yellow and burnt orange

on "elephant," Gus Van Sant directing ("finding forrester" & "goodwill hunting")
this title, i'm told, is inspired by "the Buddhist parable about three blind men who are unable to describe a pachyderm after touching it." this seems appropriate given the subject matter, which ought not be subjected to articulation.

"elephant" is also lacking any emotion of hysteria at the same time as it goes without providing explanation on the cause of killings. the characters' lives brush past each other and against each other to create an intimacy among them. i too feel the brushing, brushing, brushing and find myself experiencing the movement of this seemingly ordinary day along with them. ...it is good to step back from questions that were raised during the hysteria of it all. "will my child get shot in school today?" and "what is wrong with the American school system?" in place of hysteria is pure unpanicked grief and sadness; this is much needed.

plus the yellow and orange tones all smooth and polished are incredible... the effect takes me to memories of the scented lip balm with the yellow and orange sunshine on its lid i had as a little girl.