My Review of The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man is one of the best movies I have ever seen. What really drew my attention was the fact that it was based on a true story, meaning there was actually an elephant man that looked like how they portrayed him in the movie. I think John Merrick is a magnificent character. He goes from being the biggest freak in a freak show to being given a round of applause by everybody in an opera. Throughout the movie he is always scared and curious, but he eventually overcomes that and begins to speak. What I love the most about John Merrick is how he always just wanted to be happy since the beginning, he didn't let all the attention get to him and alternate his intensions, he just always wanted to be happy. I also love how in the scene where he dies, how it gave me the idea that he did it because he finally has been able to do what his biggest goal was, and that was just to be happy, he lived for so long, just to be happy with his life, and when he had finally done that, he saw no other real reason to live anymor. I also love how this movie uses symbolism. I like how they show John Merrick as a god, but not our typical god, in fact a kind of god no one ever imagined. I love how this movie makes you think in order to understand the real message behind the movie.