Blog #9 My review of the Elephant Man

The Elephant Man:
        This is one of the best movies I've seen. This movie signifies the never ending theme that people are judged based on appearances. It also reveals that the majority of people fear what they do not understand. One of the reasons I enjoyed this particular film is because John was abused, and neglected as a human being by strangers and yet he still manages to learn reading and writing and always hoped for a better future. I also admire John Merrick because he was always so sweet and easily satisfied even with those who abused him. The character of Frederick Treves was also very interesting because although at the beginning his intentions were not the purest, he was able to recognize this and quickly grew towards becoming a better person. This movie did a good job of showing how one person with a miserable past could touch and change so many people's lives for the better. John Merrick was able to make those around want to be the best kind of human beings they could possibly be.

My name is John Merrick....

     Today my good friend Dr. Frederick Treves and the Mothershead gave me the splendid news that the London is now my permanent home. Isn't this news just wonderful? Dr. Frederick Treves even gave me my very own dressing case! I've never owned anything so beautiful before. It is my favorite possession yet. The London will be a great new home. I have a table and bed of my very own. I finally don't have to sleep on the floor and get pushed around by Mr. Bytes. I even have my very own model church that I'm building right here in my very own room. It looks just like the one outside my window! Just a few more days and it will finally be completed. How wonderful it feels to have finally have found home with such nice people. I never thought that I could actually find friends. With all the kindness that the generous people of this hospital offer me I think that I could just be happy in this place.

Welcome to my nightmare.........

   Fear is very strange phenomenon. For centuries people have associated fear with darkness, witchcraft, vampires and werewolves. However, these are not the only types of fears in the world. When i was about six years old my father suggested that we watch movies and play video games so he rented the movies scream (not the funny version) and Grand Theft Auto (the first one) and told my sister and me we would watch the movie and then play. While watching the movie i did not find it scary or anything and when we played the game it was not particularly scary either. That night however i did have a nightmare and in my night mare i was the guy stealing the cars in Grand theft auto. What scared me however, was that every time i stepped out of the car a mob of people would surround me and everyone was shouting at the same time and i couldn't even see where i was going. So, i woke up. After waking up i did what any child would do and went to go find my father. When i entered his room i noticed that there was a candle lit in the room and when i looked at its reflection on the wall i noticed (to my horror) that it was the shape of a skull. After that i ran back to my room and played Super Mario Sunshine on the game cube until the sun came up and i could sleep again.