Sunday, October 12, 2003

Elephant - the story for rude children ;)

So... yesterday we watched 'Elephant' - a very famous movie that should have moved us deeply. And... it hasn't at all. Being frank, I wouldn't recommend this picture to anyone. That's another example of talking about the world and people in a very popular - 'straight and strike' way. What I have observed recently, all these things about civilisation that annoy us or worry are usually presented like a comics - you've got a picture and the information what's up and there is no place for thinking by a reader - you are supposed to receive a message - a very simple and direct - consume it, no matter what's going to happen further. The idea about art as phenomena that meaning is different for different people, who are rather to receive it and re-create in their minds, rather has disappeared from the modern world. The art we are expected to consume is not complicated - everthing is direct and clear. There is no possibility to make mistake and understand a message in other way that an author was going to.
'Elephant' gave us the impression that youth is rather silly, focused on general look, sex and hurt by the previous generation. Sex isn't an individual experience any more - it's for the knowledge and usage of everyone, it's public. Bulimia and anorexia nervosa touch only stupid blondies (quoquoquo). Homosexualists are never understood by others and never their positive dreams come true (they can be dangerous also). Their position in a modern society is rather clear - connected with general tolerance. That's bad - a screen-writer says - you never know what's going to happen if such a homosexualist is hungry... Or maybe homosexuality is the problem of boredom and feeling that all you do is hopeless - the inferiority complex? Another discovery was the influence of computer games on young people (the game was also very clear and direct - ridiculous!). The same with TV. And this lack of basic knowlegde... Oh, it can be - it is possible among our know-all youth (ignorance according to knowledge still increasing). There was a mix of stereotypes that caused a bloody massacre - a specific holocaust, as the writer says - just for fun.
I don't say the issues showed in this film aren't important. They are very crucial for our future - because next generation is the future. All the matters are destructive for people and we must find the solutions. What's wrong? Why don't we like it at all?
If there is something that is supposed to knock-out you completely and despite this, it just clapped... It's just funny.
"Enny menny minny moe..."

ps1. the chant killed us with this pseudo intellectual paraphrase....
ps2. there was something we liked - the pictures

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