Katie Jurek Very slow pace, didn't appeal to me but I can see the appeal it would have to others. Still a heartbreaking story for the poor man.

erfanzardehi The movie "The Elephant Man" is one of David Lynch's first experiences and one of his classic works. This is a form of admiration. Fine, fancy and thoughtful framing.The film process is slow, but the slowdown is accurate and accurate.The actors have all come out well and everything is in place. The content of the screenplay is also very nice. He speaks of isolation that exists in all people. An elephant man in all of us humans.

merelyaninnuendo The Elephant ManDespite of having an uncanny resemblance with Frankenstein, it not only stands alone but surpasses the character's innocence and depth to an extent where it is not possible to be moved by it for its impact grows stronger after each frame as it ages on screen. Having said that, a smart adaptation by Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch is written explicitly offering enough stage and range to each and every character to factor in effectively, is the key to it. And the rest of it is left on David Lynch; the director, whose brilliant execution ups the ante of the feature and enters it onto the major league. As mentioned earlier, the feature scores majestically on performance objective that is fulfilled satisfactorily by John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins. The Elephant Man is one of those rare features that happened to have everything in the right place like brilliant execution, stellar performance, perfect editing, amazing background score and above all the simplest yet pragmatic ideology that connects instantly to the audience.

DonAlberto David Lynch has something of a reputation amongst what might be defined as Postmodern cinema. His films haven't always met my desires or expectations; not always have i been able to interpret correctly this or that hint in his films or to find out the meaning of one of his indisputable works of art.Yet, that's not an obstacle for my to be able to admit that he is as talented as any director out there. Stating the contrary would be both short-sighting and an unjustified attack on his talent. Besides, even if I don't share the same values his promotes with his cinema, I'll always admire someone who has enough grit to stick to his guns when needed, someone who upholds a certain view of what cinema should be like. The Elephant man is good prove of that and like with the best John Ford's films leaves you with sniff of good cinema. One can only kneel down and pray to God so it would never go ways, so it would stay with you, by your sided, through thick and thin, through your darkest hours.That's precisely the theme of the Elephant Man, as the protagonist, an Englishman who goes by the name of John Merrick is the embodiment of sorrow and despair. Born with deformities all over his body, his left arm is useless, his face looks torn as if it was run over by a steamroller.John Hurt is magnificent portraying this half man, half elephant. it bestows upon the character such solemnity and dignity that it's difficult to get your eyes off him. I couldn't image another actor doing a job as equal as good. There is a showdown as for performances between John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins. The latter's character is a doctor that one day comes across the circus the Elephant man is travelling with. Out of interest and I'd like to think love decides to buy him off the manager. He took it to the hospital he works at and, at first, the sees in him everybody else sees: a monster. As times goes by, though, the monster's humanity and tenderness seep into the world and manifest themselves to everybody with the will to see. It's then when the doctor starts to see "through him".Just as the glimmering smile of a baby can shake off the lingering sadness that surround one's heart after a break up, you'll turn this movie into a memory, a moment of clarity an love to come back to when the monster we all carry insides us wants to take over.