2005 contains one of the most depreciated films to win Best Picture that I can recall. Before it won the honors it was a well respected and genuinely liked film. Once they were handed the trophy its been hated so much that its even been called one of the worst movies ever. I'm talking, of course, of Paul Haggis' Crash. I think the film is kind of safe, but I still enjoy it. Its got some good performances and while the issues are a bit on the nose, they're still goo ones to see play out. The storytelling pattern of Crash would be something that would be utilized in many films for the next few years as well. 2005 also marks the year I moved to Los Angeles and Crash had a lot of locations I was becoming familiar with, so I kind of easily warmed to it. Its also notable that this is the year I joined forces with the infamous Scott Mendelson.
