Review of Freaks

Freaks (1932)
7/10
Great Movie
24 November 2010
I watched this movie today and I was pleasantly surprised with it. I thought I was going to watch something exploiting actors with deficiencies, but it was more of a parable about human beings taking advantage of others. It features "freaks" in a circus, but we can see them as representation of everyday victims. People who are in disadvantage whether it is because of a physical disability, or because they are sensitive (the midget who falls in love with the trapezist), or because they lack a qualification, or because they are immigrants. We are all like the midget at one time or another. And there will always be beautiful trapezists around to screw us up if we don't watch out. Great movie.
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