Elephant

I had a four hour argument with a coworker about this movie. He though it was "intense and emotional"; I thought it was "boring and meaningless". Ok, so not completely meaningless. Just, I wasn't...
Published by Katie P. More

I had a four hour argument with a coworker about this movie. He though it was "intense and emotional"; I thought it was "boring and meaningless". Ok, so not completely meaningless. Just, I wasn't sure what angle they were going for. Yes, I get it. Another normal day in a normal school with normal kids that goes terribly wrong for no good reason. But, you know? I care about the reason. I can't just take a twenty minute shot of some kid walking across the football field and accept that there is a deep and underlying message the director is trying to send me. I sort of felt like they were insulting my intellingence you know? Oh well, to each their own.
Published by Katie P. Less

I don't think I've met many people who enjoyed this film. It's largely misunderstood, without a doubt. This is a movie that is meant to be an untouched documentary about a day in the life of students...
Published by Mollie H. More

I don't think I've met many people who enjoyed this film. It's largely misunderstood, without a doubt. This is a movie that is meant to be an untouched documentary about a day in the life of students just before a school shooting. Most people say it's boring. Truth be told, it moves slow sometimes. But that's what makes this movie so important; it gives you a window in which to glimpse a real life tragedy though a normal high school day. When the shooting takes place, it's painful to watch at times, and it's definitely not for the squeamish.
Published by Mollie H. Less

Elephant: a candid look into the lives and perspectives of different high school students on the day that a Columbine-esque school shooting would take place. Although it is horrendous subject matter,...
Published by Tina L. More

Elephant: a candid look into the lives and perspectives of different high school students on the day that a Columbine-esque school shooting would take place. Although it is horrendous subject matter, the viewer in this case is very detatched and purely observant. There isn't much exploration into the depths of character whatsoever, but the main focus of Elephant wasn't around character anyway (characters were hollow and merely served the purpose of setting the story: who's who and what's their role in the high school social circle). The result is a disturbing glance at seemingly surreal violent acts. I didn't expect to see literal shots being fired and people being killed, which I suppose reflects a real situation where the unexpected comes out of nowhere. I didn't think it was the best film in the world, but it is a movie worth seeing, only because it is an interesting film regarding a current problem. Out of everything, I liked the overlap in editing.
Published by Tina L. Less