thejcowboy22 Review of The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)

Yes It's Cheesy Sci-Fi But There's A lesson to Be Learned!

[6/10 · 19 June 2014]

Most of us have seen this epic many times over watching Poor Glen Manning struggle with his glandular problem. Hearing him yell, "I Don't want to grow anymore!" Most parents would not recommend this movie to their children but I beg to differ. The daily struggles of our bald star performer in a sarong can only be to familiar with a child who has diabetes, asthma or a physical ailment. The feeling of being different is a very real problem of a sickly or deformed child. Maybe cause I was different. I could feel Glen's pain and anguish toward his future which looked pretty slim or show I refer to huge?. Things of course get out of hand as Glen gives up and takes off in the desert ending up in Las Vegas and ruining a woman's bath plus a few Hotel Signs/props.Our tragic figure ends up with girl friend Carol in hand onto Boulder Dam. Glen puts Carol down and then gets a few blasts from the Army and falls off the dam to the rocky Colorado river below. Glen was positive there was no hope but I think that this movie teaches us to hang in there no matter what and don't take matters into your own hands and for the most part listen to your Doctors. Be strong enough to bear the cross!!