Crash

What a Mothers Day pressent..Hubby and I went to see Crash last nite.

Being a firm believer in Socrates' "an unexamined life is not worth living" I usually embrace film and multimedia experience that helps me explore biases and tendencies that I may not consciously be aware of.

This film does that and more. It is a journey into the fear and bubbling rage just below the surface in the lives of the people of Los Angeles. It explores racism, both overt and covert, inherent in the law enforcement system in Los Angeles, but truth be told it's probably a snapshot of the whole nation. It explores the compromises and justifications of such thinking. It explores the anger that overflows on to each other, usually generated by the overlay of economics, heath care, frustration and pain. It illustrates plainly and clearly that violence is never the answer.

I highly recommend this film to everyone..particularly white folks. People of color already know..this is old news for them. But for white folks who really thing that they are not bigots..they NEED this movie.

til next time..

Penny