tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post114166439183735692..comments2023-10-10T10:43:44.424-04:00Comments on cheaper than therapy: still feel the same about CrashDJ Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1142093457666947192006-03-11T11:10:00.000-05:002006-03-11T11:10:00.000-05:00I see what you're saying and I agree that there co...I see what you're saying and I agree that there could have been more character development. <BR/><BR/>But you're overall assessment seems too strong, regardless.<BR/><BR/>dlwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1141908872139973892006-03-09T07:54:00.000-05:002006-03-09T07:54:00.000-05:00I think i understand what you are saying, but i gu...I think i understand what you are saying, but i guess I don't <I>see</I> where you have the trouble with it. I mean, i do see and understand that you found it disengenuous with Phillipe in those two cases . . . but have a little trouble finding those two scenarios at odds with one another. Perhaps I will need to see the film again, and watch with more clarity in these two sequences.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223648349703832539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1141736014159884342006-03-07T07:53:00.000-05:002006-03-07T07:53:00.000-05:00James,As a student of human nature, Haggis should ...James,<BR/><BR/>As a student of human nature, Haggis should have been a bit more careful. You cannot completely change the central values and behavior of a character without explanation or a bit of development which would show how they would ge tto this point.<BR/><BR/>It is well doen when we see Matt Dillon's changes and his complexity. It also works well with Terrance Howard.<BR/><BR/>It fails miserably in the case of Ryan Philippe. I felt it was disengenuous and cheap (as in cheap parlor trick) to have him act with such care and thought in the SUV moment with Howard, yet react with such fear and quickness in the case of the kid he kills. <BR/><BR/>It is inauthentic to his character's development up to that point.<BR/><BR/>I also feel a bit the same about Cheadle's character. They should have given more to us for him to capitulate to the DAs office so suddenly.<BR/><BR/>I think Crash at 2.5 hours would have helped. I cannot believe it won editing because it seemed disjointed at times, even if that was the point.<BR/><BR/>Does this make sense?DJ Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1141705429189958132006-03-06T23:23:00.000-05:002006-03-06T23:23:00.000-05:00You mentioned "many characters have no consistency...You mentioned "<I>many characters have no consistency or act in ways which contradict the film's set up</I>."<BR/><BR/>I could be wrong, but I thought this was intentional and part of the greater point of the film.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223648349703832539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-1141677102051270922006-03-06T15:31:00.000-05:002006-03-06T15:31:00.000-05:00I loved Crash. You're wrong.I loved Crash. You're wrong.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14862095942878672352noreply@blogger.com