The movies Crash and I am are very different. They discuss different things, and have distinct underlying principles. One was a documentary by a well-known comedic director Tom Shadyac. The other was by director Paul Higgins. Crash featured many prominent actors and actresses such as Sandra Bullock, Brendan Frasier, and Don Cheadle. I am featured Tom and numerous experts in their fields such as Thom Hartmann, Lynne McTaggart, and Marc Ian Barasch. The dynamics of the two movies are vastly different. One talks of race, class, and gender in Los Angeles after the impact of 9/11, and the other talks about how mankind is interconnected with the world. By examining how the two movies differ and compare, a modern example of a “crash”, and my personal actions and what has been learned from the two movies it is clear that we as a society must stop damaging ourselves with the use of stereotypes and learn to live in harmony. …show more content…
Both I am and Crash target society as an audience. Another similarity is that these movies focus on people and interactions. An example of this from Crash is when Anthony and Peter came out of the coffee shop displeased because they were not served their coffee. An example of an interaction from I am is when Tom did the experiment with the yogurt. Another similarity with these movies is that they both have problems in which needs to be solved. In Crash the problem was racism and stereotypes. In I am the problem was division. An additional similarity is that both of these movies have greater underlying principles. In Crash the principle was that inevitably we all crash and burn. The principle in I am was that we are all connected through the world around