Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. Being a film buff, I tend to watch for things that are out of place, especially if the story is shown from multiple character perspectives. The surprise recipient of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2003, Van Sant's movie began life as a conventional Hollywood psychological drama inspired by the massacre of 12 students and a teacher by two teenagers at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado, on 20 April 1999. There is no pumped-up style, no lingering, no release, no climax. Keep reading He knows that pain is just around the corner, so in an act of goodwill, he makes us see their backs, shoulders but never much their faces so that the pain of seeing them 'go' will not be too hurtful. Coming Soon. Elephant follows a similar narration to Paranoid Park with the loop concept. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. All Critics (161) In addition, Van Sant has also decided to shoot the majority of his characters from behind (which sometimes renders them faceless) so that, in a way, we wouldn't care for them that much when they become nothing but casualties. This award winning film wasn't shocking to me, but I did appreciate some of the factors to it. If one is looking for a process that explains why the situation in the movie transpires, then, they will be left with somewhat of an empty feeling. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the... "An ordinary high school day. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. In one scene, as they map out their plan for their school rampage, they have even reminded each other to 'have fun'. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2015, Der letzte Tag aus verschiedenen Perspektiven. Being naturalist, this film provides minimal acting material for a cast of talented unknowns, yet when these talents find an opportunity to flaunt their chops, they drive the opus with a dramatic bite which ranges from chillingly subtle to intense, drawing you into the heart of the characters with whom this drama is very intimate. In the end, lovely unoriginal scoring and cinematography carry a stylistic sharpness, while highlights in direction and acting provide glimpses of a more worthy interpretation of worthy subject matter, ultimately overshadowed by familiarity to style, underdevelopment to characters, and bloating and unevenness to a questionable storytelling style which abandons dramatic focus for the sake of a pretentious and tediously dull, offbeat sparsity that drives Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" flat as a hopelessly misguided and ultimately mediocre abstractionist interpretation of certain disturbances within and disturbing actions of youths. He found the freedom to make the film, he said, because of the success of his "Good Will Hunting," which gave him financial independence: "I came to realize since I had no need to make a lot of money, I should make films I find interesting, regardless of their outcome and audience.". Dies ist ein tiefgründiger und künstlerischer Film, der mich von Anfang an sehr fasziniert hatte. An interesting concept to note from both the story and the film is that neither piece ends concretely: we do not know what comes of Paul’s death or of the massacre, however lives were certainly taken under unnecessary and unfortunate circumstances. Coming Soon. Paul played up the part of his character, building his perfect fantasy by dressing how he pleased and spending money on fancy dinners and alcohol and thinking that he would finally be happy. Time Out says. It's certain better than "Gerry", I can give it that, but no much more than that, because no matter how clear the strengths are, the issues are clearer, and not even unfamiliar. With a mere running time of 81 minutes, "Elephant" is a relatively short film by today's standards. Musical and visual artistry are limited, but sharper than they were in a predecessor that, if nothing else, had aesthetic value going for it, thus, this film proves to at least be stylistically impressive, sometimes in a manner that compliments substance. There is no pumped-up style, no lingering, no release, no climax. Dann allerdings wäre der dokumentarische Charakter des Filmes mehr oder weniger verloren gegangen. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.