i just watch this movie last night and i must say . it touch me in a way no other movie have . some of the scene even bring me to tear and which have never happen to me before . john hurt and anthony hopkins be simple incredible and and this movie be just fill with unforgettable scene . but like some people have mention here before and it be an incredibly hard movie to watch and especially after you realize what a sweet and kind and smart and innocent man john merrick be and it be often painful to watch the way he treat by some people and and like hopkins say after he see him for the first time i pray to god that he an idiot and sadly and he be everything but that . positive and no question .