Really sobering film, I really do feel bad for the elephant man. When he delivered that, I am a human line, chills. I did feel like the pacing was a bit off overall though, it did slow down a lot during the middle. The weird romance parts were also a bit uncomfortable but still good, it’s just a tad awkward to watch. There was a lot of genuine emotion especially coming from the elephant man having no one who loved him before. The ending did confuse me a bit but I did like it, it’s just a bit weird. Anyways, solid film, will watch again.

Really sobering film, I really do feel bad for the elephant man. When he delivered that, I am a human line, chills. I did feel like the pacing was a bit off overall though, it did slow down a lot during the middle. The weird romance parts were also a bit uncomfortable but still good, it’s just a tad awkward to watch. There was a lot of genuine emotion especially coming from the elephant man having no one who loved him before. The ending did confuse me a bit but I did like it, it’s just a bit weird. Anyways, solid film, will watch again.

*“If only I could find her, so she could see me with such lovely friends here now; perhaps she could love me as I am. I've tried so hard to be good.”
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Happy Birthday David Lynch!

A little late to the party celebrating David Lynch’s birthday, but I finally got around to viewing his 1980 film, The Elephant Man. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to say this is Lynch’s most heartbreaking film.

The film is a true story, following John Merrick (John Hurt), a man born with a congenital disorder and is used as a sideshow act because of his “grotesque” appearance. When he’s taken in by Dr. Fredrick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), the Doctor takes a new approach and tries to understand Merrick emotionally. He finds Merrick’s pure heart and welcomes him into a world of love and acceptance that Merrick had never experienced.

Shot in beautiful black and white, Lynch tells this heartbreaking story with respect, and as a result, I feel it lacks a lot of that Lynchian style, although it’s definitely still there in a lot of the dream sequences. But I think that’s why I actually loved this film so much, as it’s a refreshing dynamic between realism and Lynchian.

This is a film that is definitely tough to swallow. Watching civilians laugh and are visibly uncomfortable around Merrick is upsetting, and it’s something we still see today, not just with those with deformities. But this film is a reminder to judge based on heart, rather than looks. As melancholic as it is, it’s also beautiful, and it’s the Lynch film that’ll stick with me the most so far.

Featured Lists:
***David Lynch Ranked***
***1980 Ranked***

*“If only I could find her, so she could see me with such lovely friends here now; perhaps she could love me as I am. I've tried so hard to be good.”
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Happy Birthday David Lynch!

A little late to the party celebrating David Lynch’s birthday, but I finally got around to viewing his 1980 film, The Elephant Man. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to say this is Lynch’s most heartbreaking film.

The film is a true story, following John Merrick (John Hurt), a man born with a congenital disorder and is used as a sideshow act because of his “grotesque” appearance. When he’s taken in by Dr. Fredrick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), the Doctor takes a new approach and tries to understand Merrick emotionally. He finds Merrick’s pure heart and welcomes him into a world of love and acceptance that Merrick had never experienced.

Shot in beautiful black and white, Lynch tells this heartbreaking story with respect, and as a result, I feel it lacks a lot of that Lynchian style, although it’s definitely still there in a lot of the dream sequences. But I think that’s why I actually loved this film so much, as it’s a refreshing dynamic between realism and Lynchian.

This is a film that is definitely tough to swallow. Watching civilians laugh and are visibly uncomfortable around Merrick is upsetting, and it’s something we still see today, not just with those with deformities. But this film is a reminder to judge based on heart, rather than looks. As melancholic as it is, it’s also beautiful, and it’s the Lynch film that’ll stick with me the most so far.

Featured Lists:
***David Lynch Ranked***
***1980 Ranked***

The Elephant Man is devastating but at the same time it fills your soul with happiness, seeing how they begin to treat him as a human being and not as a beast in a show, John Hurt is a great actor and Lynch recognizes him as "simply the greatest actor in the world." It is sad to know that this type of discrimination still exists and that this happened in the nineteenth century which only leaves us as beings that no matter how much we advance technologically our values do not evolve and we remain like the animals that we are.

Technically this is simply 10/10, the music, the sound, the performances, the cinematography, maybe the editing not so much but all together makes this a masterpiece.

Thank you for reading and God bless you.

96/100

The Elephant Man is devastating but at the same time it fills your soul with happiness, seeing how they begin to treat him as a human being and not as a beast in a show, John Hurt is a great actor and Lynch recognizes him as "simply the greatest actor in the world." It is sad to know that this type of discrimination still exists and that this happened in the nineteenth century which only leaves us as beings that no matter how much we advance technologically our values do not evolve and we remain like the animals that we are.

Technically this is simply 10/10, the music, the sound, the performances, the cinematography, maybe the editing not so much but all together makes this a masterpiece.

Thank you for reading and God bless you.

96/100

i straight up wanted to kill myself when they went in his room and started harassing him i can't deal with this david lynch

i straight up wanted to kill myself when they went in his room and started harassing him i can't deal with this david lynch

David Lynch’s The Elephant Man is a tragic tale about the story of the man John Merrick. This film is devastating, heartbreaking, and some other words i don’t know. John Hurt is completely transformed into Merrick and the makeup for him is so accurate to what he looked like in real life and it’s hard to not be impressed since the movie came out in 1980. The story is devastating and Lynch takes us through his life and the constant struggle and hatred he faced just because of the way he looked, we are first introduced to him as a circus act apart of the “Freak show” and to know this all occurred makes it even more sad. We learn more and more about John and his backstory as it progresses and how he was neglected by his mom because of the way he looked and how he was a loner, and how when he finally made some friends he hoped that she could be proud that he did something right, and there are about 10 more scenes similar that break your heart even more. The most famous quote when John is trying to get away from the mob is the most heartbreaking.

David Lynch’s The Elephant Man is a tragic tale about the story of the man John Merrick. This film is devastating, heartbreaking, and some other words i don’t know. John Hurt is completely transformed into Merrick and the makeup for him is so accurate to what he looked like in real life and it’s hard to not be impressed since the movie came out in 1980. The story is devastating and Lynch takes us through his life and the constant struggle and hatred he faced just because of the way he looked, we are first introduced to him as a circus act apart of the “Freak show” and to know this all occurred makes it even more sad. We learn more and more about John and his backstory as it progresses and how he was neglected by his mom because of the way he looked and how he was a loner, and how when he finally made some friends he hoped that she could be proud that he did something right, and there are about 10 more scenes similar that break your heart even more. The most famous quote when John is trying to get away from the mob is the most heartbreaking.