Freaks

In the movie Freaks by Tod Browning we viewed the behind the scenes lives of the circus performers and were taken through emotional struggles, relationships, greed and controversy all throughout the film. At the end of class we were handed a sheet with questions on it relating to the film. I will be responding to question 6.
I do think the freaks changed throughout the movie, as we watched and were introduced to the characters we began to learn more and more about their individual characters. Even though they all had physical and mental deformities they soon became more human, or normal to us as viewers we began to relate more to them once we were able to see they experienced emotions and struggles just like we do, and we began to feel emotions towards and about them. As we learned more about them they became more friendly and we soon began to see the characters true colors. As the film went on we saw the freaks change at the end going from friendly to down right dirty at the end of the film killing one performer and seriously mangling another. I do not think the film reinforces the notion that individuals with deformities are outcasts, since throughout the film it allowed us to become closer to the characters and begin to forget more about their disabilities.

Cali Simmons (Post 12)