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.

The night before their last day at St. John's School, all rich kids from senior year gather together to party and celebrate. When the sun finally rises, the whole class rushes towards the school campus, singing, waving flags, and shooting smoke flares, most of them still drunk. After going all around the building, they're told by the school authorities to clean the entire mess they’ve done, which triggers them into a state of anger and frustration, so instead of celebreting outside the school building, they all sprint towards the inside. The consequences snowball into an in depth reflection of some of the students regarding their actions, and how their non-perfect school life was while attending a so called “perfect” school.
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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