My Review Of The Elephant Man

The movie The Elephant Man made me cry at least two times. I thought it was an extremely sad movie that represented a lot of the ways that people in my community, including myself, act. The cruelty with which the characters treated John Merrick was hideous. I was very sad when I saw John being treated as an animal several times throughout the movie. I think that in my society, people act this way with others as well. Bullying, racism, and shutting people out, simply because they are different is very common in my community, and I can relate it to the way people acted towards John Merrick.  When people would stare at John, and people would take advantage of him, I found myself questioning whether I had ever done something like that before. I doesn't have to be something like abusing, or calling someone a monster, it could have been simply by alienating someone because of their character, the way they look, where they come from, or what their beliefs are. It made me realize that people can be hurt very easily and sometimes it can be hard for someone else to understand that. Watching the elephant man made me want to change my attitude towards other people because even though Im not doing something that i believe affects them directly, I might be making a huge impact on their daily life. I give this movie five stars for forcing people to question their humanity and allowing the public to see who the real monsters are.