Oscar nominees

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by Red

Alright, please explain to me why it sucked. I thought that every series of scenes, characters etc, was truthful, although maybe a little heavy handed. But what, racism shouldn't be addressed in such a manner?

Racism can and should be addressed in a variety of manners, including with heavy-handedness.

That doesn't change the fact that I found Crash to be a nearly intolerable movie, and certainly not one worthy of a Best Picture nomination.

I found the first 45 minutes to be utterly painful, with the movie's attempts to throw out nearly ever imaginable racist behavior and language. Particularly dreadful was the scene between Dillon and the HMO manager.

The movie got a little more interesting when it stepped out of that approach and got more into the intersection of characters' lives, but at that point, I was bored and didn't find any of the characters to be interesting.

I think it was an interesting attempt to make a movie that was intent on showing racism from a zillion angles, but it just didn't work for me.