Crash the film.

David Cronenberg's film adaptation of Crash was extremely disappointing and awkward. The novel presented the scenery, subjects, and characters through microscopic descriptions that then open up to reveal the whole image. This aspect of the novel did not transfer on film. I failed to feel the intense majesty that came with Ballard's description. Another thing that did not transfer at all was the internal conflict James was experiencing. It seemed to almost have been written out of the story all together. The characters, with maybe the exception of Helen Remmington, seemed to be all in with Vaughn and their messed up fantasies, whereas in the book I felt a lot more resistance from both James and Catherine.