If you want to make a metaphor, the general narrative style of the film is like an intact porcelain, while "Elephant" is like a porcelain that has been broken back to its original appearance.
POV is a single-person narrative, but "Elephant" is not a mere POV narrative. It maximizes this narrative style into the characteristics of the image itself. Although "Crash" and "Babel" are similar POV multi-line narratives, the POV of "Elephant" is even simpler.
The authentic story atmosphere created by the documentary style of "Elephant" plays a very important role in the sublimation of the theme; but its POV perspective makes the story more unique and not vulgar.
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