There is Justice in this World...

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2006)

What a Beautiful Movie this is.A truly Unique experience.
This (reality based)story is about a man that was heavily disfigured and ugly on the outside but beautiful and extraordinary on the inside.
A true example of how people should,but never will,be.
You may be pure,kind,gentle,the kind of person and friend everyone would like to meet,but if you differ from the others(because that was John's problem,he wasn't ugly,he was just different from the others.If he was born on a society formed of "Elephant-Mans" he would have been absolutely normal)your virtues count nothing at all and there are really few people who can appreciate you,usually open-minded ones(as Hopkins here).
What really touched me though,except from the great story,is a message that I personally found:
"THERE IS JUSTICE IS THIS WORLD".Kindness too if I might add.
When John was "tortured" by that hospital-guy(and his "owner" too)I kept saying inside of me these words:Justice exists,in this world or in the other.John will be awarded for his kindness and all those who transformed him into a way of entertainment will be punished.
I must admit that if John had died that night the whole bunch of persons entered the hospital and he was kissed by those women and spilled with wine,while the responsible of this situation managed to get away clean,I would have supposed that in the afterlife everything would have come to its right place.But ,since this wouldn't be shown,the movie wouldn't have the same impact on me.
What if in there is no afterlife or if there is no justice in the afterlife?I don't fully believe those last lines I wrote,but I don't negate them either.
Luckily enough,there is justice in this world...
John,even in an ugly body and in a terminal condition at his 21st year of age only,found what he wanted:Love and Acceptance by people,at least by some of them.
And the responsibles for his bad times got caught too. I would like to see what would Mr.Bytes(John's former owner)do in a foreign country without his "treasure"to feed him...same goes for that hospital guy,he would have to find another job,plus get another judgement when his time would come to pass on the other side...
To conclude,this movie faithfully depicts how people from a "darker" age(but not too different from ours-see Jews,Negro's etc.) act against something that is considered ugly and different.
I advise it to anyone who truly believes that : "Despite our differences,all humans are Equal"