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March 13, 2006
More Crash controversy
This writer hasn’t seen Crash, but so much vitriol directed at a Best Picture whets the curiosity. Was there such an outcry when the pedestrian Gladiator beat out the magical Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, thoughtful Traffic, and all-out fun Chocolat in 2000? Drew already pointed out that more is at stake than artistic merit. But some just feel that Crash is a bad and pandering movie, a “safe” choice for a Hollywood elite that has a moral compass capable of indicating that racism is bad but whose artistic depth must be measured in microliters. At least, that’s how Annie Proulx feels. See her immensely satisfying rant in Saturday’s Guardian.
Posted by Rob Courtney at March 13, 2006 10:05 AM