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The Elephant (2023)
Glorifies violence and is morally empty
This film should be burned. I saw nothing in it that was morally uplifting or redemptive. It glorifies violence, no matter the justification for it, making it bloody for the sake of violence. I see that many disagree with me, but I sat for three hours shifting in my seat feeling uncomfortable.
The only thing I did like about it was the majestic shots of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the forest below, filled with life and innocence. It felt very much like a portrait of Eden. But just like Eden there was a snake in it, that corrupted it, drawing two parallel worlds. I thought it was strange that this is where the antagonist chose to live, while spreading bloody havoc into the streets. Maybe this was a metaphor by the filmaker, but to me, it was just over the top violence.