Let's not spend time telling about the "plot" but rather just tell that this film is one of the best and yet also most grotesque films ever made and then it's even authentic which I find excessively frightening. The story is told in such a remarkable way that if anyone can watch it without feeling deeply ashamed on behalf of humanity then they haven't understand the film at all. Personally I cried...
What is the worst, I feel, is that not so many things have changed since; we're still not accepting "different" people we've just become more subtle in our ways of showing it. Although there's no circuses anymore where you can see "monster humans" that doesn't change the fact that if the Elephant Man would live today his life wouldn't be a bit better than then. Maybe materially but he'd still be subjected to redicule and disgust. So that's how "far" we've devoloped since them!!
Watch it and think about it; that would be worth your time as it also was worth mine. It a kind of film that will make an eternal impression.
What is the worst, I feel, is that not so many things have changed since; we're still not accepting "different" people we've just become more subtle in our ways of showing it. Although there's no circuses anymore where you can see "monster humans" that doesn't change the fact that if the Elephant Man would live today his life wouldn't be a bit better than then. Maybe materially but he'd still be subjected to redicule and disgust. So that's how "far" we've devoloped since them!!
Watch it and think about it; that would be worth your time as it also was worth mine. It a kind of film that will make an eternal impression.