The Elephant Man

Watched This in tribute to David Lynch’s Birthday/Passing Along with John Hurts Birthday ( RIP THE GOATS) Art is the only way I can describe this it’s soul crushing it can convey so many emotions in such little time while it’s not perfect it’s a Masterpiece 9.4/10

The Elephant Man is so disturbing — and so successful — because it makes you think about the privilege and oppression in a bottom-line way.

broke my heart as a kid, i couldn’t understand how people could be so cruel

Kinda a crazy statement that THIS is your most normal film.

But being just that, I felt as though i was able to connect with this far more than a lot of Lynch’s other work. I wasn’t having to fixate on deciphering and analysing - instead being able to just take it all in and appreciate the story. Feels like a deservedly harsh judgement on all of us for judging a book by its cover, it’s a term thrown around a lot, but I don’t think many of us practice what we preach.

Whilst Anthony Hopkins does some very good work here, John Hurt is a triumph. I can’t even imagine the difficulty to have to perform, hell even move with all that prosthetics and make-up being applied. It’s an incredible feat and he does a sensational job.

Certainly a highlight in Lynch’s filmography for me as I begin to make my way through it. Although like all of his others, this too would benefit from a rewatch.

He’s a real man indeed

Amazing!