Freaks (1932)
7/10
Exceptional Ensemble of Eccentric Entertainment
28 June 2012
Not Easy going, even Today, with our Jaded Modern Movie going Sensibilities. After all, we have seen it all, right? Think again. You have Never Seen Anything like this.

Using Real Humans with assorted Deformities and Defects as "Actors" and letting them "Act" and not just Expose Themselves to the Gawking Hayseeds, this Unique Opportunity allowed Them to Create an Exceptional Ensemble of eccentricity..

Obviously, not for all Tastes, and in Retrospect and Ironically, a Stand Alone "Curiosity".

It's Difficult to clearly Understand the Director's Motivation to make this Movie. Paradigms Change, Cultural Values Change, Laws Change, Mindsets Change, but, the Thing that does Not Change is a need for Tolerance in a Not so Tolerant World.

This Strange Film does indeed Stir Empathy as it Entertains, but Does Not Exploit, in the "Horror" Genre with the Help of the Brave and Willing Cast.
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