Monday, January 28, 2008

isn't this why people hate Crash?...

It's going to be a TV show say what? Look, I think my admiration for Crash has been made clear. I thought it was terrific on first watch and terrific every time I saw it from then on. It also seemed blatantly obvious, at least to me, that it wasn't really about racism; at its core, it was about the fascinating interactions between people, of whatever race, in the beehive of Los Angeles. But I think since winning the Oscar, its makers have been exaggerating its importance. It's a good movie, it's not the be-all-end-all of moral dramas, and I certainly don't see the need for a TV series, especially not two years after the fact when the Brokeback Mountain fans have finally started to freakin' get over it. Sorry, Paul Haggis. I liked it the first time around, but I ain't gonna watch this version of it.