Mr. fourlemons has been wanting me to watch The Elephant Man for a while, so in honor of David Lynch we will be watching it this evening at 6PM US ET if anyone wants to join in. (That should not overlap with the MovieChat Movie Club movie.)
If you're not able to join but would like to comment on your thoughts on the movie, feel free!
It's definitely a good movie but one needs to be in the mood for some moving drama in order to watch it.
shareEven though I haven't seen it I know what you mean, and I'm interested to see it. I've been putting it off for a while because usually I'm not in the mood to see such a film, but today feels like the right day. 👍
shareYou won't be disappointed. John Hurt is a superb actor. Another very serious movie he's in which I recommend. https://moviechat.org/tt0066730/10-Rillington-Place
shareThank you!
share1 hour until movie time if anyone is interested! 📽️
shareI will watch it. If it's not about Dumbo as an adult man, I will be disappointed.
shareI'm having trouble finding where I can stream it. Google said Amazon Prime but apparently it's unavailable there. Currently searching.
shareYou can search here:
https://archive.org/details/the-elephant-man-1980
Is that the movie itself at the top of the page? I've never used this site before.
shareWe found it on YouTube and will cast it to our TV starting in 30 minutes.
shareAre you watching? We ended up using your link.
shareWill watch in a little while.
I'm not getting a Disney vibe from what I've seen.
Remember when you said checkmate to me the other day? There's a scene in this movie where I wanted to say "checkmate".
See if you can figure it out when you watch it.
Is it the scene where Merrick is buying a new iPhone and he wants to pay by cheque and the Apple Store clerks confirms his payment choice by saying "Cheque, mate?"
Silly Willy. Or in your case, Silly Philly.
Want me to tell you which scene I meant? There were actually a couple in the movie that probably could have qualified, though I had only seen one of them when I made that post.
You do realize the parkerbot has limited recall abilities and cannot recall a post from five minutes ago, let alone a day ago.
Did you watch the movie?
shareI did indeed.
shareIn the scene where the mean fat guy in the boardroom wanted to kick John out of the hospital and he appeared close to getting his way, and then that royal lady came in and gave the Queen's endorsement for keeping John there, Dr. Lector and the kindly hospital chairman had this look in their eyes like, "Hehe fatso. Checkmate."
You didn't know I was a body language expert, did you?
And I thought I had a bad memory.
It was the Princess of Wales with a note from Queen Victoria.
As for checkmate, uhm, are you John Geilgud?
Starting the movie now!
shareThis was a moving and tragic film, and especially so since it was based on a true story. There was something about the whole tone of the movie that made me feel the sadness in a way that is hard to put it into words.
Also if I had been there in person there were a few people I would have liked to hit over the head with a sack of flour, too.
Yes, this is what I meant about being in the right mood for it. It's the pathos it elicits. Much like this: "Why was I not made of stone like thee?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf2L1T4YXfI
shareI've never seen the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I'm sure it would have a very similar feel. I had to look up the word pathos but yes, that word is just right.
shareOh, you need to see the 1939 version with Charles Laughton. This is why he saved her and it exemplifies pathos. He tells her simply, "You gave me water." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy4sDYCweGI
shareThat's the kind of movie you watch and realize whatever problems you think you got, you probably ain't got problems.
Indeed, my friend. To be able to get up easily out of bed and walk around, or go out in public and blend in with the crowd, are things most people can enjoy everyday but don't realize how lucky they are to do it.
shareI felt that way about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
shareIt's a depressing somber movie heavy handed on the drama looking at someone disfigured like this. It's a well done movie but you will need to go outside and look at sunshine after and smell fresh air
shareYeah, I was kind of down in the dumps afterwards last night and even this morning until I determined I needed to shift my focus and do some more uplifting things today.
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