Is the Elephant Abuse Too Hard to Watch?

It was difficult for me to watch. And yes, there are multiple incidents that are cringe-worthy. All I can say is I hope that was all CGI magic and not a real elephant.

nicolebridget22
I'm really sensitive to violence against animals as well.

"I wonder if it would be too hard to watch in this movie"
I think the directer did a good job of keeping the actual violence to the Elephant off screen. Most of it is just implied with the results(blood) shown afterwards.

"Were there multiple incidents?"
I think two but the first one was not as intense as the second assult.

I don't know just how sensitive you are but I think the movie is well worth watching even with the violence.
You can prepare yourself before hand by remembering that it is just a movie and that the Elephant was not actualy injured in making the movie.

the filmmakers did exemplary work in taking care of Tai. the violence is done through trickery and implication and still hard to watch because the elephant is so sweet. the violence done to"rosie" the character is awful, but one scene, for example, has the camera remain outside while the "violence" occurs unseen and the camera shows the horror on robert pattinson's face. his animal-loving character stands in for us and it's heart-breaking.

but integral to the story.

it's a very interesting notion, how we can more easily accept the onscreen abuse or even death of a human character, rather than an animal's. we can rationalize a human, knowing it's really an actor there, while we can never be sure how kindly an animal actor has been treated--they didn't volunteer, they were volunteered by a trainer.
however i can tell you i know the wonderful broadway dog handler, bill berloni, who rescues dogs and helps them find a new chapter in life when the majority would have been put down. he is a sweet guy and his dogs treated with more than respect, they are handled with love. all of his dogs in Annie have been rescue dogs!

For me knowing that the elephant can get her payback in the end gave me the strength to watch it. It is difficult to watch and for one scene, you don't see it but the noise is just as bad as watching it.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise. ~ Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Part of the heart of this film is that violence, so it is important to witness it in its entirety.
I did cry the first time I saw it, but to be fair I was premenstrual and I even cried watching "The Iron Giant" (that "superman" line gets me every time)...so do not take me as an example.
I do not think there is as much violence toward animals as you think though. Even if you do end up crying or just feeling bad it will be worth experiencing the film.

Watching the elephant abuse was very hard to watch. I cried throughout the whole thing and for several minutes after it happened. I was yelling saying how much I wanted to beat the guy that beat the elephant. It didn't really happen I know but I can't stand to watch innocent animals getting beaten like that. She was listening to Rob. You just have to have that connection with the animals to get them to do what you want them to. Beating them will make them that much more defiant.

The things you think you see would be computer generated anyway, so I don't know what the problem would be.






Born when she kissed me, died when she left me, lived whilst she loved me

Honestly, I had to stop watching half way through because the violence made me so upset. Yes, a lot of it is implied, but it's still existing in the world of the film and the mere knowledge of it was too much for me.

The film itself wasn't bad and I wish I could have finished it, but the abuse was making me sick and I just had to give up and turn it off. If you're sensitive to animal cruelty, you may not want to watch this movie.