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.

Elizabeth is an orphan, raised in a convent, who is loved by all. Yet, one night, the good-natured teenager is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Her death throws the students of her college into the throes of a protest lead by her best friend and confidante Mikki. Elizabeth’s life is then opened up threadbare to find what killed her.
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.
An animated reboot based on the book of the same name, with differences from the live-action movie of the same name.
I imagine that it would be a dream job for an actor to play the parts of twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in I Know This Much Is True.
For the most part, 'Sweet Girl' recycles tired hyper masculine revenge tropes, but a surprise twist in the end turns it into a female-centric revenge film.
With 'The Last Movie Stars,' filmmaker and fanboy Ethan Hawke cracks the facade of Hollywood's last golden couple, but reveals a couple who were committed to each other before all else.
If your upbringing was anything like mine, where the TV acted as an additional parent- there are so many new stories and perspectives to explore.