Assignment: Crash
After viewing the film "Crash," which was written, directed and produced by Paul Haggis, please write a 3-4 page paper that attempts to correlate some of the major themes/ideas depicted in the film with some of the ideas we have been exploring together in class.
This is to be a reflection paper, not a seemingly brilliant total analysis; do not go to websites and plagiarize others critiques of the film! Do not simply retell the story!
As you discuss the film in your writing, I would like you to think about some of the following ideas as played out in the film:
- How do different social groups and identification with a particular group impact upon ones' vie w of the world, one's expectations about what the world has in store for you, how you treat others and/or expect others to treat you?
- How do some of the characters in the film struggle against and/or accept what appears to them to be inevitable? Where does "free will" or individual experience , drive, motivation fit into this?
- Do any of the characters work or attempt to work independently of their own group and social pressure? What happens? Why?
- What is the role of historical moment and social/cultural context in the lives of the film's characters?
- What did you see or think about in the film that was surprising? That had a special impact upon you? Have you been affected or changed in a particular way?
- Is there something in your own life's narrative that correlates to the film in an especially compelling way?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.