Review of The Elephant Man (1980) by Steven1981 — 22 May 2020
A fairly good film, I watched it thinking it was going to be a mixture of Eraserhead and The Fly and the reason being we know this dude was deformed and hideous plus it was black and white like Eraserhead and David Lynch made it however I was wrong.
.. Made in 1980 by director David Lynch "The Elephant Man" is a historical drama movie made in black and white and portrays the life of Joseph Merrick who was a deformed figure and somewhat unwanted by many people yet accepted by many others.
In the film we see the struggles, we see love, acceptance and at times it's emotional but also at times nasty but only towards the Elephant Man in a cruel manner. It's a fairly beautiful film and great acting from Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt who plays John/Joseph Merrick aka The Elephant Man who I think was diagnosed with Proteus syndrome in real life but not sure and I think this is what caused his deformity.
This review of The Elephant Man (1980) was written by Steven1981 on 22 May 2020.
The Elephant Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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