before and after life and death

Rosemarie 2022-11-05 09:52:31

I was very impatient to watch this movie, too many long shots, too little dialogue and too disconnected protagonists make it a bit boring. But after the movie repeats certain bridges many times, the intersection and passage between people have a sense of fate.
This film roughly describes the whereabouts of a few students who were lost in the school shooting on the day. There is no special significance, but there is a trace of horror and sentimentality under the tracking of long shots.
In the end, the film doesn't have too many details of the shooting, but the moment when the brown-haired boy suddenly knocked down the blond boy was a little sudden and shocking.
At the end, it was so sudden, there was no gunshots, but the blue rain was about to come, it seemed to be the depressed mood of human beings, and some helplessness was revealed in the cruelty.

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Extended Reading
  • Allison 2022-04-22 07:01:38

    The plot feels average, but the filming is great

  • Willow 2022-04-23 07:02:46

    9.5, while maintaining the real time as much as possible, the use of multi-line interspersed provides dimensional possibilities for time, which greatly increases the visibility. Impressive camera movement and scheduling for the longest shot, plus bonuses for the promenade

Elephant quotes

  • Acadia: Hello.

    John McFarland: [startled] Hi.

    Acadia: What's wrong?

    John McFarland: Nothing.

    Acadia: You were crying.

    John McFarland: [shrugs] Yeah.

    Acadia: Is it something bad?

    John McFarland: ...I don't know.

    [Acadia kisses John on the cheek]

  • 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]