Gus Van Sant's Constant Thematic and Cinematic Elements
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.

A series of sadistic murders has plagued a small resort town. Each death is more gruesome than the last. Each is the work of a sick serial killer and cannibal. Lola Thinks eating the flesh from her male victims will keep her young and beautiful. Her lover and partner in murder, Sandman kills for the love of it. The two of them are unaware the hunt is on from two determined cops and a woman who lost her brother to their murder spree.
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.
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