Two of the greatest stories told about the city of Los Angeles come from different art forms, but both tell equally inspiring stories. Twilight: Los Angeles, written by and starring Anna Deavere Smith, is a one-woman play that recalls several interviews of members of the Los Angeles community discussing their experiences during the 1992 Rodney King trial verdict. Crash, directed by Paul Haggis, is a story about racial tensions among the citizens of Los Angeles. While both stories address similar issues, they differ in terms of critical race theory, feminist views, and narrative structures. One of the main themes of both stories involves racial tension within a community, specifically focusing on the tension between white and black Americans. Many of the people Anna Smith interviewed had something to say about Rodney King's race or how white cops controlled the city's power. With racial tensions simmering in the ghettos of Los Angeles between white cops and black communities, violence became all too common in the community. In the 2000s, the era in which Crash is set, police violence became less evident, but still evident. Every character in Crash had some sort of prejudice against another race in the city, including the white woman who was afraid of the minority man, the black couple who was afraid of white cops, and the Middle Eastern man who stereotyped the Hispanic man. Both Twilight: LA and Crash focus on race more than any other topic, and neither would be as deep a story without this overarching theme. Another similarity in their topics of race and critical race theory concerns the perspectives they include. Crash is a story involving many different races and whose plot revolves all over the place... middle of the paper... er, but it couldn't be more different due to the color of their skin or status in society. Both stories show the characters' different perspectives when it comes to running in their city, and are told in such a different way that audiences will definitely remember the story being told. Crash and Twilight are two great works of art that can be separated as art forms, but address the same themes that society will continue to write about forever. Works Cited "Crash - A Sociological Analysis Of The Movie". Hubpages.com. Web. December 20, 2013. Goyette, Tori. “White Power: An Analysis of Racial Tension in Crash.”Haggis, Paul, Crash, 2004. Film.Solberg, Muriel ?' – Rodney King”. May 27, 2011. Print. Smith, Anna Deavere Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. New York: Dramatists Play Service, Inc. 2003. Print..