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.

“What is success? Does nature have this concept? A successful tree or a non-successful tree? It's just a tree. Successful bird or not? She's just a bird. So either about life, or about the profession, one of the most unusual actresses of our time, Rosa Khairullina, talks.
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.
Haven't you heard? There's a new horror subgenre: cerebral gore, that's probably been around for decades and we're now just starting to talk about it.
There is no aspect of this film that falls short, except perhaps in minor ways.
"First Day" is a trans kid slice-of-life tv show that brings desperately needed diversity to coming-of-age stories in mainstream media. Here's a show that get's it right by having a trans actress in a story centered on trans girlhood.
In Tall Girl, Jodi learns to stand tall and find confidence within.
Greta Garbo, a queer actress playing a real-life queer Queen is the best of both worlds.