Review of the Elephant Man

The film, The Elephant Man, by David Lynch is a very powerful film which follows a man named John Merrick who is horribly disfigured due to a birth deformity. At first glance, the film mostly seemed to be about John Merrick, however, this wasn't the case. The true purpose of the film is to illustrate how John Merrick himself affected those around him. For example, the audience assumes that Dr. Treeves is a protagonist in the film, for he put in all of his effort to try and find a cure for John Merrick.