for it's frighteningly accurate depiction of the sheep-like scum that most humans are today. Anyone else who just couldn't help but get incredibly enraged at the way some of the people were treating the poor guy? The fact that such humans actually exist in real life just makes me feel sick and depressed,
shareOf course the real monsters in the film are the people who treat Merrick so terribly. People are *beep*
We can look back to a time like that when people could pay to go see "freak shows" and I think most people watching the film probably think that was disgusting and we live in a morally superior time now. What occurred to me is that some people actually still do quite similar things and just like the people in the film don't realise how repugnant it is. I am thinking specifically of people who go on holiday to North Korea, to gawk at how strange it all is, just like gawking at the "Elephant Man". Taking a holiday in other people's misery. I am sure there are plenty of other examples.
Anyway, great film.