Crash
Editing: During most scenes, the transitions and cuts are quite slow paced, however during the intense scenes, the editing becomes increasingly faster. I think this is done intentionally to build suspense. For example during the scene where the policeman was abusing his power to sexually harass the woman. The editing started picking up pace as it became increasingly evident he had ill intentions. This carried our heart rate with it as the tension was rising and we were wondering how this would play out. A similar example is when the policeman was trying to help out the black director by talking down the other policemen. As the voices raised and every character and member of the audience became increasingly on edge, the editing picked up pace. However as the situation defused, so did the transitions.
Mise-en-scene: The costumes immediately established the status and stereotypes of most characters and considering that's what the film is about, this had a powerful effect. For example the politicians wife who had very nice neat hair and clothing who was very racist and judgmental always looked prim and proper. And the Latin locksmith who she was accusing of being a criminal had the stereotypical look of having "prison tattoos" and everything. And the director's wife also had very nice clothing, making it abundantly clear she was wealthy.
Performance: All of the actor's fit their roles perfectly. Since the main theme of the film was stereotypes, it was essential that the casting choices be perfect. For example, if one of the black criminals was white...it just wouldn't work. Plus the raw emotion of a lot of the scenes is just gorgeous. The scene I mentioned earlier with the policeman trying to help out the director had so much raw emotion from the panicked policeman trying desperately to help and the director being so angry to the point of tears looked so real.
Sound: I was too invested in the performance to even notice the sound, but that's not to say the sound was bad, just that the performance was terrific. In fact, going back and looking at some of the scenes trying to focus on the sound, it really intensified everything else about the scene without taking away from it which is exactly the point. The slow piano of the scene where the locksmith was held at gunpoint that forebodes the sad possibility of the little girl's death makes us truly believe that something terrible is going to happen and the entire time we're on edge, willing with every fibre of our being not to let it happen. And when the whole scene goes silent after the gunshot and we're left with nothing but the piano and the facial expressions, it's incredibly powerful and sad.
Cinematography: There was slight over usage of close ups but considering how emotion driven this film was, I'm not surprised. A lot of the shots also lacked finesse, choosing to carry more on what was in the shot rather than the angle or the shot itself. There weren't any scenes in particular that looked very beautiful to me. However when the little girl seems to be shot and the camera zooms in on the locksmith's facial expression, meanwhile the background shrinks back creates a lot of meaning by disconnecting him from the world. It's a metaphor for his daughter, his entire world being taken away.
Mise-en-scene: The costumes immediately established the status and stereotypes of most characters and considering that's what the film is about, this had a powerful effect. For example the politicians wife who had very nice neat hair and clothing who was very racist and judgmental always looked prim and proper. And the Latin locksmith who she was accusing of being a criminal had the stereotypical look of having "prison tattoos" and everything. And the director's wife also had very nice clothing, making it abundantly clear she was wealthy.
Performance: All of the actor's fit their roles perfectly. Since the main theme of the film was stereotypes, it was essential that the casting choices be perfect. For example, if one of the black criminals was white...it just wouldn't work. Plus the raw emotion of a lot of the scenes is just gorgeous. The scene I mentioned earlier with the policeman trying to help out the director had so much raw emotion from the panicked policeman trying desperately to help and the director being so angry to the point of tears looked so real.
Sound: I was too invested in the performance to even notice the sound, but that's not to say the sound was bad, just that the performance was terrific. In fact, going back and looking at some of the scenes trying to focus on the sound, it really intensified everything else about the scene without taking away from it which is exactly the point. The slow piano of the scene where the locksmith was held at gunpoint that forebodes the sad possibility of the little girl's death makes us truly believe that something terrible is going to happen and the entire time we're on edge, willing with every fibre of our being not to let it happen. And when the whole scene goes silent after the gunshot and we're left with nothing but the piano and the facial expressions, it's incredibly powerful and sad.
Cinematography: There was slight over usage of close ups but considering how emotion driven this film was, I'm not surprised. A lot of the shots also lacked finesse, choosing to carry more on what was in the shot rather than the angle or the shot itself. There weren't any scenes in particular that looked very beautiful to me. However when the little girl seems to be shot and the camera zooms in on the locksmith's facial expression, meanwhile the background shrinks back creates a lot of meaning by disconnecting him from the world. It's a metaphor for his daughter, his entire world being taken away.
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