On a separate note, the "human torso" lighting up a cigarette with a match on his own, with just his mouth, was amazing! And the way Browning provides individual scenes depicting the everyday of those in the circus, relationships and conversations, with humor that comments on how they interact with each other is rather refreshing and even endearing. To see them outside the spotlight of how supposed normal folk recognize them--as certain actors at MGM saw them as "exhibits on display"--since Browning grew up with this circus community and looked at them differently (he chose this project and actually paid the price after its notoriety earned him disdain with Hollywood's community), the film dares to express these people as human beings that aren't things. They are different, and maybe their appearance isn't considered worthy of your eyes, but that doesn't mean these people deserve the scorn and ridicule targeted at them. As a timepiece, this film is fascinating, but it has earned a deserved re-evaluation and reputation as a classic.
4th of July 2025 Marathoning
McDowell and Comi prepare to leave for Mars. Aliens visiting the UN, dropping off their cook book, providing goodies for humans on Earth, easing them into trusting them, spiriting them away to be food for them on their home planet. To Serve Man is nearly 60 years ago. I've been watching Twilight Zone since I was a teenager in the mid 90s thanks to Sci Fi Channel. Many of my family have passed since (for instance, my mother's siblings are all about gone except one last sister), and it wouldn't be right to avoid a marathon during the 4th if just for nostalgic reasons. Syfy didn't see the value of TZ on Independence Day, except last year, so even though I cannot watch episodes like I do during New Year's Eve and Day, it is nice to try and sneak in a block of episodes whenever possible. I started with Death Ship from the fourth season, continuing with Stopover in a Quiet Town and The Gift . To Serve Man would feel like a later afternoon watch but SYFY showed it at 3:...
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