Crash (2004)

I watched Crash on DVD last night. Finally, after a long, long time of seeing boring, pointless movies, here was a film that really moved me. I started out as I usual… Press play… One eye on the screen and the other on the chips and food and drinks… sneaking a look at the headlines on this week’s TIME --and to be honest, when I looked back at the screen again I knew I hadn’t missed much-- But with Crash, after five minutes of watching, I literally didn’t take my eyes off the TV screen again in the remaining 2 hours.

Watch it. And watch it again. Talk about it with friends… This is a movie worth watching more than once. The cast is amazing. The flow is smooth and logical. The cinematography is astonishing. The music is breath-taking.

And oh, if you’re an Iranian reading this, double watch the scene where the Iranian mother and daughter are having a conversation in the morning after their store has been vandalized. Feel the hate in the mother’s voice as she turns to her daughter, and says “They think we are Arabs”. Yes, sad but true my fellow Iranians, we are hardheaded racists too. We should start by changing the man in the mirror… and I’m talking about myself too… Go ahead. Watch it. Get inspired.