"Freaks" is a pioneer work on the subject of abnormal shows. After its release, it was banned due to the grotesque subject matter and became a money-losing movie at that time. But in future generations, this is a rare good movie. The reflection on life and human nature contained in the film, and the thinking on "normal" and "abnormal", were ignored by the audience at the time. However, time has passed, and the film will be valued by more people in later generations. Under the washing of time, "Freaks" has not lost its original light, but has become more and more eye-catching. The director threw a naked question to the audience: Who is a "normal person" in the end. A scene of Revenge on Rainy Night in the film was rendered very fascinating by the director
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Freaks evaluation action
2022-01-07 15:52
Extended Reading
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Ibrahim 2022-03-26 09:01:09
The emotional attitude towards deformed people is neither discriminatory nor overly advocating great goodness, which is the biggest highlight of this film. Of course, it is a bit of a deliberate pursuit of curiosity to expose real freaks directly on the big screen, asking the audience to make emotional judgments about them. On the whole, the curious element is still a bit too much, and of course it is still a good film. 4638 (20180924 Rewatch, and finally she finally became one of them.
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Sarah 2022-03-25 09:01:14
Dramatic films of the Griffith era, and human curiosity that has never changed. It's just a small society in this perverted big society.
Freaks quotes
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Cleopatra: OOH! HOLY JUMPING CHRISTMAS!
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Carnival Barker: We didn't lie to you folks. We told you we had living, breathing, monstrosities. You laughed at them, shuddered at them. And, yet, but for the accident of birth, you might be one as they are. They did not ask to be brought into the world. But, into the world they came. Their code is a law unto themselves: offend one and you offend them all.