@@azulaeatingmochime2353 The whole thing is such a misrepresentation - it wasn't a horse and a general suit which got Charles Stratton respect, it was the fact that he was an amazingly talented actor, singer, dancer and comedian who was performing from childhood. He's part of the research I am doing and this just makes me so mad.
@@pixwool So there was a chance to do something really good with this movie and they missed it. If people don't care, they don't care, but in minority communities, every portrayal can make a difference. We are sick of the inspiration porn stories.
The interesting thing about this scene is that the real Charles was actually four-years-old when Barnum hired him, not twenty-two, and he and Barnum were actually distant cousins.
Mets Fan He wasn’t really a jerk. He gave people with deformities work when they couldn’t find any. He payed them really well and treated them like family. He later became a passionate abolitionist and supported the temperance movement.
If anyone's wondering why Barnum made the giant pretend to be Irish it's because there was a very famous Irish giant called Charles Byrne who exhibited himself in London around the end of the 18th century
“You are so talented, blessed,extraordinary,unique, beautiful. They don’t understand but they will.” One of the best lines and scenes in the movie in my opinion
Never really understood that. If you pick up a book with 'Pottery techniques of the 17th century' on the cover, and then a book with a title like 'The Matterhorn incident' with a guy with a pistol on the cover...you know which book you're taking on holiday to read on the beach. (You're gonna say the Pottery book aren't you...just to be difficult).
@@strangelee4400 i wouldn't actually judge a book by it's cover. some books look bad but aren't. some shows look bad but aren't. arcane looks like a video game show, but it's actually really good. some dianna whin jones book covers make them look very old and very hard to read, when the story is actually as smooth as butter.
Among Barnum's "freaks," the film portrays Asian conjoined twins. The actual twins were Chang and Eng Bunker, two brothers born in Siam (modern day Thailand), whose heritage was the basis of the term "Siamese twins." Chang and Eng retired after their life in P.T. Barnum's circus to North Carolina, got married and had eleven children and ten children, respectively. However, they became destitute after the American Civil War and went on tour again. They both died in 1874, Chang from a brain blood clot and Eng from heart failure, or shock (the sources differ), merely three hours later.
damn you for inspiring me to research. That was a fun rabbit hole. Quite an interesting life. I am not sure how much is fictionalized/sensationalized by the twins themselves.
A point I haven’t seen made yet, is that while the different people were brought together to draw crowds, they WERE brought together. Before , they all were isolated and mostly alone. Weak against a world that rejected them at best. Together, they were stronger, and had a community to rely on for emotional support. Often the “freak show “ was a tight knit surrogate family , a tradition of necessity that persists into today within any group of society outsiders.
The fact that Charles looked so dejected because of his size when he first meets PT Barnum, only to eventually be mouthing off to the Queen of England for mentioning his size, is probably the instance of character development that impressed me the most in this film.
I keep hearing comments about how the real Barnum profited and exploited these people. Well that is true but I think alot of people are forgetting something. THEY HAD NO CHOICE! Being in his show was probably the only good line of work they could get at the time. I'm not defending the abuse he caused them. But I will say it was the only decent line of work people like them could get at that time. Freaks couldn't be bankers, merchants, or much of anything without being harrassed and discriminated. For what it was worth. It was the best job they could have.
Scruffy the Insane Janitor!! I’d also like to point out: this movie is rated PG. How did they expect slavery, abuse, animal cruelty and other things the real Barnum did to be in it? Also, it never marketed itself as being historically accurate. Edit: I would like to add that I was less informed when I made this comment. Barnum did love his animals, just didn’t know how to properly care for them. He payed his performers very well for the time period. He later became an abolitionist (opposed slavery). I apologize for being less informed. I still don’t think you should be looking to Hollywood films for historical accuracy.
@@mjtruth1039 maybe if at the beginning they said "not based on a true story" like how horror movies do it to add a bit of suspense, this movie would have been given a free pass with critics. Ive seen why the critics gave this a low score and most of them are referencing how Barnum is a terrible person when in this movie is not. Maybe they shouldnt have used Barnum at all tbh and made an original story with an original character.
@@mjtruth1039 Oh I didn't know that. I don't know how people were back then but, i'm happy some people like you atleast have a brain to not hate on this movie bc it's not " historical correct"
- Can i ask how heavy you are? Do you have a number for that? - I prefer not to say... - Just between you and me. - *whispers* 500 pounds. - 750 pounds?! - No, sir, 500 pounds...! *proceds to show a sign with "more than 750" on it* LMAOOOOO
I wish they had the extended version of these on the DVD Extras. Supposedly Hugh improvised when he interviewed each of the oddities and he interviewed them all. . I would have loved to see all the interviews
@@argumengenichyperloquaciou4115 I was bullied for the better part of a decade because I'm English and have a squashed nose that looks like a pig snout. People were either cruel, or turned a blind eye because they didn't care, teachers, students, school staff... I was basically named Pig until I was 15, I stand by my statement!
............you haven't ever done work as a Christmas elf have you cause one time my mom was getting us Santa Pictures when I saw a toddler I saw an actual little person being an elf and she gave him 10 bucks to take a picture with me because I kept hugging him thinking he was one of the 7 dwarves
This was one movie that taught people to follow their dreams & never to be afraid of being unique. This is why I love the circus because of all of the people involved/
What P.T. Barnum hiring Chang and Eng be like (Used Google Translate): Barnum: So you’re Chang and Eng Right? Chang: ใช่ (Yes) Eng: ใช่ (Yes) Barnum: Do you speak English? Chang and Eng: Yes, นีดหน่อย (Yes, A Little Bit) Barnum: You’re from Siam, Right? Chang : Yes, we are from Siam. Eng: And we are Conjoined Twins Barnum: How do you say “You’re hired” in Siamese Chang and Eng: ดุณได้รับการว่าจัาง Barnum: Okay...umm. Khun di rab kar wacang. Did I nail it. Chang and Eng: Yes, and it’s Thai not Siamese Barnum: Teach me more about that Southeast Asian language later Chang: Sure if you want. Barnum: Okay. Their medical record is gonna be news about the “Siamese Twins”.
I love the dog man (I haven’t seen the movie, I don’t know his name). He’s like, I’m gonna be a gimmick, I know I’m gonna be a gimmick, I’ve picked it, it’s “dog”
Can we just take a moment to recognize Danial Son and Yusaku Komori who protrayed Chang & Eng Bunker, The Siamese Twins? Every time there was a cast musical number, I couldn't take my eyes off of them! I can't imagine how hard it must have been for them to do all of that choreography (and even some gymnastics, to boot!) attached to each other! AMAZING!
OK I get why people hated the historical inaccuratiousy of The Greatest Showman, Pocahontas, Gone With The Wind, and so on but uh did they forget this ISN'T a documentary? Its called historical FICTION for a reason people.
dwarfism is quite common now, there are quite alot of people who are dwarfs. And the black siblings were considered outcasts just because they were black and do I even have to tell you just how common black people are? So not all of them are very rare.
What I find so interesting but at the same time rather beautiful in a unique way is that when he was recruiting all those people. He didn't look at them let alone shocked at their bizarre things, or what others say "Freaks". He knew they were what people would say freaks, but the thing is that he was being drawn to them so much when he met each one he took a moment to understand a bit of them. Like at the first guy when he spoke to him about being a general and riding a horse wielding a sword. He knew how to talk to them without even a second thought. He knew how to look at them and make them feel more welcome or actually accept him in return, his passion for creating the greatest show led him to all the people he recruited, to which in the end what he gave them ironically was the greatest thing a family, just as the bear lady said. Not a ounch of him finding them strange, just "Unique" and "out of this world" kind of mind with a mix of passion in some way, you can just see it in his face and how he approaches each of every person he brings onto the show.
I had no idea what a great movie this would be! The music and the ensemble cast easily lured me to this masterpiece! I never imagined myself being a fan of a circus movie besides Dumbo.
OMG YES. Annie Jones was born in Marion, Virginia. She was the second born to seven children. She was a exquisitely talented Bearded Lady. She could play instruments and also sing along with sewing. She was a divorcée once to Richard Elliot, a Barker, but it was a bad match because she was almost 16. Then she married her childhood sweetheart, William Donovan, a wardrobe man, but he died two years later. Unfortunately she didn’t live a long life. She got extremely sick in Europe. During a tour in France she had to stay in a Hospital in Paris for six weeks. Then joined back with the troops in Nimes. Later finally home to Brooklyn on May 13th. She remained in her apartment quarantining. She slowly got better then strangely became worse. She died in October 22nd, 1902 at 3 am. Cause of death was Tuberculosis. She was nicknamed “Jonesy”. She died at 187 Cornelia Street.
As much as i hate Barnum’s exploitation... this movie served its purpose and didn’t diminish the message of outcasts taking control of their lives and not being afraid to celebrate their uniqueness. Still like it for its artistry, cinematography, great costume design, and amazing music.
even though Barnum exploited them, but he also brought them all together, before he created his show, those outcast were all alone and isolated, forced to face the world by themselves. But Barnum brought them all together, gave them all the opportunity to shine and show the world that they're proud of their uniqueness and to prove to the world that there's nothing wrong with being different. And he gave them all a home and over time they became a family, he brought them joy and a family of acceptance that they never would've had if Barnum hadn't brought them all together for his show. So Barnum had done a lot more good for those outcasts than bad...at least in the movie. In reality however the real Barnum was cruel and abusive.
@@iamlinda100 uhh... no mot really... the movie is hella in accurate and the real Barnum couldn’t care less about his “employees” uniqueness beyond how much money he could get off of it. He is a real life exploiter of people by making them into freak shows. Treated like animals and had no human rights because of their differences. This movie is kinda upsetting if you know the real history behind PT Barnum. The movie’s message was nice, but Barnum sucks.
@@jsec4222 umm did you even read my last sentence? In the end I did mention that the real Barnum was cruel and abusive, I was only praising the character that was portrayed in the movie version. I know the movie is historically inaccurate in terms of the characterisation of Barnum, in the movie Barnum was a lot nicer than he actually was in reality. I was only referring to Barnum in the movie.
@@iamlinda100 1 historian has actually said that none of his curiosities complained of exploitation. Another said Barnum treated them like members of the family. The latter is in no way about the movie.
Ok. this question arises spontaneously ... but how is it that all the people with particularities (with cabbage I call them Freaks!) were in New York !? In truth these guys were scattered around the world, some were hiding as well!
New York was actually knows as a city with a lot more acceptance back then. Seeing as it was in the north black people weren’t slaves there and there were quite a lot of homosexual activities going on there lol. A lot of people who sought acceptance went to New York.
In this time, It was actually considered a sign that you or your family had done something... It's not as bad as it would have been a century before when most of these would have been killed as children... But the commenters complaining about how he used The oddities entirely ignore the fact that the people were not mad at him for making a show of them... Circuses like this had existed for centuries before... But because they were the stars. Before this time they had existed only at sideshows. In fact parents would routinely sell their children to sideshows when they were abnormal in any way. A person like myself with moderate autism would be either sold to a sideshow or to an accounting firm where I would be a calculator for the next 20 to 30 years. I am aware that we have improved as a society but... The end of the day anyone with significant abnormalities is even now avoided as much as possible. I guarantee that real bearded women do exist. I guarantee that every single time they go out of their house someone asks why they don't wax. Real people with dwarvism do exist... And while they are accepted on cable shows, I guarantee that they routinely hear people ask why they would have children when they know they will have a disability. People sit here and complain about how he made millions exhibiting people with abnormalities. I would love for anyone who honestly considers themselves abnormal... Respond here. Me... I would prefer to be sitting on a sideshow stage listing off prime numbers... Compared to what my great-grandfather went through having autism. Thrown out of work dozens of times because he just wasn't right. In the 1400s and 1500s, we were considered to probably be demon possessed. Especially since the meltdown or shut down that we go into whenever a high stress environment happens would guarantee that we would respond poorly to exorcisms. A church actually tried to exorcise my autism. They then threw me out for having a demon because I didn't respond correctly. Was he wrong... Yes. Did he take advantage of people left and right... Oh did he ever. But until you can tell me that people with disabilities are actually protected now... Haha. I'm aware the law is supposed to protect us. I'm also aware of protection orders because I unnerved people.
Am i the only one questioning why The brother sister signed up ( apart from the trapeze skills ) There isn’t anything abnormal about them ( or unique ) They look like normal people to me .......
Meme Meme 19th century USA. They’re black. That’s the reason. One protester even says “freaks” and “spooks”. The latter of which is a racial slur used towards black people.
P. T. Barnum needs to be remembered for more of his quotes. Very few of those lines sound made up. The way this character thinks is believable and inspiring. Edit: a critical word: few!
This movie super imperfect but damn if the bearded lady’s actress (Keala Settle I think) doesn’t do a damn good job. That “sir please leave me alone” breaks my heart.
I would agree that in the beginning Barnam's initial intentions was to bring all the outcasts together to create a successful and unique show so he could make money. But over time the movie showed that he did eventually grew to care about these people and he gave them all the opportunity to shine and show the world that they're proud of their uniqueness, and they became a close family, he brought joy into their lives which they never would've had if Barnum never brought them together.
and while Barnum's initial intentions was to make money off of these people, but I think deep down he has always been fascinated with people who were unique and different, remember in an earlier scene when Barnum was still a young boy and he tried to steal a loaf of bread, then this random deformed woman appeared before him and gave him an apple? I think it was at that moment that Barnum realised that these unique people and outcasts are good people too, they just look different but they're humans just like everyone else. I think his encounter with that deformed woman really changed his perspective and gave him a real appreciation & interest for different people. So while a big part of his motivation in creating his show was to make money, but I think another reason was he was truly fascinated by them & wanted to give them the chance to shine & give them a place where they'll be accepted & liked. He really did grew to care for them.
Considering that we're talking about the early 1900s... Tom's mother saying she did not have a son was actually very common. Yes he mistreated them by our standards. However I guarantee every single one of them would never have had even the standard of living he gave without his "taking advantage of them".
The Cardiff giant? No, that was a scam he pulled off in his later years. This scene is referring to a man who traveled the country known as the Irish Giant, his name was Charles Byrne. The Cardiff giant was a fake corpse of a supposed mythological creature giant.
They won't laugh, they'll salute.
two seconds earlier: we’ll they’re laughing anyway so might as well get paid
@@azulaeatingmochime2353 The whole thing is such a misrepresentation - it wasn't a horse and a general suit which got Charles Stratton respect, it was the fact that he was an amazingly talented actor, singer, dancer and comedian who was performing from childhood. He's part of the research I am doing and this just makes me so mad.
MiniNymph So what if it’s not accurate?
@@pixwool So there was a chance to do something really good with this movie and they missed it. If people don't care, they don't care, but in minority communities, every portrayal can make a difference. We are sick of the inspiration porn stories.
MiniNymph Well then you’re sick of it, nothing anyone can do about that.
The interesting thing about this scene is that the real Charles was actually four-years-old when Barnum hired him, not twenty-two, and he and Barnum were actually distant cousins.
Thats no true boomer o-o
@@avocadorable4066 It is true, but only in reality. In the movie Charles is an adult
Right he wasn't grown up, but he was actually 9 as I read about him once
Sadly in real life PT Barnum was actually a real jerk and a phony. Really a shame considering how great the movie is.
Mets Fan He wasn’t really a jerk. He gave people with deformities work when they couldn’t find any. He payed them really well and treated them like family. He later became a passionate abolitionist and supported the temperance movement.
If anyone's wondering why Barnum made the giant pretend to be Irish it's because there was a very famous Irish giant called Charles Byrne who exhibited himself in London around the end of the 18th century
My other guess would be because the whole leprechaun phenomenon, it's ironic that a giant is from Ireland. That's just meh thought
Zeruel3 I actually didn't know that. Storing that for later.
Zeruel3 I think the giant in this movie was Russian or Eastern European.
Aaron Johnson Romanian
There is also the Giants causeway
The mother’s response, “I don’t have a son.” Ouch.
Well, I can’t tell personally, but it’s either how you portray it or she’s trying to protect her son.
Singing WithYou she was definitely trying to protect her son
That’s deep
@@xshima5001 honestly, I couldn't tell either
or it's her husband
Who else was disappointed when the hammering wasn't the beginning of a song?!
A.C. Harrison ME OMG
A.C. Harrison i made this 200
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500
OMG yessssssss!!!!!!!!!
"We need new x-men movie, before disney buy us!"
"Make wolverine sing?!"
"Greatest idea!"
@Rebecca Britt just for that I take one sin off 196->195
Best. Comment.
Check out Les Mis
I can't tell u how much it messed me up to learn he was shaking his ass on Broadway once before Marvel got ahold of him
@@mysticfire5850 Hugh Jackman also appeared on the London stage before Marvel!
I love how Hugh Jackman has had enough iconic roles to not only be know/recognized as 'the Wolverine guy'
It was the Prestige and Happy Feet that made me a fan of him.
“You are so talented, blessed,extraordinary,unique, beautiful. They don’t understand but they will.” One of the best lines and scenes in the movie in my opinion
Lesson in life: Never judge a book by its cover, it's what's on the inside that counts!
That's the message of the film
Never really understood that. If you pick up a book with 'Pottery techniques of the 17th century' on the cover, and then a book with a title like 'The Matterhorn incident' with a guy with a pistol on the cover...you know which book you're taking on holiday to read on the beach.
(You're gonna say the Pottery book aren't you...just to be difficult).
@@strangelee4400 completely missed the point. He isn't talking about choosing a book.
@@strangelee4400 i wouldn't actually judge a book by it's cover. some books look bad but aren't. some shows look bad but aren't. arcane looks like a video game show, but it's actually really good. some dianna whin jones book covers make them look very old and very hard to read, when the story is actually as smooth as butter.
Among Barnum's "freaks," the film portrays Asian conjoined twins. The actual twins were Chang and Eng Bunker, two brothers born in Siam (modern day Thailand), whose heritage was the basis of the term "Siamese twins." Chang and Eng retired after their life in P.T. Barnum's circus to North Carolina, got married and had eleven children and ten children, respectively. However, they became destitute after the American Civil War and went on tour again. They both died in 1874, Chang from a brain blood clot and Eng from heart failure, or shock (the sources differ), merely three hours later.
damn you for inspiring me to research. That was a fun rabbit hole. Quite an interesting life. I am not sure how much is fictionalized/sensationalized by the twins themselves.
Yik Long Tay The twins never speak in the movie. They were however very agile. The movie showed that.
Oh, it was them? Yes, I have read accounts of their death. It is really tragic!
You’re leaving out the part about their slaves
I'm still salty they weren't given more screen time in this considering how popular they were at the time and even now.
A point I haven’t seen made yet, is that while the different people were brought together to draw crowds, they WERE brought together. Before , they all were isolated and mostly alone. Weak against a world that rejected them at best. Together, they were stronger, and had a community to rely on for emotional support. Often the “freak show “ was a tight knit surrogate family , a tradition of necessity that persists into today within any group of society outsiders.
As someone with autism I wish the group was real in this century.
The fact that Charles looked so dejected because of his size when he first meets PT Barnum, only to eventually be mouthing off to the Queen of England for mentioning his size, is probably the instance of character development that impressed me the most in this film.
"... Yeah we're gonna change that name."
Vicky 12 “I think you’re Irish!”
"We have a ahow!"
“They salute.”
I love that line.
I really love the part when one of Barnum Girl's is being so very brave to the Beard Lady!
YES! I love that part, and she sweetly hands the flyer to the Bearded Lady
I don’t think she’s being brave. I think she’s just displaying the kind of interest and kindness people COULD show her
I keep hearing comments about how the real Barnum profited and exploited these people. Well that is true but I think alot of people are forgetting something. THEY HAD NO CHOICE! Being in his show was probably the only good line of work they could get at the time. I'm not defending the abuse he caused them. But I will say it was the only decent line of work people like them could get at that time. Freaks couldn't be bankers, merchants, or much of anything without being harrassed and discriminated. For what it was worth. It was the best job they could have.
Scruffy the Insane Janitor!! I’d also like to point out: this movie is rated PG. How did they expect slavery, abuse, animal cruelty and other things the real Barnum did to be in it?
Also, it never marketed itself as being historically accurate.
Edit: I would like to add that I was less informed when I made this comment. Barnum did love his animals, just didn’t know how to properly care for them. He payed his performers very well for the time period. He later became an abolitionist (opposed slavery). I apologize for being less informed. I still don’t think you should be looking to Hollywood films for historical accuracy.
@@mjtruth1039 maybe if at the beginning they said "not based on a true story" like how horror movies do it to add a bit of suspense, this movie would have been given a free pass with critics. Ive seen why the critics gave this a low score and most of them are referencing how Barnum is a terrible person when in this movie is not. Maybe they shouldnt have used Barnum at all tbh and made an original story with an original character.
@@mjtruth1039 Agreed, + This is a movie, if you want to know how he really was you can just watch a documentary instead.
Jarne van steenwinkel Also, Barnum was a decent person by 19th century standards.
@@mjtruth1039 Oh I didn't know that. I don't know how people were back then but, i'm happy some people like you atleast have a brain to not hate on this movie bc it's not " historical correct"
- Can i ask how heavy you are? Do you have a number for that?
- I prefer not to say...
- Just between you and me.
- *whispers* 500 pounds.
- 750 pounds?!
- No, sir, 500 pounds...!
*proceds to show a sign with "more than 750" on it*
LMAOOOOO
He says 750 it is x
Would've been nice if they'd given more screentime to the actual freaks, since a lot of their stories are pretty fascinating.
I think of it as a minor flaw in an otherwise pretty picture. But I have the same sentiment towards another movie Zendaya did a while back.
I wish they had the extended version of these on the DVD Extras. Supposedly Hugh improvised when he interviewed each of the oddities and he interviewed them all. . I would have loved to see all the interviews
Now that you've said that, I'm incredibly intrigued, too.
"I think you're Irish" .... Yup ... This reminded me of Vince McMahon
is this the undertaker?
They saw them as freaks but i see them as unique people
As did PT Barnum
Joe Whitehead Which of the 2 are you referring to?
MJ Truth Unique people
MJ Truth the movie one the irl one was a bit meaner
Graffiti Perez None of his curiosities complained of exploitation from what I understand.
I love how Hugh Jackman's character sees past their flaws and captures their inner beauty and talent. The world needs more people like him.
I’ve been able to see past how Barnum was in real life and appreciate the triple threat gravitas Hugh brings to him
They hide they're true beauty because of this judgemental society.
Their*
Exactly i hate it because pussies are everywhere.
Wish that things had changed in that regard
Lupin Crow Disregarding society's progress is more harmful than not.
@@argumengenichyperloquaciou4115
I was bullied for the better part of a decade because I'm English and have a squashed nose that looks like a pig snout. People were either cruel, or turned a blind eye because they didn't care, teachers, students, school staff... I was basically named Pig until I was 15, I stand by my statement!
1:28 Love the little beat here!
I know right! I'm sad it's not a part of the soundtrack
My greatest regret is not watching this at theater. God knows how overwhelmed will I be with tears.
it was absolutely beautiful!!!
It took me less then two weeks to see it. I wanted to get Star Wars Last Jedi over with first.
P.T. Barnum could sell a dying man a health club membership.
Hugh Jackman: Absolutely not
Alohamora
Sunset Shimmer: Aah so if you can steel your money uh?
Hugh Jackman: Petificus Totalus
I have no idea what the trick this is but I love it
@@thg2126 it's a spell from harry potter
@@aquables ok, but what does Hugh Jackman and Sunset Shimmer (mlpeg) have to do with hp.
It’s 2021 and I still haven’t gotten over this movie❤️
One year later, and it's still the same for me, too.
0:53 me when strangers ask to get a picture with me because I’m short 😂. Yeah you want a picture with me? $10! 😂
Hey I don't blame you I'm short myself luv your self
............you haven't ever done work as a Christmas elf have you cause one time my mom was getting us Santa Pictures when I saw a toddler I saw an actual little person being an elf and she gave him 10 bucks to take a picture with me because I kept hugging him thinking he was one of the 7 dwarves
@@mysticfire5850 I’m not even bullshitting I think I remember something like that 😂
I love when he says “I think your Irish”
Agreed. Gets me everytime.
“We have a show.” You can clearly hear the confidence and excitement in his voice. Look out it turned out for him too
This was one movie that taught people to follow their dreams & never to be afraid of being unique. This is why I love the circus because of all of the people involved/
What P.T. Barnum hiring Chang and Eng be like (Used Google Translate):
Barnum: So you’re Chang and Eng Right?
Chang: ใช่ (Yes)
Eng: ใช่ (Yes)
Barnum: Do you speak English?
Chang and Eng: Yes, นีดหน่อย (Yes, A Little Bit)
Barnum: You’re from Siam, Right?
Chang : Yes, we are from Siam.
Eng: And we are Conjoined Twins
Barnum: How do you say “You’re hired” in Siamese
Chang and Eng: ดุณได้รับการว่าจัาง
Barnum: Okay...umm. Khun di rab kar wacang. Did I nail it.
Chang and Eng: Yes, and it’s Thai not Siamese
Barnum: Teach me more about that Southeast Asian language later
Chang: Sure if you want.
Barnum: Okay. Their medical record is gonna be news about the “Siamese Twins”.
I was kinda sad that the part with the hammers wasn’t in the official soundtrack.
I love the dog man (I haven’t seen the movie, I don’t know his name). He’s like, I’m gonna be a gimmick, I know I’m gonna be a gimmick, I’ve picked it, it’s “dog”
In real life he was a nobleman or a prince. His family lost it all and he went into shows to help them out
The Irish Giant ......yep the most Russian sounding Irishmen I have ever heard.
I love this movie because he sees the "freaks" as soldiers
More like as a meal ticket
Only in the movie. He was all about making money
Can we just take a moment to recognize Danial Son and Yusaku Komori who protrayed Chang & Eng Bunker, The Siamese Twins? Every time there was a cast musical number, I couldn't take my eyes off of them! I can't imagine how hard it must have been for them to do all of that choreography (and even some gymnastics, to boot!) attached to each other! AMAZING!
If Hugh Jackman was the Mentalist…
That is sometimes literally the same smile as Patrick Jane..! ^^
For good reason?
1:37 - 1:50 is like a rhythm heaven game
OK I get why people hated the historical inaccuratiousy of The Greatest Showman, Pocahontas, Gone With The Wind, and so on but uh did they forget this ISN'T a documentary? Its called historical FICTION for a reason people.
Tbh i would hands down love to watch one of the shows from Barnum Museum
I like the synopsis of this movie where it's the tale of PT Barnum, as told by PT Barnum.
These people are very very very very rare
No now they aren't. Not very very rare but just rare now
@@destiny_ultimatedork675 they were rare now they are casualty
@@destiny_ultimatedork675 8 foot person that s only a hand fuel of people in the world to day that s still very very very rare
dwarfism is quite common now, there are quite alot of people who are dwarfs. And the black siblings were considered outcasts just because they were black and do I even have to tell you just how common black people are? So not all of them are very rare.
I'm well awear the movie DISCUTINGLY history inaccurate but the music is amazing and the message is good so it gets a pass lmao
Believe me I never imagined what a great movie this would be. But you would be surprised how the music managed to entice me.
Same energy as those putting together a heist crew scenes.
What I find so interesting but at the same time rather beautiful in a unique way is that when he was recruiting all those people. He didn't look at them let alone shocked at their bizarre things, or what others say "Freaks". He knew they were what people would say freaks, but the thing is that he was being drawn to them so much when he met each one he took a moment to understand a bit of them. Like at the first guy when he spoke to him about being a general and riding a horse wielding a sword. He knew how to talk to them without even a second thought. He knew how to look at them and make them feel more welcome or actually accept him in return, his passion for creating the greatest show led him to all the people he recruited, to which in the end what he gave them ironically was the greatest thing a family, just as the bear lady said. Not a ounch of him finding them strange, just "Unique" and "out of this world" kind of mind with a mix of passion in some way, you can just see it in his face and how he approaches each of every person he brings onto the show.
3:41 I hear 500 pounds when he whispers it not 750 haha
Yeah thats the point i think lol
0.17 remind me of the x men days of fututre past
The freakier the better!!!
After seeing this...l will go and watch to movie over again
Yeah I think you’re irish
"They don't understand, but they will"
Imagine if Charles came out in a wheelchair and was a mind reader.
Ha! Professor X 😂😂
Then Barnum looked at him and said.... "Well now don't you look like someone I met before."
Hugh Jackman in 2014- I'm looking for Charles
Hugh Jackman in 2017- I'm looking for Charles
Hugh Jackman sorta looks like Robert Downey, maybe if he had his beard.
I personally thinks he looks like Mel Gibson from either 'The Patriot' or 'Maverick'. Hell, they even sound similar.
@@foxboss1925 um .. could it be .. um, they're both Australian?? And you're stretching the point about the looks?
he can see the best of people, that's what great about this guy...
Just finished with the happy tears 💞 greatest movie if you are looking a life motivation, true love ❤️,and to over come greed!!
I like how the bearded lady still has shaved armpits and applied lashes. I mean, she still made an effort ig
wolverine looking for mutants, he has learnt from his mentor
either get laughed at or get laughed at while getting paid
My favorite part of the whole show
I had no idea what a great movie this would be! The music and the ensemble cast easily lured me to this masterpiece! I never imagined myself being a fan of a circus movie besides Dumbo.
I’m such a loser. I should’ve seen this movie in the theatre huhuhu
OMG YES. Annie Jones was born in Marion, Virginia. She was the second born to seven children. She was a exquisitely talented Bearded Lady. She could play instruments and also sing along with sewing. She was a divorcée once to Richard Elliot, a Barker, but it was a bad match because she was almost 16. Then she married her childhood sweetheart, William Donovan, a wardrobe man, but he died two years later. Unfortunately she didn’t live a long life. She got extremely sick in Europe. During a tour in France she had to stay in a Hospital in Paris for six weeks. Then joined back with the troops in Nimes. Later finally home to Brooklyn on May 13th. She remained in her apartment quarantining. She slowly got better then strangely became worse. She died in October 22nd, 1902 at 3 am. Cause of death was Tuberculosis. She was nicknamed “Jonesy”. She died at 187 Cornelia Street.
As much as i hate Barnum’s exploitation... this movie served its purpose and didn’t diminish the message of outcasts taking control of their lives and not being afraid to celebrate their uniqueness. Still like it for its artistry, cinematography, great costume design, and amazing music.
even though Barnum exploited them, but he also brought them all together, before he created his show, those outcast were all alone and isolated, forced to face the world by themselves. But Barnum brought them all together, gave them all the opportunity to shine and show the world that they're proud of their uniqueness and to prove to the world that there's nothing wrong with being different. And he gave them all a home and over time they became a family, he brought them joy and a family of acceptance that they never would've had if Barnum hadn't brought them all together for his show. So Barnum had done a lot more good for those outcasts than bad...at least in the movie. In reality however the real Barnum was cruel and abusive.
@@iamlinda100 uhh... no mot really... the movie is hella in accurate and the real Barnum couldn’t care less about his “employees” uniqueness beyond how much money he could get off of it. He is a real life exploiter of people by making them into freak shows. Treated like animals and had no human rights because of their differences. This movie is kinda upsetting if you know the real history behind PT Barnum. The movie’s message was nice, but Barnum sucks.
@@jsec4222 umm did you even read my last sentence? In the end I did mention that the real Barnum was cruel and abusive, I was only praising the character that was portrayed in the movie version. I know the movie is historically inaccurate in terms of the characterisation of Barnum, in the movie Barnum was a lot nicer than he actually was in reality. I was only referring to Barnum in the movie.
@@iamlinda100 1 historian has actually said that none of his curiosities complained of exploitation. Another said Barnum treated them like members of the family. The latter is in no way about the movie.
No movie is perfect. But I was surprised by how much soul and heart worn that was put into this.
Charles Stratton's mother is the REAL freak! She looks like a witch
I wish the hammering music was a bonus track on the CD
Uh..I think you’re Irish!
You can find a tattoo man on every corner in LA now
Ok. this question arises spontaneously ... but how is it that all the people with particularities (with cabbage I call them Freaks!) were in New York !? In truth these guys were scattered around the world, some were hiding as well!
DM I mean in a place as large as New York there’s bound to be a large amount of people who are different
New York was actually knows as a city with a lot more acceptance back then. Seeing as it was in the north black people weren’t slaves there and there were quite a lot of homosexual activities going on there lol.
A lot of people who sought acceptance went to New York.
3:59
-What is your name?
-says sonething not understandable
- YEP WE'RE GONA CHANGE THAT NAME 😬, I think you're Irish
IM STILL LAUGHING
In this time, It was actually considered a sign that you or your family had done something... It's not as bad as it would have been a century before when most of these would have been killed as children... But the commenters complaining about how he used The oddities entirely ignore the fact that the people were not mad at him for making a show of them... Circuses like this had existed for centuries before... But because they were the stars. Before this time they had existed only at sideshows. In fact parents would routinely sell their children to sideshows when they were abnormal in any way. A person like myself with moderate autism would be either sold to a sideshow or to an accounting firm where I would be a calculator for the next 20 to 30 years. I am aware that we have improved as a society but... The end of the day anyone with significant abnormalities is even now avoided as much as possible. I guarantee that real bearded women do exist. I guarantee that every single time they go out of their house someone asks why they don't wax. Real people with dwarvism do exist... And while they are accepted on cable shows, I guarantee that they routinely hear people ask why they would have children when they know they will have a disability. People sit here and complain about how he made millions exhibiting people with abnormalities. I would love for anyone who honestly considers themselves abnormal... Respond here.
Me... I would prefer to be sitting on a sideshow stage listing off prime numbers... Compared to what my great-grandfather went through having autism. Thrown out of work dozens of times because he just wasn't right. In the 1400s and 1500s, we were considered to probably be demon possessed. Especially since the meltdown or shut down that we go into whenever a high stress environment happens would guarantee that we would respond poorly to exorcisms. A church actually tried to exorcise my autism. They then threw me out for having a demon because I didn't respond correctly.
Was he wrong... Yes. Did he take advantage of people left and right... Oh did he ever. But until you can tell me that people with disabilities are actually protected now... Haha. I'm aware the law is supposed to protect us. I'm also aware of protection orders because I unnerved people.
Am i the only one questioning why The brother sister signed up ( apart from the trapeze skills ) There isn’t anything abnormal about them ( or unique ) They look like normal people to me .......
Meme Meme 19th century USA. They’re black. That’s the reason. One protester even says “freaks” and “spooks”. The latter of which is a racial slur used towards black people.
That’s what i kinda thought because of when it was set but i didn’t think that’s a bad thing and didn’t want to come off as rude.
Because they HAD to hire zendaya, duhh
It's racial
If only one of the freaks was a wisecracking, fast-talking, theatre-referencing maniac who wears red and black. That would be hilarious.
Toby G very oddly specific
💀💩L
I want to watch this but I will in a min
P. T. Barnum needs to be remembered for more of his quotes. Very few of those lines sound made up. The way this character thinks is believable and inspiring.
Edit: a critical word: few!
This is pre-Hollywood down to the last detail, lol.
Amen! This was an example of pure cinema before the world shut down
I love you so Humphrey no matter what people say about you I care about you because I don’t want anyone to hurt you this is me
TWO TRAPEZE, TATTOO MAN, DOG BOY, HEAVIEST MAN AND IRISH GIANT ARE POSTING.
The bearded lady could literally just shave.
I was very disappointed to learn that they overdubbed Tom Thumbs voice.
“I think your Irish” that scene always gets me 😂😂😂
"I am here to talk to you about the Avengers"
The little man just needs his Borgir
Omfg 😂
Hugh Jackman with the top hat looks like Willie Wonka lol
Logan really got the jump on professor x and magnito...
"there's a sucker born every minute
Wanted unique persons
R/I’mnotlikeothergirls girls: my time has come
Hugh Jackman was the perfect choice for this movie! 👍
3:31 idk y but i find this oddly satisfying
newt scamander can teach how to be a wizard
- Vasiliy Pavlov
- I think you’re Irish.
Haaaaaaaaaaa, he is obviously not an Irish.
It's a beautiful ❤🎉🎉😊😊..❤ I love music A million dreams!!❤🎉
I still haven't seen this movie and I hate myself for it
gacha chaton seen it yet?
I saw mj from spiderman
It was the first time seeing Zendaya. But this was what made me a fan of her.
This movie super imperfect but damn if the bearded lady’s actress (Keala Settle I think) doesn’t do a damn good job. That “sir please leave me alone” breaks my heart.
Why is everyone acting like barnum is seeing people as being beautiful because they are unique when he is just seeing dollar signs.
well maybe not irl, but if you watch the movie he did sorta ha good intentions until well..jenny
I would agree that in the beginning Barnam's initial intentions was to bring all the outcasts together to create a successful and unique show so he could make money. But over time the movie showed that he did eventually grew to care about these people and he gave them all the opportunity to shine and show the world that they're proud of their uniqueness, and they became a close family, he brought joy into their lives which they never would've had if Barnum never brought them together.
and while Barnum's initial intentions was to make money off of these people, but I think deep down he has always been fascinated with people who were unique and different, remember in an earlier scene when Barnum was still a young boy and he tried to steal a loaf of bread, then this random deformed woman appeared before him and gave him an apple? I think it was at that moment that Barnum realised that these unique people and outcasts are good people too, they just look different but they're humans just like everyone else. I think his encounter with that deformed woman really changed his perspective and gave him a real appreciation & interest for different people. So while a big part of his motivation in creating his show was to make money, but I think another reason was he was truly fascinated by them & wanted to give them the chance to shine & give them a place where they'll be accepted & liked. He really did grew to care for them.
Considering that we're talking about the early 1900s... Tom's mother saying she did not have a son was actually very common. Yes he mistreated them by our standards. However I guarantee every single one of them would never have had even the standard of living he gave without his "taking advantage of them".
People keep asking why W.D and Anne are outcasts. Ummm, it’s set in the 1800s and they’re Black. Need I say more.
3:09 Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Doesn’t p.t Barnum mean the cowboy giant
The Cardiff giant? No, that was a scam he pulled off in his later years. This scene is referring to a man who traveled the country known as the Irish Giant, his name was Charles Byrne. The Cardiff giant was a fake corpse of a supposed mythological creature giant.
@@Mothman1882 This scam is supposed to have been perpetrated by George Hull, if I'm not mistaken.