zero dya vs elephant
which one did you like moore? Personally i think zero day is the superior film elephant is just too artzy.
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Zero Day is definently the better movie. It show's you the killer's in depth and what would provoke them to do it. Elephant is more of a reversal and show's the students and then the killer's dealing with them.
Zero Day owns you all.
April 5, 2005 ( i think ) dvd release. WOOP
OK, so it is agreed that "Zero Day" is the better film by those who have seen both.
But they are different films, as has been pointed out, and its unfair to compare them even if they allude to the same tragic event.
To me, art invites interpretation and "Elephant" does not do that. It is a straight forward story. No offense, but Van Sant likes young guys. His film plays on that, and honestly, it is the better for it. If "Elephant" had been directed by anyone else, there would have been no sensitivity.
Like someone else pointed out, the perspectives were different. These two films are like bookends, as if they worked together to present the point of view of the killers and that of those surrounding them.
But I believe "Zero Day" to be the more arty of the two because of its' use of the documentary form. One is hard-pressed not to respond as if they were watching the real thing unfolding whereas "Elephant" is a drama made to look as if it were happening in real time and fails on that level.
April 2005? I can wait. I will be buying "Zero Day". When I want to compare, I will just check out "Elephant" from my local library.
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This is better because it is more realistic and gives it from the perspective of the killers which is important to consider.
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"Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around" - Vanilla Sky
i loved both movies to be honest. But i think Zero day hits you harder and leaves you with more of an understanding. I kind of liked how both of the ovies kinda touched on the characters sexuality, because sadly alot of the school shooting have occured because of people either thinking the shooter was gay or whatever, sexual confusion can wreak havok and while it's less obvious in zero day then elephant its still there. in the end elephant just leves ou with more questions then you really want to have. like i didn't uderstand why he killed his friend, it kinda didn't make sense to me. Where as zero day made things fairly clear and made you uncomfortable and also made you understand a little more why people do what they do. and for that alone its better.
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