My Review on the Elephant Man

When the movie just began, I had no idea what was going on, making it extremely difficult for me to get into the movie. However, as the movie went on, i started understanding it more and more. When the elephant man, or John Merrick, made his first appearance, I did not get a feeling of disturbance like most of the characters in the movie. At first I thought it was because I was not actually seeing him in person, but then I realized that most people in our class did get scared. I was very shocked, but instead of being overwhelmed with a feeling of disgust, I was filled with pity in a way. Knowing that this movie was based on a true story only made this feeling of sorrow for John even stronger. I tried to put myself in his position, but no matter how hard I tried, I could not imagine how difficult it must have been. It was here when I really started getting into the movie and enjoying it much more. So far, this has been my favorite movie that we have watched in class.

My Name John Merrick...

My name is John Merrick and today I lived my worst nightmare. Everyday here at the London Hospital seems to get better, but I knew it was too good to be true. You would think that after a life time of being made fun of and being mistreated I would be used to this, but I guess I still am not. Getting away from Mr. Bytes was the best thing that had ever happened to me, but today... today I saw him again. It has been a while now that the night porter, who's supposed to be taking care of the hospital, has been bringing his friends here to watch me. Being in the circus had already got me accustomed to being watched and made fun of, but the amount of embarrassment I felt today was imcomparable. They must think I am beyond stupid if they believe that it does not bothering me that these drunk, ugly men are drowning me with alcohol and making me kiss these women. The humiliation I felt only increased when i saw Bytes was here and even more when he took me away with him once more.