Earlier in the movie he said, "I wish I could sleep like normal people." Imagine never being able to lay horizontal to sleep? The things we take for granted. Despite being horribly disfigured his only desire in life: "I tried so hard to be a good person."
R.I.P Joseph Carey Merrick (John Merrick) the Elephant Man. You were always a normal human being at heart. You've taught us to never judge a book by it's cover.
I always cry the way he takes the pillows off the bed. He takes them off the bed and puts them on the table with such grace and softness. This just shows how gentle Joseph Merrick really was.
@@jamesfitzpatrick8300 I first saw this film on cable TV, when I was 8 or 9, back in the early 1980s. This is still one of the most powerful and emotional scenes I can recall in my life.
in actuality, Merrick died between 3pm and 4pm. His nurse had brought him food (I think oatmeal), and a book around 2:30pm or so. Around 4 o'clock she returned and noticed Merrick was lying down motionless..and the rest is history. RI.P Joseph Carey Merrick!
@@joesherry6732 that was the thought until recently. If you search for the death of the elephant man you’ll find clips from “meet the elephant man” where they investigated and found that an artery may have been compressed and stretched causing brain death.
That last scene where his mother's apparition welcomes him into heaven (afterlife) is absolutely beautiful and haunting. Davis Lynch successfully used his mind and talents for this film. What an achievement.
A very deeply moving film very well done John hurt gives the performance of a life time ! As great as deniro was in raging bull everytime I watch the elephant man I sometimes think hurt should have gotten it I’m glad he was nominated
It's sad, but weirdly triumphant as well. After a lifetime of being treated like shit, his death ends up being on his own terms rather than on someone else's. Even if he didn't intend to die, he still went out because of his own actions rather than anyone else's.
@neolithic.cosmonaut 🥰🙌👏what a wonderful way to begin a new day:the "in extenso" poem I've been looking for since my man and I met Mister Joseph Merrick thanks to David Lynch!We left the movie theater with no word because silence kept us closer to this exceptional and heroic young man.Later un the evening I burned an extra incense stick for him and my husband said:"The Queen should make him posthumous title a KBE for the honour of Humanity,don't you think?"He was a man of few words and many thoughts...Thanks again dear cosmonaut neighbour,take care of yourself and be happy!💖👵🐈⬛.
Merrick had a miserable and painful life as we never can imagine. But, in the end, while many suffer a awful death, he died from the most wished way that all of us want to die someday: sleeping, in a kindly place and in peace. Thank you, Mr. Lynch. You made all of us more human after your masterpiece.
@@lylahale5284 What do you expect of a man who's been dehumanized and made a laughingstoke an entire lifetime? I'd be surprised if he wasn't sour. He couldn't work, thus used his deformities to earn. It was absolutely fine.
What a terrible and absolutely heartbreaking way to end. Not for Joseph but rather for the people. They've ridiculed him and dehumanized him just solely based upon his looks. This movie brings an excellent point about human nature, and what truely makes us human.
To be treated as this man for the color of ones skin is why for some, life is like a living death. To be degraded to the point where one no longer has any self respect, hope or sense of pride. Americas ghettos reflect that hopelessness on a massive scale. Some men feel as monsters to the world. Some hide that hurt in the deepest part of themselves.
@@brainysmurf74 whilst racism is still a profound issue, I don’t think ethnic minorities were marginalised quite as badly as mr Merrick. Edit: they were shunned in different ways, he was treated like a sub human and the minorities treated like property. A slight but present difference
The pain and hurt Joseph Merrick went through is horrendous (and we can only imagine the suffering he felt). Then finally an amazing man like John Hurt could show a glimpse of the trauma. RIP to two amazing men.
Spencer Bean I’m sorry but who doesn’t? You have no soul if you don’t at least FEEL emotion when watching this film. Even if you don’t show it, you are not human if you don’t feel it.
I cry a river everytime that I see this or that I think about Joseph Merrick. I just want him to know that we love him and I would give him the biggest hug if he were still alive. His story is heartbreaking, but in the end, he was happy, he wrote poems and had a doctor who loved him and stood beside him, he died in happiness and in peace. This comforts me. Rest in peace, dear Joseph Carey Merrick, you will always hold a special place in my heart. I love you.
@@squibbsoundsbru do you really not look at what you’ve typed and not see how cringy and attention fishing that shit is when you use it that way. y’all are characters that’s for sure
I feel as if joseph merrick seemed to be the only man in the whole wide who realy and truthfully knew what it felt like to be isolated because you were diffrent and this scene just proves how much he just wannted to be normal and was really willing to hurt himself for it he just wanted to be normal and I have to say I would give him a big hug
I saw this film when I was 15 and it was one of the most transformative and painful experiences that I had up until that point in my life. My Mon and Dad met John Hurt in a London Hotel some years later and told him about the effect that the film had on me. He smiled knowingly and was grateful for being given the opportunity to portray such a beautiful man and to affect many people in a similar manner. This film will always stand alone for me.
I saw this movie as a very young child. It moved me, even then. I researched the real life story and wrote a report to share with my elementary school class. I like to believe that it had an impact on the other children, whom you know can be so cruel.
@@missmelody6185 I will forever be grateful that I has the opportunity to see this film although it was very upsetting. It definitely shifted my focus and priorities such that I ended up working with special needs children (ASD primarily in school settings) and at L'Arche (in Montreal and Ottawa). Merrick was a modern Christ figure who reveals our hearts and challenges us to embrace the vulnerable and "unattractive" - essentially a mirror to our own insecure self which seeks love and acceptance. No doubt you had an impact on your class..
The ending is like nothing else. I would like to believe that when he dies in the end he is reunited with his mother. That is, she comes back for him or is waiting for him. Powerful imagery.
They say he was a Believer/follower of Jesus if this is true then he definitely United with her. In a perfect world no Pain or suffering no illness just Beauty and peace.
@@frillylily8005 yet Jesus left him in the most miserable sufferable state promising fake dreams. Shameful . Being religious makes you see the world differently. Believing you have a second chance do you don't care. A loving god wouldn't let you be born in this sorry state when you have no choice
Adagio for Strings , the song playing has to be one of the most beautiful , emotional and stirring songs ever played and written by man , and a perfect homage to the spirit of this masterpiece of a movie and to the man himself , Joseph Merrick you are eternally beautiful now and forever !
This made me feel so sick the first time. Dying after the best day of his life. If it was intentional, and I can’t help but believe it was, he must have thought that there couldn’t possibly be any day better than that, and ended it all in peace and happiness.
I need to watch this movie again. I feel so bad for Joseph Carey Merrick aka The Elephant Man. He died at only age 27. His Mom died when he was young, and he was close to her. And his Dad rejected him and neglected him after his Dad got remarried. This Joseph Merrick lived a lonely life. Yes, he had a friend in Dr. Treves. But Joseph Merrick led a lonely life. It's not his fault that he was born with the medical conditions and deformities he had. It was painful for him to live uncomfortably with all the chronic pain he had with all of his deformities and physical & medical conditions. And emotionally it was hard on him to be isolated and alone. A lot of things that people take for granted such as sleeping on your back on pillows, Joseph couldn't do. Ever since I've had my jaw surgery and suffered from an accident which triggered a stroke - I haven't been able to sleep in normal position either. I have to use many pillows on my bed for support, and I can only sleep with U-shaped neck pillows as my "pillow" to stabilize my neck and jaws so that I don't have any more shifts in my jaws, neck, and other body joints. I think I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome - where joints dislocate just from moving in bed, etc. Anyways, I can so relate to Joseph Carey Merrick in that I can't sleep like a normal person. I have to use neck pillows as my pillow. I can't eat hard, crunchy foods like I did prior to the jaw surgery. Let's just say that a lot of things changed and I had to alter my life after the jaw surgery, after the accident, and after the stroke. I also have RSDS-CRPS - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - meaning that my body hyperreacts to any hits and blows to my body and the nerves shoot up like it's burning in flames and it takes my body very long to heal from small injuries. I started having RSDS after the jaw surgery and the accident. Anyways, I really empathize with Joseph Merrick. If there is such a thing as reincarnation - I hope in Joseph Merrick's next life - he is put in a body where he is free from deformities and medical conditions. He suffered greatly - emotionally and physically - in his life as the Elephant Man. If anyone wants to complain about his or her life or they start taking many things for granted - he or she needs to look at and read Joseph Merrick's story for some humility. Joseph Merrick's life was harder than many people's lives. He suffered more than most people. Sometims life isn't fair for some people. If I lived in New York City, I would've gone and watched Bradley Cooper play The Elephant Man this month on Broadway. Anyways, this last sleep scene, directed by David Lynch, is beautifully filmed. It's a very touching scene. Thanks for sharing this video clip with us.
+VelvetGal5 Merrick was treated badly by many ignorant, mean-spirited people, I once read in a library. The article went on to say that nonetheless, he did not become a misanthrope, for if anyone had reason to, it would be him. A gentle soul trapped in a deformed, suffering body. Anyway, my goodness, sorry to hear about your sufferings. You sound like a gentle soul, too...not that I'm inferring you are being treated badly by mean people, of course. Take care.
Amazing scene, even the music is sad t the start then lifts when he starts taking the pillows off his bed, he is finding peace. The saddest part is he chooses to end things after a wonderful night out with his friends where he is applauded by society and he knows he is loved.
Joseph Merrick was one of the few in a billion human beings with a genuine pure heart with absolutely no shred of hate for anyone in this world, despite the fact that he was mistreated so much.
Masterpiece. I was 18 when leaving the theatre and totally blown away. For weeks this movie haunted me. Performance, music, cinematography and direction at its best.
the music played in the scene was written decades earlier, the director had simply heard the piece and thought it fit for this scene. but i agree that it fits perfectly!
That is "Adagio for Strings", by Samuel Barber, a great American composer. There's also a choral version title. "Agnus Dei". One of the most powerfully moving pieces of music ever written.
WOW! I never knew thast since I never watch the Oscars, even though I am a huge movie fan. I am genuinely shocked to hear it got so many nominations and not a single win. Curious to know what did win that year?
God I cry everytime I see this ending, I know wherever Mr. Merrick is at he is happy and safe. I don't think there are that many beautiful souls out there in the world like John's.
I would love to have a time machine just so I could go back to when Joseph was around. I’d be he’s friend!!! What a wonderful man. He walked through fire and came out unscathed. So gentle and kind even to those who looked upon him as a monster.
Barber's Adagio for Strings being used for this scene will crush your soul, move you to tears, yet in the most beautiful way. One of, if not the saddest pieces of music ever written. You can feel the emotion run through you.
I watched this movie so many times and at the end least he died peacefully in his bed trying to sleep like other people without any suffer and doesn't feel any pain 💔 at all 😢
To me I find this sad is because when you watch the movie u want to see John get the peace he so much deserves but due to how cruel us humans can be we denied him that so when he does die to me he finally found that peace he so much deserved.
I’ve told people this MANY times. “The outside NEVER counts!!! It’s what’s on the inside that mattered!! Joseph Merrick proved that no matter how different you may look than others, you can still be the sweetest human ever. I saw this movie and it made me feel so sad how he was viewed by the other people. He could’ve lived a better life😩😩😩😩.
One of the saddest film scenes ever made.. I remember watching this film as a child and it taught me a lot about empathy, especially with people who are born differently. I am a grown man of 50yr old now and it still brings a tear to my eye watching this scene. We think we have it bad sometimes, but just imagine what people like this have suffered in their existence on earth.. poor soul.
I am crying as I write this. I cannot watch this without shedding tears, he removed the pillows and slept like everyone else just to feel “normal” once at least despite the fact that it would end his life. I am sure we can all associate our own struggles in life which is one of the true great aspects of this masterpiece.
His only dream was to lay down. He might not me the same, but he knew that he would die. R.I.P Joseph Carry Merrick. Made me cry. This movie has been so good and sad.
I remember a scene earlier in the film when he shows Mrs Treves his mother's portrait. She was beautiful and he said he must have been a great disappointment to her. My heart broke at that point, and then again when I saw this scene. I just can't bear it.
Tis true my form is something odd. But blaming me is blaming God; Could I create myself anew, I would not fail in pleasing you. If I could reach from pole to pole, Or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul, The mind's the standard of the man.
I watched this for the first time in my film appreciation class (I'm a Telemedia major) and wow. I hope one day I can make someone feel the way this movie made me feel. Enlightened, sad, and dumbfounded at the same time. Such a beautiful film.
Saw this yesterday for the first time and I was a blubbering mess at this scene. The music, Adagio for strings was absolutely perfect for this. This film is a masterpiece yet so heartbreaking 💔
Thankyou my gran for showing me this film , I cry to this day watching knowing you had showed me brilliance and compassion, I seen this movie the first time when I was 5 in my grans arms the whole film 😢
Merrick was something special and he was more human then anyone else he was called a freak and looked at but he reminds us that no matter how you walk or talk what colour your skin or hair is no matter how you looked or how you were born.....you will always be human.........may the elephant man Rest In Peace and always be remembered by humanity and god
I watched this movie last night for the first time and I have to say I have never felt such sorrow and compassion for a character in a movie as I did for Joseph Merrick, to see his happiness when he received his gift box of toiletries, and to see his joy when he went to the theatre, its such a beautiful and achingly sad movie.
we get to see a tiny bit of Joseph Merrick's life the acting the staging the music everything is perfectly surreal the saddest part of this film is that this really happened
I'm so sorry to hear that. My Mum died recently. My friend, take courage in the life Joseph Merrick lived. Read the novel. Importantly, your Mum is in your heart my friend
Barbers Adagio for strings is frankly THE most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard. I want it played at my funeral, it makes people - I think - ponder, reminisce and contemplate the tragedy and majesty of life. Sublime music
It was time. Joseph Merrick had finally found love and acceptance, but he no longer had any tolerance or patience for his condition. He was in constant pain, and he was tired of of being in pain, and tired of many sleepless nights having to sit up so he wouldn't die. So one night he lay his head down and slept, never to wake again. The poor man just wanted to rest, and he finally got his wish.
Watched this as a kid - heart breaking. I grew up in Bethnal Green - less than a mile from The London Hospital where this took place. Anthony Hopkins character was a very nice/kind person who I instantly liked as a 10 yr old. Great acting all round. Masterpiece.
This was a sad scene because are beloved Joseph Merrick has died. But we as the audience know he died peacefully and he finally got a chance to sleep like a normal human being. What a way to end this movie because he was content of what he had. He was finally treated as a human being, got a home he never had, made many friends that love and cares for him, and got a standing ovation from a crowd at a major theater performance. This is the best movie IMO, they don't make em like this anymore!
My mother simply explained to me about the ending and I started crying...watching it is almost unbearable. It's just so beautiful and sad. All he wants to do is sleep like every other person does...He's just the most beautiful person...
What is captured in this final scene by the brilliance of David Lynch and the actor John Hurt, is the human loneliness of this man as he prepares his bed to lie down and say goodbye to the world. The universal loneliness of mankind speaking to us through a man who was subject to the most horrendous suffering but managing somehow, by an incomprehensible mystery, to transcend himself in the creation and love of life. We all need to take a good look at ourselves in the Light of John Merrick and decide what makes life worth living and gives value to being in this world.
Beautiful film. Amazing direction. David Lynch is a crazy, crazy man, but he knows his stuff. Such a tragically sad movie, but so well done. It's not Hollywood sad either, it's so...powerful and incredibly executed. Ah. Amazing.
Earlier in the movie he said, "I wish I could sleep like normal people." Imagine never being able to lay horizontal to sleep? The things we take for granted. Despite being horribly disfigured his only desire in life: "I tried so hard to be a good person."
His real name was John!
Elizabeththegreatest No. It was Joseph Carey Merrick. Check yourself before you wreck yourself bab :') 💕
Elizabeththegreatest That's a common mistake. His name was Joseph.
He just wanted to not be left out he was the bravest man ever to live and is one of a kind
@P PA That's nice, at least he got that in death!
R.I.P Joseph Carey Merrick (John Merrick) the Elephant Man. You were always a normal human being at heart. You've taught us to never judge a book by it's cover.
beautifully said
Agreed
+Nathaniel Seeley leafy?
"Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God."
prankster s
I always cry the way he takes the pillows off the bed. He takes them off the bed and puts them on the table with such grace and softness. This just shows how gentle Joseph Merrick really was.
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I cried like a baby at this scene when I first saw it. Unashamedly. The most moving thing ever.
Well Said
@@jamesfitzpatrick8300 I first saw this film on cable TV, when I was 8 or 9, back in the early 1980s. This is still one of the most powerful and emotional scenes I can recall in my life.
in actuality, Merrick died between 3pm and 4pm. His nurse had brought him food (I think oatmeal), and a book around 2:30pm or so. Around 4 o'clock she returned and noticed Merrick was lying down motionless..and the rest is history. RI.P Joseph Carey Merrick!
@@Your-Local-Animator that’s because he had dislocated is neck
Ya he snapped his neck when he layed down
@@joesherry6732 that was the thought until recently. If you search for the death of the elephant man you’ll find clips from “meet the elephant man” where they investigated and found that an artery may have been compressed and stretched causing brain death.
Actually Merrick ended his pain
Oat meal. I doubt it.
That last scene where his mother's apparition welcomes him into heaven (afterlife) is absolutely beautiful and haunting. Davis Lynch successfully used his mind and talents for this film. What an achievement.
His mother using the words of the poet Alfred Tennyson “Nothing Will Die”.
A very deeply moving film very well done John hurt gives the performance of a life time ! As great as deniro was in raging bull everytime I watch the elephant man I sometimes think hurt should have gotten it I’m glad he was nominated
yup
Beautiful is the perfect description
The saddest part is that he knew he would die if he slept like other people, but he did it anyway...
zoomhannah because he lived he was loved
I believe he wanted to die tired and in pain .slept tru it all way we all want to go
It's sad, but weirdly triumphant as well. After a lifetime of being treated like shit, his death ends up being on his own terms rather than on someone else's. Even if he didn't intend to die, he still went out because of his own actions rather than anyone else's.
So suicide in a way
@@alexkhaid bro you did it have to say it like that but yes it was technically suicide
Never. Oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats.
Nothing will die.
Is that from a poem or was it written for the movie?
@@neolithic.cosmonaut THANK YOU!
Now, this adds more depth to an already wonderful scene in the film. Thanks
@neolithic.cosmonaut 🥰🙌👏what a wonderful way to begin a new day:the "in extenso" poem I've been looking for since my man and I met Mister Joseph Merrick thanks to David Lynch!We left the movie theater with no word because silence kept us closer to this exceptional and heroic young man.Later un the evening I burned an extra incense stick for him and my husband said:"The Queen should make him posthumous title a KBE for the honour of Humanity,don't you think?"He was a man of few words and many thoughts...Thanks again dear cosmonaut neighbour,take care of yourself and be happy!💖👵🐈⬛.
Staaap 😢
Merrick had a miserable and painful life as we never can imagine.
But, in the end, while many suffer a awful death, he died from the most wished way that all of us want to die someday:
sleeping, in a kindly place and in peace.
Thank you, Mr. Lynch.
You made all of us more human after your masterpiece.
i read that Merrick was actually a shrewd businessman and used his deformities to his own gain...hmm ?
@@lylahale5284 What do you expect of a man who's been dehumanized and made a laughingstoke an entire lifetime? I'd be surprised if he wasn't sour.
He couldn't work, thus used his deformities to earn. It was absolutely fine.
@@lylahale5284 idk if this was true or not, but i don't see anything wrong from it
at least he could decide how to live at least their last minutes.
Oh yes, lived a terrific life. A shrewd businessman indeed. Had a 20kg mass attached to his head so people would pay to see him. Very cunning.
What a terrible and absolutely heartbreaking way to end. Not for Joseph but rather for the people. They've ridiculed him and dehumanized him just solely based upon his looks. This movie brings an excellent point about human nature, and what truely makes us human.
Beautifully said
Humans still have not changed till this day.
WonderfuL insight
Spot on!
To be treated as this man for the color of ones skin is why for some, life is like a living death. To be degraded to the point where one no longer has any self respect, hope or sense of pride. Americas ghettos reflect that hopelessness on a massive scale. Some men feel as monsters to the world. Some hide that hurt in the deepest part of themselves.
@@brainysmurf74 whilst racism is still a profound issue, I don’t think ethnic minorities were marginalised quite as badly as mr Merrick.
Edit: they were shunned in different ways, he was treated like a sub human and the minorities treated like property. A slight but present difference
RIP John Hurt and Joseph Merrick
I hope they have finally met each other on the other side now.
The pain and hurt Joseph Merrick went through is horrendous (and we can only imagine the suffering he felt). Then finally an amazing man like John Hurt could show a glimpse of the trauma. RIP to two amazing men.
Kid Gohan the sad thing is.. there is no other side. His death was in vain. Sadly...
@@iamdefish3315 Luckily there is. And there is no pain, and he has no longer the conditions to be called 'an elephant man'
@@iamdefish3315 atleast hes suffering are ended no pain no happiness no sadness
Man that gave me chills
The ending of this film is pure cinema - photography, editing and music.
+Onneff69 Naturally, David Lynch directed it.
The superb actors . the director David Lynch. The music. The set. Brilliant masterpiece 🎥 🌟
David Lynch is a genius.
I cry like a baby whenever I watch The Elephant Man.
me too
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Spencer Bean touching film
MY LEGS ARE SHAKING WHEN I WATCH THIS MOVIE.
Spencer Bean I’m sorry but who doesn’t? You have no soul if you don’t at least FEEL emotion when watching this film. Even if you don’t show it, you are not human if you don’t feel it.
"Nothing will die."
RIP Johh Hurt
But there is still pain.😥😥😥😥I know from experience. #ripjohnhurt #rip to anyone you've lost
AlfredoFilmGeek *John Hurt
I forgot that he died this year. Damn!
I cry a river everytime that I see this or that I think about Joseph Merrick. I just want him to know that we love him and I would give him the biggest hug if he were still alive. His story is heartbreaking, but in the end, he was happy, he wrote poems and had a doctor who loved him and stood beside him, he died in happiness and in peace. This comforts me. Rest in peace, dear Joseph Carey Merrick, you will always hold a special place in my heart. I love you.
Awesome post. I’m crying now.
I would want to give Joseph Merrick a hug to
this comment make me sob
*too.
He'll be there waiting for you and you'll get to see his soul and how beautiful it is.
I just realized his last words were the same as Christ's, "It is finished".
LadyofCleves65 bruh. That’s deep.
that's so beautiful and sad.
god ended his pain and suffering
He was talking about his model of the cathedral.
LadyofCleves65 jesus last words were “it has been accomplished”
If this scene doesn't break your heart, you don't have one.
Totally agree
So true
My brother dying when I was a teenager already broke my heart. Don’t assume.
@@squibbsoundsbru do you really not look at what you’ve typed and not see how cringy and attention fishing that shit is when you use it that way. y’all are characters that’s for sure
@@unknowneffect9833 I couldn’t give a fuck what a random nobody (you) thinks of another random nobody’s (me) comment. Take care tho I guess. 👍🏻
just wanted to sleep like anyone else...
*****
hoho
Can you get an Elephant man "Dub-Step" mix? I'm lonely tonight.
Mifached De'Arth
ho!
@@mifacheddearth9984 Are you a child?
I feel as if joseph merrick seemed to be the only man in the whole wide who realy and truthfully knew what it felt like to be isolated because you were diffrent
and this scene just proves how much he just wannted to be normal
and was really willing to hurt himself for it
he just wanted to be normal and I have to say I would give him a big
hug
As would I ... 😔
Unfortunately, there were plenty of other disabled people treated the same way
I saw this film when I was 15 and it was one of the most transformative and painful experiences that I had up until that point in my life. My Mon and Dad met John Hurt in a London Hotel some years later and told him about the effect that the film had on me. He smiled knowingly and was grateful for being given the opportunity to portray such a beautiful man and to affect many people in a similar manner. This film will always stand alone for me.
I saw this movie as a very young child. It moved me, even then. I researched the real life story and wrote a report to share with my elementary school class. I like to believe that it had an impact on the other children, whom you know can be so cruel.
@@missmelody6185 I will forever be grateful that I has the opportunity to see this film although it was very upsetting. It definitely shifted my focus and priorities such that I ended up working with special needs children (ASD primarily in school settings) and at L'Arche (in Montreal and Ottawa). Merrick was a modern Christ figure who reveals our hearts and challenges us to embrace the vulnerable and "unattractive" - essentially a mirror to our own insecure self which seeks love and acceptance. No doubt you had an impact on your class..
John Hurt deserved an Oscar. Incredible performance
The ending is like nothing else. I would like to believe that when he dies in the end he is reunited with his mother. That is, she comes back for him or is waiting for him. Powerful imagery.
Powerful words 👍
They say he was a Believer/follower of Jesus if this is true then he definitely United with her. In a perfect world no Pain or suffering no illness just Beauty and peace.
@@frillylily8005 thats beautiful 😢
@@frillylily8005 yet Jesus left him in the most miserable sufferable state promising fake dreams. Shameful . Being religious makes you see the world differently. Believing you have a second chance do you don't care. A loving god wouldn't let you be born in this sorry state when you have no choice
@@darkness2160It also says you'll recognize people there so he definitely met her again
One of the saddest moments in film history.
Movies like this no longer exist. Packs he huge emotional blow. If you don't cry then you are not human.
A scene to bring even the strongest of us to tears....
Indeed
Adagio for Strings , the song playing has to be one of the most beautiful , emotional and stirring songs ever played and written by man , and a perfect homage to the spirit of this masterpiece of a movie and to the man himself , Joseph Merrick you are eternally beautiful now and forever !
Thank you. Was searching the comments for the name of the piece
@@Ragtags your welcome 🙏
This made me feel so sick the first time. Dying after the best day of his life. If it was intentional, and I can’t help but believe it was, he must have thought that there couldn’t possibly be any day better than that, and ended it all in peace and happiness.
Was it implied that he died right after this?
@@Jackp2003 Yes, he died while laying down, which either suffocated him or snapped his neck.
In real life, he lived a couple years longer in comfort, before trying to lie down in his bed in 1890.
I need to watch this movie again. I feel so bad for Joseph Carey Merrick aka The Elephant Man. He died at only age 27. His Mom died when he was young, and he was close to her. And his Dad rejected him and neglected him after his Dad got remarried. This Joseph Merrick lived a lonely life. Yes, he had a friend in Dr. Treves. But Joseph Merrick led a lonely life. It's not his fault that he was born with the medical conditions and deformities he had. It was painful for him to live uncomfortably with all the chronic pain he had with all of his deformities and physical & medical conditions. And emotionally it was hard on him to be isolated and alone. A lot of things that people take for granted such as sleeping on your back on pillows, Joseph couldn't do. Ever since I've had my jaw surgery and suffered from an accident which triggered a stroke - I haven't been able to sleep in normal position either. I have to use many pillows on my bed for support, and I can only sleep with U-shaped neck pillows as my "pillow" to stabilize my neck and jaws so that I don't have any more shifts in my jaws, neck, and other body joints. I think I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome - where joints dislocate just from moving in bed, etc.
Anyways, I can so relate to Joseph Carey Merrick in that I can't sleep like a normal person. I have to use neck pillows as my pillow. I can't eat hard, crunchy foods like I did prior to the jaw surgery. Let's just say that a lot of things changed and I had to alter my life after the jaw surgery, after the accident, and after the stroke. I also have RSDS-CRPS - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - meaning that my body hyperreacts to any hits and blows to my body and the nerves shoot up like it's burning in flames and it takes my body very long to heal from small injuries. I started having RSDS after the jaw surgery and the accident. Anyways, I really empathize with Joseph Merrick. If there is such a thing as reincarnation - I hope in Joseph Merrick's next life - he is put in a body where he is free from deformities and medical conditions. He suffered greatly - emotionally and physically - in his life as the Elephant Man. If anyone wants to complain about his or her life or they start taking many things for granted - he or she needs to look at and read Joseph Merrick's story for some humility. Joseph Merrick's life was harder than many people's lives. He suffered more than most people. Sometims life isn't fair for some people. If I lived in New York City, I would've gone and watched Bradley Cooper play The Elephant Man this month on Broadway. Anyways, this last sleep scene, directed by David Lynch, is beautifully filmed. It's a very touching scene. Thanks for sharing this video clip with us.
+sunny westfall. im am 9 and I cried alot too it made me so sad
+VelvetGal5 Merrick was treated badly by many ignorant, mean-spirited people, I once read in a library. The article went on to say that nonetheless, he did not become a misanthrope, for if anyone had reason to, it would be him. A gentle soul trapped in a deformed, suffering body. Anyway, my goodness, sorry to hear about your sufferings. You sound like a gentle soul, too...not that I'm inferring you are being treated badly by mean people, of course. Take care.
VelvetGal5 If reincarnation exists, that would've happened to Joseph Merrick a long time ago. He died in 1890.
VelvetGal5 I wish for the best for you
VelvetGal5 whoaaaa you talk waaaayyy to much
Quote; ‘Am not an animal, am a human being’. One of the finest movie lines ever written.
Amazing scene, even the music is sad t the start then lifts when he starts taking the pillows off his bed, he is finding peace. The saddest part is he chooses to end things after a wonderful night out with his friends where he is applauded by society and he knows he is loved.
Have never cried so much from a movie before.
Joseph Merrick was one of the few in a billion human beings with a genuine pure heart with absolutely no shred of hate for anyone in this world, despite the fact that he was mistreated so much.
When he finally found peace and comfort.
This brought me to tears. It's sad to know that he tried only trying to be like everyone else.
126 years ago today
RIP
Has it really been that long ?
@@dylananthonyriley254 Bloke was old what can you say
@@dylananthonyriley254 Joseph Carey Merrick 1862- 1890 🌹
I'm happy this is all over
John Hurt just exuded humanity in his performance. He was an extraordinary performer with a beautiful voice.
Never, oh! never, nothing will die;
The stream flows,
The wind blows,
The cloud fleets,
The heart beats,
Nothing will die.
I weep uncontrolably when I watch this scene
Masterpiece. I was 18 when leaving the theatre and totally blown away. For weeks this movie haunted me. Performance, music, cinematography and direction at its best.
Whoever wrote the music for this is an absolute genius. It perfectly sets the tone and it makes the scene!
the music played in the scene was written decades earlier, the director had simply heard the piece and thought it fit for this scene. but i agree that it fits perfectly!
It's the platoon music as well which makes me think it had already been around
David Lynch is a genius.
That is "Adagio for Strings", by Samuel Barber, a great American composer. There's also a choral version title. "Agnus Dei". One
of the most powerfully moving pieces of music ever written.
Samuel Barbara's Adaigo for Strings. To underline the end of the film/his death.
This movie got a total of 9 academy nominations but didn't win a single one, now that is absolutely criminal folks
WOW! I never knew thast since I never watch the Oscars, even though I am a huge movie fan. I am genuinely shocked to hear it got so many nominations and not a single win. Curious to know what did win that year?
God I cry everytime I see this ending, I know wherever Mr. Merrick is at he is happy and safe. I don't think there are that many beautiful souls out there in the world like John's.
I would love to have a time machine just so I could go back to when Joseph was around. I’d be he’s friend!!! What a wonderful man. He walked through fire and came out unscathed. So gentle and kind even to those who looked upon him as a monster.
one of the most beautiful and saddest endings ever. this scene and platoon both used this music brilliantly.
Barber's Adagio for Strings being used for this scene will crush your soul, move you to tears, yet in the most beautiful way. One of, if not the saddest pieces of music ever written. You can feel the emotion run through you.
What makes this sad is that Joseph got what he wanted when he died: To sleep in bed like a normal human. 😢😢😢
I watched this movie so many times and at the end least he died peacefully in his bed trying to sleep like other people without any suffer and doesn't feel any pain 💔 at all 😢
my heart cried for this man, so damn sad. RIP John
what a performance john hurt gave as joseph merrick
RIP and long live Sir John Hurt (January 22, 1940 - January 25, 2017), aged 77
You will always be remembered as a legend.
To me I find this sad is because when you watch the movie u want to see John get the peace he so much deserves but due to how cruel us humans can be we denied him that so when he does die to me he finally found that peace he so much deserved.
I’ve told people this MANY times. “The outside NEVER counts!!! It’s what’s on the inside that mattered!! Joseph Merrick proved that no matter how different you may look than others, you can still be the sweetest human ever. I saw this movie and it made me feel so sad how he was viewed by the other people. He could’ve lived a better life😩😩😩😩.
The things we take for granted every day like being able to lie on our backs in bed at night...
yes,I had a bronchial disease.I could not lay down for 6 months
I'm a 15 year old teen in the UK. I never normally cry in films, but this bit made me cry. RIP John
Time goes fast doesn't it
Man, you're 28 now... 🥺
Time flies, doesn't it?
@@chris_k02 Wow, thanks for reminding me that I'm now feeling old! Haha. My original comment hasn't aged well as I've cried at lots of films since!
@@MikeSparrow that's insane bro
@@MikeSparrow glad your still here 👍👍👍👍
One of the saddest film scenes ever made.. I remember watching this film as a child and it taught me a lot about empathy, especially with people who are born differently.
I am a grown man of 50yr old now and it still brings a tear to my eye watching this scene.
We think we have it bad sometimes, but just imagine what people like this have suffered in their existence on earth.. poor soul.
I am unable to watch this film, it’s sickening how he was treated and it makes me cry so hard it’s unbearable.
Sleep well John Merrick 😢
poor guy 😯 he was a kind person I don't want him to die
He suffered way too long.
You are over 100 years to late for that.
I am crying as I write this. I cannot watch this without shedding tears, he removed the pillows and slept like everyone else just to feel “normal” once at least despite the fact that it would end his life. I am sure we can all associate our own struggles in life which is one of the true great aspects of this masterpiece.
ugh, i am utterly disgusted by most of the comments on here, this movie was a masterpiece.
Agreed, at least some people think around here.
Andy Burt well it seems like you don't think really at all
It's a RUclips comment section. Next to- I think Tumblr, or Reddit, I'm not too sure, RUclips has to be one of the worst sites for comments.
MarchingArts my ass hurts
@@crazymangamin2546 who's Andy burt?
Incredible human being.
One of the greatest people
to ever live I think.
His only dream was to lay down. He might not me the same, but he knew that he would die. R.I.P Joseph Carry Merrick. Made me cry. This movie has been so good and sad.
I remember a scene earlier in the film when he shows Mrs Treves his mother's portrait. She was beautiful and he said he must have been a great disappointment to her. My heart broke at that point, and then again when I saw this scene. I just can't bear it.
Tis true my form is something odd.
But blaming me is blaming God;
Could I create myself anew,
I would not fail in pleasing you.
If I could reach from pole to pole,
Or grasp the ocean with a span,
I would be measured by the soul,
The mind's the standard of the man.
That was his favorite psalm... 😔
R.I.P Joseph Merrick
You had more humanity in you than any other man
I respect Joseph for everything he stood for
what the hell does that even mean?!
I watched this for the first time in my film appreciation class (I'm a Telemedia major) and wow. I hope one day I can make someone feel the way this movie made me feel. Enlightened, sad, and dumbfounded at the same time. Such a beautiful film.
Saw this yesterday for the first time and I was a blubbering mess at this scene. The music, Adagio for strings was absolutely perfect for this. This film is a masterpiece yet so heartbreaking 💔
Thankyou my gran for showing me this film , I cry to this day watching knowing you had showed me brilliance and compassion, I seen this movie the first time when I was 5 in my grans arms the whole film 😢
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R.I.P Joseph Merrick
Now he in heaven wit his mama god bless u
Merrick was something special and he was more human then anyone else he was called a freak and looked at but he reminds us that no matter how you walk or talk what colour your skin or hair is no matter how you looked or how you were born.....you will always be human.........may the elephant man Rest In Peace and always be remembered by humanity and god
I watched this movie last night for the first time and I have to say I have never felt such sorrow and compassion for a character in a movie as I did for Joseph Merrick, to see his happiness when he received his gift box of toiletries, and to see his joy when he went to the theatre, its such a beautiful and achingly sad movie.
This movie changed my life, love is king, treat everyone with love and respect, love you
R.I.P. Joseph Merrick you were more human than any of us
The ripple of the illuminated curtains to signify his passing is the most poignant moment for me .
RIP
This scene is a heartbreaking and make me to cry
A wonderful film. He was a true gentleman of grace and dignity
we get to see a tiny bit of Joseph Merrick's life the acting the staging the music everything is perfectly surreal the saddest part of this film is that this really happened
What a pure soul, he was mistreated severely yet showed nothing but kindness to people.
Love this movie so much. Don't hold back the tears. Let them flow. We all have to let go sometimes.
The combination of images and the brilliant Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber is just overwhelming.
This movie broke my heart years ago when I first saw it. And nowadays the ending makes me break inside after my mother died.
I'm so sorry to hear that. My Mum died recently. My friend, take courage in the life Joseph Merrick lived. Read the novel. Importantly, your Mum is in your heart my friend
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When your mother dies, seeing this scene takes on a far deeper response. I miss my mother so much and she’s gone 30 years in September.
Barbers Adagio for strings is frankly THE most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard. I want it played at my funeral, it makes people - I think - ponder, reminisce and contemplate the tragedy and majesty of life. Sublime music
We all hold greatness in each of us and here we are demonstrated the true strength of humanity
One of the best films ever made 😢
One of the most touching scenes I've ever scene. "It's finished"
The most beautiful human being what a powerful film
Ohhh, how do I loved this movie. It broke the barriers of my heart and humanized it
One of the most beautiful scenes (and movies) ever made.
Using Adagio for Strings in this David Lynch epic, in one very powerful sad scene. John Hurt is superb in this... RIP Joseph Merrick and John Hurt.
It was time. Joseph Merrick had finally found love and acceptance, but he no longer had any tolerance or patience for his condition. He was in constant pain, and he was tired of of being in pain, and tired of many sleepless nights having to sit up so he wouldn't die. So one night he lay his head down and slept, never to wake again. The poor man just wanted to rest, and he finally got his wish.
One of the most touching and simply beautiful endings and scenes ever. Poetry in the motion picture.
Watched this as a kid - heart breaking. I grew up in Bethnal Green - less than a mile from The London Hospital where this took place. Anthony Hopkins character was a very nice/kind person who I instantly liked as a 10 yr old. Great acting all round. Masterpiece.
It's sad when you think about it. He died trying to be normal
This was a sad scene because are beloved Joseph Merrick has died. But we as the audience know he died peacefully and he finally got a chance to sleep like a normal human being. What a way to end this movie because he was content of what he had. He was finally treated as a human being, got a home he never had, made many friends that love and cares for him, and got a standing ovation from a crowd at a major theater performance. This is the best movie IMO, they don't make em like this anymore!
Was it implied that he died right after this?
this movie is a game changer. it opens the gate to life
My mother simply explained to me about the ending and I started crying...watching it is almost unbearable. It's just so beautiful and sad. All he wants to do is sleep like every other person does...He's just the most beautiful person...
In heaven it’s going too be amazing to see him❤️❤️❤️❤️
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What is captured in this final scene by the brilliance of David Lynch and the actor John Hurt, is the human loneliness of this man as he prepares his bed to lie down and say goodbye to the world. The universal loneliness of mankind speaking to us through a man who was subject to the most horrendous suffering but managing somehow, by an incomprehensible mystery, to transcend himself in the creation and love of life. We all need to take a good look at ourselves in the Light of John Merrick and decide what makes life worth living and gives value to being in this world.
Beautiful film. Amazing direction. David Lynch is a crazy, crazy man, but he knows his stuff. Such a tragically sad movie, but so well done. It's not Hollywood sad either, it's so...powerful and incredibly executed. Ah. Amazing.
Goodbye mr merrick. A friend i never got to know but value all the same.