie Newton and Terrence Howard) who still face
discrimination — to show how weak and fallible people are.

Considering how we gays face discrimination from bigoted assholes
every day, it is interesting to see Crash depict bigoted
assholes as being no less human than we are.

Because of the film's uncompromising take on what makes a person
hate another person based solely on his/her own skin color, Crash
is not for the faint-hearted and feeble-minded. But for those who
dare to watch it and think about it, the rewards are plenty.