"I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something."

The title is the part of the opening lines in the Academy Award winning Crash. I'm shaking because of the effect it had on me. I couldn't talk for several minutes when it ended. I simply went over to Jerry to have him hold me. Even now as I post, tears stream down my face. This movie is upsetting and familiar. Comments you hear as you walk past the outdoor cafe or employee break room. Little quips from relatives who grew up "back when". They should watch this movie. They should see the damage...But I don't think they would be able to sit through it or if they did manage to sit the entire time they wouldn't get it.

The last movie that hit me this hard was La Vita รจ bella (Life is Beautiful) which also won an Academy Award for best foreign language film. If you haven't seen this movie, you need to. It's one of those movies that make you realize that your life is what you make of it. ... and it's up to you to make it good.

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