Review of Elephant (2015) by Alice S — 21 Aug 2009
Terrible. This movie is all cliche. It blames school shootings on video games and bullies. It separates its characters into cookie-cutter cliques with unbelievably trite activities and concerns. There are no true people at this school - only types.
The repetitive non-linear structure serves to build faux suspense, yet does nothing to reveal anything new about the characters. The one moment that shows anybody going against type is when one shooter kills the other.
Why? The movie doesn't get into it. And the comically villainous dialogue at the end? Please. This movie isn't a character study, and it's not a call to action. It's not even terribly realistic, with all the silence and calm.
This review of Elephant (2015) was written by Alice S on 21 Aug 2009.
Elephant has generally received positive reviews.
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