Parallel Editing In The Movie Crash By Paul Haggis
In the movie Crash, Director Paul Haggis connects seemingly unrelated characters from all walks of life to address the racism that is present in all their lives. He does this through the use of parallel editing, contrasting sound, and lighting. Haggis connects the characters through the is of parallel editing. This can be seen in the movie, when Haggis transitions to another character’s point of view he uses doors that are opening or closing to cut to the next character. This transition serves to go to another character’s perspective smoothly and to connect those characters in the audience’s mind. The use of both diegetic and nondiegetic sound also serves to achieve this purpose. In the scene where Officer Ryan tries to save a woman from