![]() ![]() ![]() He easily indoctrinates the other characters into his mode of behavior and beliefs. Vaughan, who is brilliantly portrayed by Elias Koteas, is a scientist who believes that there is a strong connection between the violence of a car crash and the passion of the sexual act. Instead of recovering in the normal fashion, (how sad that we've come to think of auto accidents as normal) these characters stumble into the car crash cult of Vaughan. They are recovering from severe physical injuries, and they are disoriented, fearful, and emotionally numb. Like many crash survivors, they are, during their period of recovery, in shock. In Crash, we are observing a group of characters who are all survivors of horrific car crashes. These are people who, often due to unusual circumstances, are not in their right minds. The characters in them are often very disturbed and socially dysfunctional. ![]() The written works of J.G.Ballard are generally, dark, dreary, and disturbing psychological fiction. Cronenberg excels at bringing difficult pieces of fiction to film. Ballard, whose novel was the basis for this film. By that, I mean those who are not familiar with Cronenberg's previous work, and those who have not read J.G. I have now viewed it three times and I still keep getting something new out of each viewing. ![]()
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