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1、WhenthelivesofanL.A.cop,ahalfblackcouple,twoblackthugs,arichcouple,ablackmanwhosemomfavorshisson,amiddleeastershopkeeper,aMexicanmechanicandhisdaughter,andarookiecopcollide,thereisnostoppingtheskidmarksfromappearing.Thisfilmwasmadeinthestyleofoneofmy
2、favoritefilms.MAGNOLIA.Thedifferentcharactersandtheywaytheyinteractwitheachotherjustgiveoffthatfreshcinematicfeel.Thefilmworksverywell.Thewholeracistthemeseemsatfirsttobewhatholdsthecharacter'slivestogether,butthesecharactersareveryhumanandeveryonedo
3、esknowpeoplewhobehavetheseways.Theactingis,overall,top-notch.Thestorylineisgenerallywellcrafted,andeverythingelse,fromthemusicscoretothefilmingstyleandcinematography,isperfect.Andyet,Idonotlikethismovie.Itissimplynotmykindofmovie.Idon'treallylikemovi
4、esthattrytogiveyoumeaningandnotknowinghowtodoit.Don'tgetmewrong,thisfilmhasagoodmessage,butthewayitisdeliveredfeelstoooverdone.Thisfilmwillmakeyouthink,andthisfilmdoesneedtobetalkedaboutafteritisfinished,butIjustwishthefilmgavetheaudienceachance.Note
5、veryonelikesamoviethatteachesyouorforcesyoutothink.Butbygivingthefilmtoomuchofagrimtonesetasidebyspectacularandinspiringandbreathtakingscenes,itjustdoesn'tfeelright.Andthat'swhereMAGNOLIAgetsitright.Andthat'swhythisfilmirritatesme.Thereisaparticulars
6、ceneneartheendthatiwillnotruinsuffixtosaythatthescenethrowsacompletelyunfairblowtotheaudience.Itisespeciallyirritatingthatthecircumstancessurroundingthescenearecompletelyunlikely.Inthefilmcirclesof2006,themovieCrashasaknockouthitisthrillingandprovoca
7、tive.Itseemsthattheall-encompassingthemeofthefilmisracism.Thispaperis,however,aimedatexploringanotherissuestereotypeinthemovieCrash.Theauthorherebymakeseveryefforttoshowsomeperceptiveinsightsaboutthisissuewhichreallydeservesoursufficientattentionands
8、tudyunderthebackgroundofglobalizationandinterculturalcommunication.Byadoptingexampleswhichareselectedfromthefilm,certainconceptsconnectedwithstereotypewillbediscussedrespectivelysuchasitsorgin,definition,phenomena,causes,harmfulnessandthevalueofstere