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The elephant man review

David lynch's adaptation to the real life story of a deformed man lost in his world and created

by others, first sight of him at a circus where he is found by Anthony hopkins's character anddecides he will help this very curious looking man, to which he takes him into his hospital and

looks after him as his own, to which he is revieled to the world by the press, and curiously

looked upon further, Heartbraking story of a deformity, the effects and consequences.

fig.1 Elephant Man

within the image above it shows how trapped the elephant man really is, within himselfand within life itself, everybody looking at him and calling upon him in ways to which

nobody would ever appreciate david lynch really has captured the emotions behind this

story and portrayed every shot as the best it can be,it's a very benign horror film, one in

which "the creature" is the pursued instead of the pursuer (Canb, 2011) showing the

side of man that is truly beastly and showing that people turn into as much as a monster

as the "monster" they are so willingly to look upon and mock. 

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fig.2 Poster Art, Elephant man and Anthony Hopkins

Within the image above it shows of great emotion with Anthony hopkins face, and

concentration for his actions and possibilities, also the caption " a story of bravery a triumph of 

humanity" which captures the very famous moment in the film of the elephant man running

away from a screaming group, to which he stands up for himself in great courage and screams "

I AM NOT AN ANIMAL, I AM A HUMAN BEING!" which really captures what david lynch wants

the audience to feel, happyness and solitude for the character and that feeling of 

accomplishment and that anybody can do anything, they just have to fight for it.

His moving performance contrasts with the Victorian world of industrial horror thatdirector David Lynch tries to crush him with (Haflidason,2001) such as drunks, angry

groups, his "master" and the general public whom to which have eyesight upon him, but

in a very unique light the film shines through the darkness of the victorian world and

twists it to the brightness to life on the other side. 

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Fig.3

Elephant Man "Owner"

the make believe owner of the elephant man, making profit off looks for the ugliness that he

provides within the film makes only anger and sympathy for him, as by the end of the fim the

true story behind him is that hes so ugly on the inside he only makes up for it for what he cant

be on the outside, to which he loves Merrick(elephant man) for all the wrong reasons and

the viewer really understand this which i feel david lynch portrayed very well.

At his time of greatest happiness, his suicide (Francis, 2008) the final scene of the

emotional rollercoaster of a film, the happiest moment of the film yet, for the worst

reasons, the happyness the viewer feels for the final rest of merrick, yet the sadness of

the reason to which it has to happen.i feel this is very well shown through the film

gradually building up to the moment when he is at peice once and for all from everythin

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and has gone through a horrible life but has been shown in the best possible light.

Bibliography

at his time of greatest happiness, his suicide Freddie Francis.2008

http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/63796/the-elephant-man.html 

it's a very benign horror film, one in which "the creature" is the pursued instead of the

pursuer. Vincent Canb 2011

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF1731B32CA0484CC0B7799C836896 

His moving performance contrasts with the Victorian world of industrial horror thatdirector David Lynch tries to crush him with Almar Haflidason  2001

illustration list

fig.1 Elephant man

http://listverse.com/2008/06/07/top-15-modern-black-and-white-movies/ 

Accessed 17/10/2011

fig.2 Elephant man and Anthony Hopkins

http://www.signis.net/malone/tiki-index.php?page=Elephant+Man&PHPSESSID=0647f8d1b7c5

f8521f8de606796b616d 

Accessed 17/10/2011

Fig.3 Elephant Man "Owner"

http://entertainmentguidefilmtv.blogspot.com/2010/11/elephant-man-1980-1010.html accessed 17/10/2011