Freaks Movie Analysis

I think the film Freaks did a good job to help people understand disabilities. All the disabled actors in the film were portrayed well and their characters were deep with intelligence and thought. Also, the ways the disabled actors interacted with each other showed that they did not think a disability defined a person. All the disabled actors in the film were show as good people. The main antagonist of the film was one of the few non-disabled characters in the whole movie. Therefore, if the film has any message, it is that the non-disabled are worse people than disabled. Another example in the film was the opening scene. A non-disabled character was outside with many disabled members of the circus. When a man walked by, he started shouting …show more content…
They have emotions and care about each other in the same way non-disabled people do. For example, Hans’ fiancée gets upset whenever Cleopatra takes an interest in Hans. To be jealous in this way is a natural human emotion. The fact that a disabled person is getting this emotion shows they care and are jealous the same way non-disabled are. Another example in the film is the attack on Cleopatra. All the disabled care about Hans and do not want Cleopatra to emotionally hurt him. Therefore, they all gang together to make sure that does not happen. This scene shows that the disabled in the film have a sense of community and care for one another. The again is a common human condition and represents how the disabled are very similar intellectually to the non-disabled. Finally, in the film, the disabled interact very normally. While talking to each other, it does not even appear as if they care about their disability. This relates to the what we talked about in class about Jerry’s Orphans. In Jerry’s Orphans, they do not want pity for their disability because they feel their should not get it. They think they are normal members of society and that their disability does not define them. It appears that the disabled in the film have the same opinion. They are just living their lives and do not want or think people should pity them or think of them as different. This also relates to the concept of person first language. Although there are