The Elephant Man Reviews

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

Beautiful man

based on a true story noooooo

Profoundly moving and one of the most definitive masterpieces I’ve seen in a while. I wouldn’t be hard pressed to call it perfect. Some of the best performances and makeup ever. The very best and very worst of humanity on show, a film everyone should see in their lifetime

Very compassionate yet hard to watch at times with a twist of David Lynch flair

7,5/10

There's a good dose of kindness and humanity in this film. The friendship between the doctor and John Merrick is very pleasant to watch, and seeing him supported when everyone rejects him is heartwarming.

Heart breaking cinema movies don’t get better than this

8.6/10


10.03.26

“It’s the audience that’s transformed, the first time he’s seen on screen, we cover our faces and turn away in horror at his hideousness. But by the end, we’re on a close shot of his face and all we can see is his beauty. He didn’t change but we changed.”

good stuff recommended by Karl pilkington

The story telling is great and it’s a quality movie, but the story itself I was not a fan of. Like it’s a good movie but it’s about a deformed man who’s horrifically abused and humiliated his whole life and the happy ending is that people start tearing him like a person.

4/5
So I decided to give David Lynch another go after my sheer disappointment of Eraserhead, and it was pretty good this time. Shit almost had me crying.

4.5/5

bichette

This is Lynch's more accessible film and the most different from what I've seen so far. I don't want to say that I enjoy it more cause I'm not left confused by the end even though it may be true a little, but this film is very touching, and you really feel for the character.

a good movie just not my cup of tea

6/25/26: saw on 35 mm and I was sad <3

Weird but good