The Elephant Man/YMMV


 * Award Snub: At the time, Best Makeup at the Oscars was a "Special Citation" award that was given out twice So, this film's failure to get the citation was seen as a snub. The resulting controversy was the instigator for the establishment of the Best Makeup Oscar the following year.
 * Not to mention receiving 7 nominations in other categories, but winning none of them.
 * Complete Monster - The Night Porter. Terrible a person as he is, at least Bytes had the delusion that keeping Merrick in a freakshow was for his own good. The porter has absolutely no qualms with what he does and is convinced that it's how freaks are meant to live and how he can make good money.
 * Treves lampshades it in their confrontation: "YOU'RE the monster! YOU'RE the freak!"
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming - Most notably when Merrick is put back into Bytes' freakshow and the other freaks help him escape, showcasing that, despite appearances, they are some of the most humane characters in the film.
 * Also the night at the Opera, where Merrick is introduced to the crowd as a person of note... and receives a standing ovation.
 * Merrick being told that the hospital is his home now and his reaction.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome - So many.
 * Merrick asserting that he IS a human being. See This Is Sparta on the main page...
 * Nightmare Fuel: Though Merrick is the "freak", what the "normal" people do to him is a mix of Tear Jerker with pure horror.
 * Not to mention the surreal, Lynchian beginning and Merrick's dream.
 * Tear Jerker: Very much so.
 * Deserving mention, though, is the final scene of the movie..
 * Treves confirming that Merrick's condition is incurable, which he'd held off from asking from fear that this would be the case.
 * The Woobie: John could hardly be more so.
 * The Woobie: John could hardly be more so.