The Movie Crash And The Streets Of Los Angeles

The movie Crash is in the streets of Los Angeles. If you notice all of the characters seem to play the role as a target and accuser in different racial situations. There is a story behind each character over a two day period. There is the detective who is prejudice against his own race whose younger brother is a criminal. There is Jean, who is prejudice against black people after getting robbed. John is the cop who is racist against all black people and sexually assaults Christine in front of her husband. This movies show’s so many of the social, psychological principles through the story of each individual. This movie portrays so many of the social-psychological principles. One that is really noticeable is the person perception principle. In the scene where Jean and Rick are shown leaving dinner and walking to their car, Jean sees two African American men (Anthony and Peter) who are walking in the opposite direction of her and her husband. 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