Nonverbal Communication In The Movie Crash

The movie Crash consisted of several forms of communication from nonverbal, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Nonverbal communication is all kinds of human messages and responses not expressed in words. Usually when watching movies I tend to not pay attention and focus towards what 's going on. The movie crash fits perfect for the crash because it focuses on main communications points and topics we spoke over in class. There was a scene when the officer non verbally assaulted Cameron Thayer’s wife by rubbing her private areas while “searching” Mrs.Thayer. The reason this happened is because the officer John Ryan was in a bad mood from his father being in pain and the receptionist who could not help, whom happened to be black. So when the officer first seen a black couple doing something wrong, he was quick to respond to it. There was much worse going on, which eventually caused things to be awkward and much more difficult to handle in a future situation. During this situation there was a car crash which caused the car to flip over and made a women get stuck in the car. The officer tried to help the women out of the vehicle but the recent event where she was groped by the officer made it hard from her to have trust in him. It was not hard to notice that she felt uncomfortable because she screamed to the top of her lungs, which definitely meant she was not up for the help Officer Ryan had offered. As well as …show more content…
The movie crash shows that in life there are many lessons to be learned, not understanding body language, tone of voice, or communication skills in general can cause a lot of negative repercussions. Negative repercussions caused by an unfamiliar understanding of pitch in voice or hand movements which can make it seem that someone is turning hostile during the conversation although they may be trying to express themselves and get their point