A great emotional piece of work. From the beginning till the very end i was clinged to the characters and felt i was there with them experiencing the misery, the hope, the love. Because of this film's impression on me i'm checking into a lot more of David Lynch's work.
I love David Lynch, and I think that all of his films are great. However, The Elephant Man is definitely one of Lynch's most accessible films. Most of his other works are much more abstract. But they're all great, and he's such an interesting person.
This movie made me very sad when I first saw it, but I haven't seen it in a few years, so I barely remember it. I just remember my sister kept making fun of him.
i havent seen elephant man but i really really want to. I looooooooooooove David Lynch he is a genius. If u want to get into David Lynch I would recommend u get his short films they all come on dvd. If u arent that open minded than these short films arent for u. If u toke the reefer prepare urself before watching the short films.
Actually, I wouldn't recommend The Short Films of David Lynch as an introduction to Lynch (Although Mr. Lynch himself might disagree). I would recommend Blue Velvet for most and Eraserhead for the slightly more open-minded. I just wouldn't want someone to be turned off by the strangeness of The Grandmother and have that prevent him from seeing Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr., etc., all of which I find to be awesome. Anyway, I think you can watch most, if not all, of David Lynch's short films on Google Video or YouTube. Of course, fans should really buy the DVD (which isn't cheap)--after all, it's not like Lynch is filthy rich. If you want him to keep making movies, high DVD sales is the right motivation. Speaking of which, Inland Empire comes out Aug. 14th, I believe, as a two-disc set, reportedly with 90 mins. (!!!) of deleted scenes edited together by Lynch to make a separate, accompanying film!
i watched that movie in human anatomy class in high school. i thought it was sad, but still quite good.
