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Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by Lio »

epolanski wrote: post #170
gordon_freeman wrote: post #103

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Start with "Eraserhead" and then go from there. Surreal is the word I associate with his movies and tv show (Twin Peaks) and I absolutely love watching such movies!

Season 3 Twin Peaks is peak "I don't know what am I looking at".

When it first came out I was so desperate to see it I watched the first episode twice without realising.

I spent the whole time trying to work out what was different between the "two".

I mean, it’s exactly the sort of thing he would do and I still loved it.

Magic!

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Post by anothertroll123 »

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.

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Post by mortenjorck »

Triphibian wrote: post #151
sk11001 wrote: post #88

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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 gonna say start with Blue Velvet. It still has the backbone of a classical noir, but it is completely run through with the character of his work. Mulholland Drive reflects the apex of his vision and talents, but there's a learning curve to appreciating it.

On the other end, save Inland Empire for after you've seen a lot of his filmography and are in the mood for a challenge.

I wouldn't call it his best work, but it is Lynch at his most singular and uncompromising.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by officeplant »

maxglute wrote: post #148
handfuloflight wrote: post #50

"My childhood was elegant homes, tree-lined streets, the milkman, building backyard forts, droning airplanes, blue skies, picket fences, green grass, cherry trees. Middle America as it's supposed to be. But on the cherry tree there's this pitch oozing out – some black, some yellow, and millions of red ants crawling all over it. I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always r…

Wish he had a bill burr rant or asmr to sleep channel. There is not enough public recordings of lynch talking.

You could merge his daily weather updates into a long rambling video.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by pyuser583 »

psb217 wrote: post #107
hinkley wrote: post #60

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Man I wonder if he knew what the neighbors got up to when their spouses were out of town.

"I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath." -- Well, he ain't just talking about literal ants...

I think he was talking about literal ants.

David Lynch’s work was never symbolic. You only ever got what was right in front of you.

The moment you start seeing symbols in his work, you know you’re viewing it wrong.

Edit: Lynch’s YT channel is filled with weather reports and random numbers. How much more anti-symbolic can you get?

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Post by adamc »

Triphibian wrote: post #151
sk11001 wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 gonna say start with Blue Velvet. It still has the backbone of a classical noir, but it is completely run through with the character of his work. Mulholland Drive reflects the apex of his vision and talents, but there's a learning curve to appreciating it.

Nooooo, not Blue Velvet. That's on my "never watch again" list, because the people in it are so creepy I wanted to just go buy a million guns afterwards.

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Post by adamc »

PittleyDunkin wrote: post #106
ryandrake wrote: post #55

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Reminiscent of the opening scene of Blue Velvet .

I find it interesting how much Ebert hated that movie. I'm not sure how I feel about it myself, tbh, but I am certain I don't have his conviction to state it clearly and unambiguously. The film certainly made me feel things no other movie has.

I'm with Ebert, I hated it. Not because it wasn't effective. It was convincing, but such a bad experience I'll never watch it again.

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Post by kingstoned »

gordon_freeman wrote: post #103
sk11001 wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Start with "Eraserhead" and then go from there. Surreal is the word I associate with his movies and tv show (Twin Peaks) and I absolutely love watching such movies!

    When people say "surreal" they mean "real", it's just most of your life is not very real, just repetition and routine. - Norm Macdonald

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by dj_gitmo »

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.

The plots of his movies are often more concrete than people expect. I'm not saying a movie like Mulholland Drive is easy to follow, but it does have a legible plot. Feel free to read the wiki or something if you are not sure who some character is or what they are doing.

If you are just letting the experience wash over you, you may be missing some plot points that are not meant to be mysterious.

Obviously his movies are weird and not entirely legible, but don't assume everything in them is meant to be inscrutable.

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