I wish it was us who said that, not the "elephant man"

Elinor 2022-01-26 08:03:34

Another punch. This is the only movie I've seen halfway through these days and I want to leave. At the time, I was thinking that David Lynch was an idiot, why was it so depressing to make a subject that could be made into a positive movie? But when I saw it later, I thanked him - if I hadn't told this story in such gloom, this movie would probably be classified by me as a chicken soup film that preaches "Why are you not optimistic when this kind of person is so strong" or something similar The promotional film for "1917" - only this time it is to promote the tolerance, charity and nobility of British high society. It is because he has compressed the Elephant Man's happiness that I am not forced to be grateful to the English nobles, but only rejoice that they are still a group of people. I have to admit that I don't see cruelty. As a history student, it seems like I'm very unqualified to say that - "Elephant Man" is only one of the many people who have been cruelly treated in history, and it is not among the worst. But even though I have known a lot of unimaginable cruelty, my glass heart is only constantly being pricked and not tempered. For me, this type of text is scary enough, let alone the sights—the first time I've hated cinema sound so much. So this viewing was almost a test for me, and I'm glad I saw this movie for the first time in a movie theater - I have no right to stop it. I put up with it, despite abandoning part of the scene. I was not sublimated, just kept on enduring, cursing, and praying. I believe in human nature, I hope to be a good person, and I hope the world is peaceful. That's all.

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The Elephant Man quotes

  • Dr. Frederick Treves: Am I a good man? Or a bad man? That's all...

  • John Merrick: I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!