Unexpected Car Crashes In Cinema
This should go without saying, but there’s nothing even remotely amusing about car crashes. According to Driver Knowledge, 6 million people experience crashes every year, and more than 90 people die every day in car-related incidents.
For all of the tragedy these figures represent, they can spur on creativity. Some filmmakers have taken that idea and used it to showcase how we’re rarely aware of an accident before it happens. The best place us, the viewer, in the metaphorical front-row passenger seat, and we never see the collision coming.
There are spoilers for “Whiplash,” “No Country for Old Men,” and “Joker” below. Also, since all three movies hold an R rating, the relevant videos are hyperlinked rather than embedded.