a review of 象人

Saw the new 4K version. This may be the most straightforward plot in any David Lynch film. The look and sound definitely shows that this is right after Eraserhead, a lot of the same ambient noise design and gritty industrial landscape, but the story is a stark contrast. Anthony Hopkins is mesmerizing as Teves, the surgeon able to see the man under John Merrick's deformities. Throughout we see the monsters are the jeering crowd and worse characters trying to exploit a gentle soul in a warped body. This got Lynch his first two Oscar nominations and well-deserved