Elephant (2003) Long-shot silence, long-term silence, even the bursts are dead silence, and the whole space is filled with nothing but the emptiness and the seemingly silent bursts of the two gunmen
The film hints that the two shooters' hobbies are bloody movies (Alex's last nursery rhyme in Natural Born Killers) Nazi culture (the TV show Alex and Eric watched), violent games (the first-person shooter Eric played), and The reasons that can be seen in the film are the bullying of others and the indifference of adults to their misfortune. The interpretation of their hobbies is a bit one-sided, or just a little bit of water... a bit similar to Marilyn Manson's operation when he was thrown from the pot, found a target, and then launched the arrow of reason. Of course, the capacity of a movie is limited, so we can't criticize it too much. This is also a form of quickly three-dimensionalizing characters. Alex and Eric kissing in the bathroom did surprise me a bit. But maybe they're not gay as they seem, just try each other out because they haven't gotten a girl's kiss. The second time I was surprised that Alex actually shot and killed Eric, which can be explained by Eric's line "Beware of getting herpes from someone else's drink!" - that is, Eric thought they could still get out alive, and In the future, if you drink other people's beverages, you may still get infectious diseases. But Alex had already made up his mind that he was about to die, so he killed Eric. (In my opinion, Eric was just a one-liner, and in the face of the taunting of imminent death, this kind of atmosphere is also very good) Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of the original incident have been called gay, Eric is a clear anti-gay attitude . And there was superficial speculation after their deaths; they were gay. Eric killed Dylan and then committed suicide. But the relevant evidence shows that neither of these points is very tenable, but it is reflected in this film...also based on the 1999 Columbine campus wooden warehouse attack. But there is one thing I want to question, whether these are because the director chose to artistically adapt the original plot, or whether it was done in a hurry when the understanding of the Columbine incident was still shallow. (I read the director's portfolio later, and it's worth noting that there are a lot of same-sex themes, and the director himself. The film also reflects the discussion of homosexuality, so I personally don't feel that the director did not imply that they are gay) In fact, some remind me of "Stoke". It is also a slow movement that makes people feel dull in it. It detonates a little at the end. But compared with Stoke, there is no more information in the lengthy and long shots of this film to set off the atmosphere. A little disappointed. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. In Natural Born Killers, Mallory also recited this nursery rhyme when he chose who to go and who to stay. Choose whoever will die, and the rest will tell the story.
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