beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 2002)

This movie was truly amazing; what's more is it's all true. There actually was a man who, despite how beautiful he was on the inside, was so severely deformed physically that he couldn't go out in public for fear of prejudice and mockery. I respect Joseph (or John) Merrick for his courage and strong will; although I was frightened when I saw this for the first time when I was about ten, I understood right away that the way he was being treated by his owner was not right. And I felt for him. I cried. This movie was so well done; the black and white added to the "feel" of the movie. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.