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i aint seen the movie...(probably because) i figured it was just some "racism is a matter personal prejudice, and not institutional inequality and underdevelopment...every body is prejudiced (so you can't blame whites, or make them we-are-the-world white hippies feel uncomfortable)...and the solution to racism is to get together, holding hands and singing "kumbaya" rubbish...which is how this article frames it...

but you do see the difference between racial prejudice and institutional racism, right?....

What you talkin bout Willis? lol

I was just coming to slap you wid de 'Captain Obvious' award fuh pointing out to de folkses that these two felluz is white

you know what I'm talking about Kimberley...

Oto: are you 7'? they just love jumping you dont they? Ohio of all places. back in Oct., Neo-Nazi's tried to invade some town near Toledo(??) tensions seem high there

Let us be clear: "Crash" is not a racist movie, in the sense of crudely using overtly racist stereotypes. It certainly doesn't present the white characters as uniformly good; most are clueless or corrupt. Two of the non-white characters (a Latino locksmith and an Iranian doctor) are the most virtuous in the film. The characters and plot lines are complex and often intriguing. But "Crash" remains a white-supremacist movie because of what it refuses to bring into the discussion.

At this point in our critique, defenders of the film have suggested to us that we expect too much, that movies tend to deal with issues at this personalized level and we can't expect more. This is evasion. For example, whatever one thinks of its politics, another recent film, "Syriana," presents a complex institutional analysis of U.S. foreign policy in an engaging fashion. It's possible to produce a film that is politically sophisticated and commercially viable. Haggis is clearly talented, and there's no reason to think he couldn't have deepened the analysis in creative ways.

From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for 'Traffic,' comes 'Syriana,' a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power. As a career CIA operative (George Clooney) begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker (Matt Damon) faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig). A corporate lawyer (Jeffrey Wright) faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies, while across the globe, a disenfranchised Pakistani teenager (Mazhar Munir) falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.

Wow this sounds really good. I'll have to track this down in lower Manhattan or wait till June for the DVD. Anyone seen this?

Wow this sounds really good. I'll have to track this down in lower Manhattan or wait till June for the DVD. Anyone seen this?

Didn't get very good reviews....weak plot, preachy etc. etc....

Haven't seen it, but who knows

QOS...spill it.

Didn't get very good reviews....weak plot, preachy etc. etc....

Really? I found an overwhelming majority of good reviews, as many if not more than "Crash"....

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id...1296&cf=critic

Got panned from what I remember

Got panned from what I remember


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