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About those "message" films

I'm late to the party. I just this week saw the Best Picture of 2005, Crash . That's "the best"? Oh, such a sorry state Hollywood is in. Crash isn't a bad film, per se, but it's not exactly great, either. I did enjoy the casting and the performance. I was frankly surprised at how well Ludacris performed. His introductory bit with Larenz Tate is the highlight of the film. The lines are perfect, the delivery perfect, the humor is perfect. In fact, watching that scene you have the sensation that you're about to watch an amazing satire unfold. Unfortunately, no, this is meant to be a "serious" film. Too bad, because it would have been great satire and made precisely the same points in a much better way. As it is, it continues Paul Haggis's deceitful career. Deceitful, you ask? Well, yes, because he presents these serious films with serious topics for serious discussion...and then creates utter falsehoods. Attend me... Haggis wrote the Best Pictur