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Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by Vetch »

sk11001 wrote: post #88
nathcd wrote: post #78

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"What a heavy load Einstein must've had. Fuckin' morons, everywhere." David Lynch

I have never seen a single one of his movies but I love watching interviews with him, he had an amazing presence and so much energy.

I'm also ashamed to say I've also never seen any of his movies and TV series but this still hits hard because of his influence on some my most cherished fictional properties. These are Alan Wake/Control, Silent Hill 1&2, Returnal and Disco Elysium.

Actually, his influence on how surrealist fiction is presented throughout all media cannot be understated. I was surprised to read even the original Zelda has him as an influence. Majora's Mask does feel particularly Lynchian.

It would not surprise me if the Souls games and at least the later Berserks (late 90s/early 2000s forward) were either directly or 1-step indirectly influenced by Lynch.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by tannhaeuser »

hinkley wrote: post #71
tannhaeuser wrote: post #17

How sad. Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive (the IMO under-appreciated pilot), and yes his Dune even though he didn't like it are some of my favourite movies of all time. RIP

We discovered a cut that was about three hours that people who hadn’t read the book seemed to understand. Had a different intro and flowed better. I’ve seen three versions of this movie. The theatrical and the longest one both sucked for anyone not a Herbert fan. I thought the longest was the director’s cut but he never did one. Perhaps it was the TV movie cut. But I don’t know what the “good” one was called.

Interesting. I understand he wasn't satisfied with the introductory narrative and other non-cinematic means of storytelling. But I love how the movie focuses on inner dialog to approach the novel and how decidedly non-techie, for sci-fi of all things, the movie was at the time, believably telling the story of a post-tech society that had room for style and decadence. And the Dune remake pays tribute to it.

I was also in awe how time travel was depicted by music; might help that the cheesy guild navigator scene operating the spacecraft wasn't shown (or was it? I didn't notice it when I first viewed it, and I like to think that's one of those scenes David Lynch would've rather left out).

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Post by frereubu »

I think this is one of those moments where the phrase "don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened" feels appropriate given his rich body of work.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by nonrandomstring »

non-nil wrote: post #95
corysama wrote: post #62

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I love Lost Highway . But, you have to watch the whole thing confused. Then have someone explain what's happening in the last scene. Then watch the whole thing again amazed. Also, the soundtrack was one of the first produced by Trent Reznor --long before he made a hobby of collecting Oscars. And, I grew up watching Lynch's Dune over and over until it made sense :P

The soundtrack to Lost Highway is one of my top albums, all categories. Equally as fascinating, weird, violent and beautiful as the film itself. The tracks are masterfully sequenced, often blend into each other and form a complete work in itself. It has long been my testbed for gapless playback on various hardware and software, often to my disappointment. (I'm not sure the experience is even available on streaming pl…

As well as soundtracks, Lynch is a huge figure in sound design generally. He is a pioneer and master of several techniques that have entered the standard repertoire now, like foreshadowing, looming, use of rhythmic leitmotifs. A very creative pioneer. Will be missed. RIP.

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Post by msabalau »

andrewstuart wrote: post #25
sho_hn wrote: post #18

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Yep, no contest. Compared to the sterile, boring, brooding Villeneuve version - a tone that worked well in Blade Runner 2049 however - it's so much more entertaining and interesting.

I liked the first one from Villeneuve because for the most part it stuck to the story but the second one veered off into its own story. I know its nerdy but I absolutely hate when movies of classic books think the story needs to be changed (I'm looking at you, Peter Jackson).

Good adaptation is inherently transformative, despite nerd disgruntlement.

Perhaps in a few years AI will have progressed to the point people can spin up their own literal version and see this for themselves.

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Post by Trasmatta »

SideburnsOfDoom wrote: post #64
jonhohle wrote: post #16

During Covid I started watching his daily weather update, even though I didn’t live in LA. Virtually every day was the same. Very clear. Very still. I’m not sure if anyone could ever “get” one of his movies completely beyond the experience and the narrative. He always left so much unsaid and open to interpretation, just like life. They are movies designed to make the viewer feel a certain way, rather than literally w…

> I’m not sure if anyone could ever “get” one of his movies completely beyond the experience and the narrative. His movies are not supposed to be "got" completely. They are surrealist. They have the logic of dreams. Or nightmares. There are things in them that won't ever make literal sense. Any film school graduate can string together some random images and call it "surreal", and mostly those would be boring. but Lyn…

Yes! I tell people to focus on the emotions that come up when they watch his stuff, and to focus less on trying to piece everything together.

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Post by UncleSlacky »

"Don't you think when people tell you you're allowed to do whatever you want as long as it's not sexually X-rated that they should stand behind their word and show your cow?"

- David Lynch

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by almostdeadguy »

Trasmatta wrote: post #126

I'm so grateful he was able to make Twin Peaks: The Return before he passed. It's one of the most brilliant and moving pieces of fiction I've ever experienced. If they had started it just a few years later it may have never been finished.

Like most reboots/long awaited sequels I was very skeptical of it and it absolutely blew my mind. It's one of the most beautifully shot and hallucinatory TV series I've ever seen. I think it's his best work.
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