Elephant in the house

Elmore 2022-10-03 19:52:52

In the past, I would never have the patience to watch this kind of film no matter what, even if he is a masterpiece by Gus, even if he has won numerous awards. But I'm so lonely right now, even if I was almost vomited by the long shots of the movement, I persisted to the end, and I didn't fast forward. Thank you for making me constantly break through myself.
This film is based on the Columbine school shooting in the United States. The director did not add any perspective or viewpoint of his own, but used a long shot like a documentary to film the daily lives of several different types of students in the hours before the shooting. Like a blind man touching an elephant, they pieced together a complete story and timeline from their respective perspectives.
The campus is similar to a prison. It is a semi-closed and independent small society with a special set of operating rules. There is no need to repeat how the modern education system has failed. Everyone must have suffered this kind of injury more or less during their studies, and even Years later, I think back with lingering fears. These kinds of malpractices have caused many children to be confused, miserable, lost, and struggling. The adults couldn't understand it at all, they just blamed and ignored it, like the elephant in the room. then. . . Compared with the United States, the advantage of my dynasty is that it prohibits private ownership of guns, so we don't have Eric and Alex, but at most Ma Jiajue and Yaoba Dao, the killing range is relatively small, and my life is too cheap, and I die in vain. The relevant departments will not reflect on themselves, and the directors are busy giving gifts or misappropriating money, which is a harmonious scene.

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Elephant quotes

  • Alex: [after Eric gets into the shower with him] Well this is it. We're gonna die today. I've never even kissed anyone before, have you?

    [Alex and Eric start kissing each other]

  • John McFarland: Excuse me sir, don't go in there!