Elephant Gus Van Sant 2003 US (2nd time) An ordinary day in an American high school turns into a disaster when two friends go through with their plan to randomly kill their fellow students. A powerful, multi-character drama which, when viewed, is immediately excellent, though one is not necessarily sure why. Shot in long-takes, with the camera tracking from behind its characters through empty hallways, it is a haunting depiction of human tragedy.
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee 2005 US (1st time) 1963 Wyoming: two cowboys spend a summer working together, and end up falling in love. At times this looks like a ravishing epic. The same cannot be said, however, for the content; an exhaustively long film which, ultimately, makes a mountain out of a molehill. The problem is not in the subject matter or central relationship, but in the schematic way the narrative treats it.
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