like people The pursuit of human identity is actually socially imposed. Isn't the cry of not animals but humans powerless? The difference between humans and animals is originally from a human perspective and is defined by humans. In fact, any species has specific rules that belong to its own ethnic group, and only humans can call it For Culture
2, three kinds of curiosity and three stages: freak show, hospital and screen. Freak shows are savage, naked, and spurned by the upper echelons; the hospital is another stage where doctors and upper class people learn to introspect and reflect, and hope to "save" the elephant man from his tragic fate; Finally, it's the screen. The audience admits to having a critical eye, examining the first two stages, but in fact who can deny that they didn't enter the theater with the same mentality at all? After all, human beings cannot overcome the narrow vision of measuring everything by their own rules, culture or normality. While we despise differences, we consume and exploit differences, which is extremely cruel.
3 Expressionism: Shadows, Smoke, Fear and Demons. From the author's point of view, it may be Lynch's personal hobby (the eraser head has the same style), or it may need to be combined with the background of the times. In addition, the film uses a lot of special effects imitating the 1920s in some clips. In these clips, dialogues are often not used to match the music, which restores the visual style of the 1920s.
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