I watched Crash last weekend and it was fantastic. Today I noticed that it was nominated for a few Acadamy Awards.

Rightfully so.

This movie is a ‘simultanious drama’ where many peoples’ lives are intertwined. In short, Crash is an awesome look at racism and how it motivates people’s behavior. As Malcolm Gladwell has said, we can’t just ignore race. Our mind constantly ‘thin slices’ the world around us. Unfortunately, we have little to no control over this process…

The characters in the movie demonstrate this point through some of society’s most extreme sterotypes, beliefs, and their respective actions (and reactions). Crash is, as IMDB describes it, a “no-nonsense look at the way life is for so many”. I especially liked this opening quote:

“It’s the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.”

I’d give this movie a 10/10. If you haven’t seen it yet, you know what you need to do now…

If you’re in high school or college, you’ve got to see this movie. Odds are you are, or know someone who is in the restaurant business. From what I’ve been told this movie exposes many of the finer details to handling other people’s food.

Oh, wait, it’s not just some dumb movie about some disgruntled waiters. There are ‘guy’ jokes left and right. Personally, I’m surprised with what they can get away with these days. In addition, the main character’s struggle is with deciding on whether or not sleeping with the 17-year old hostess is moral (not to mention legal) or not. Classy, to say the least. That’s okay though, Ryan Renolds is the coolest actor around (Van Wilder, anyone?).

Being a male, aged 16-25, I found many parts of this movie to be extremely humerous. It’s not something I’d have a girl come watch with me, that’s for sure. Though, that doesn’t mean many wouldn’t enjoy it.

In any case, the inside look at what it’s really like to ‘wait’ tables is very funny. I’d recommed it to any guys who share similar humor tastes (Family Guy, Simpsons, Van Wilder). I’d have to give ‘Waiting’ a 5/10; it’s disgusting, immature, but pretty darned entertaining…

I’ll be brief, this movie was great. Nicholas Cage’s character, Yuri, is the Lord of War. He rubs shoulders with the worst people in the world and supplies them with, as he puts it, a means to defend themselves. This movie exposes you to the most fascinating … facts or fiction? … of arms dealing. I believe theres many truths to it, and the drama itself is very interesting.

There were a number of memorable quotes from the movie that I’d like to share:

“Governments are changed more often by bullets than votes.”

“After the Cold War, the AK-47 became Russia’s biggest export. After that came vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists.”

I could go on but the movie is certainly worth watching. There’s a touch of humor and history, how could you not like it? It’s harsh, though. Reality sometimes is. You’ll see bloodshed; much of it is actually occuring as you read this (all seven of you).

If I were to give this a rating I’d say 9/10. IMDB users rated it a 7.5 (which is high). Did anyone else like it as much as I did? Maybe I found it favorable becuase it gave me a chance to test out my new electric blanket…