An honest and devastating film

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2010)

The Elephant Man is the only David Lynch film so far that I have seen that is completely straight-forward, and his only really heart-breaking film. The film is simple, but it is written and directed with the highest level of skill. The film is a very sad story of a man who was mistreated, and of course, such a film will be criticized as manipulative. I am not a big fan of 'sad' films that play with emotions. I prefer the dark, edgy mystery/crime films or thrillers that play with your head and not your heart, but I cannot deny that The Elephant Man is the best you can do without pushing me over the edge. It is honest, and that is a quality to be admired these days. Overall, I very much respect that Lynch made a film like this, because I know that this is not his personal preference of film to make, but he managed to make the best of a story like this, and it definitely strung a chord in both my head and my heart.