My Review of The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man was a beautiful movie and I enjoyed it very much. The main character John Merrick made me feel sorrow and joy because of how noble he is to the world even as they think he's an ugly monster. One of my favorite scenes was when John finds out he has a permanent home at the hospital and they give him his dressing case. It was one of those scenes that brought the biggest smiles to my face and I loved the acting of the character John Merrick. The movie made me realize that it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, but what's on the inside that counts. John was unattractive physically but his personality was gold and he was kind to everybody that he met. He never aimed at doing wrong to anybody that wronged him and remained grateful for the good that Dr. Treves did for him. I enjoyed the scene where John goes to the theater very much. It was such a cute and sweet scene; when Ms. Kendal dedicated the show to John, it made me "awww!" And when a scene makes me do that, you know its a good scene. As far as the resolution or ending of The Elephant Man, it left me feeling bittersweet. On one hand, I'm happy that John is finally done with his church and feels complete  however I can't help but feel sad that he choses to kill himself by sleeping like a normal person. The movie doesn't exactly say that he knew that would cause his death but I think John Merrick knew better than to sleep like a normal person. Overall, I feel sorry for John and if I was in the movie, I think I would just hug him and tell him everything's going to be okay. IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE.