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David Lynch has died

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Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by Fricken »

Regardless of how his films come together as a whole, Lynch is without a doubt the most prolific producer of haunting and unforgettable imagery that inhabits my mind. A few months ago I rewatched, on Youtube a scene from the Elephant Man, a film I saw once 30 years ago. The scene was just like I remember it, I only to watch it that one time and it was etched into my mind forever, crystalline.

Dune is more fun to watch and seems to have emerged as my all-time favorite film. In spite of it's flaws and Lynch's own disdain for it, the orphaned film is no less visionary, and is as strikingly original as anything Lynch has made.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by ljm »

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.

Like this? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6fLdOK_FM

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by noisem4ker »

adamc wrote: post #196
Triphibian wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I feel the same. If Blue Velvet was the first Lynch movie I saw, I surely wouldn't have bothered with the rest, and I would have missed out on what I now consider one of my absolute favorites (Mulholland Drive). Same goes for Eraserhead and Wild at Heart.

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Post by monophonica »

ryanmcbride wrote: post #48

David Lynch has been my favorite director and one of my favorite people for most of my life. His work and outlook has influenced almost everything I've ever created. He changed the way I saw the world for better. I'm really sincerely going to miss what he brought to the world

Same here.

Julee Cruise/Lynch/Badalamenti - Floating into the Night album is really fitting music for right now.

Into the Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsLJxUEbkG8

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Post by emmelaich »

freejazz wrote: post #213
pyuser583 wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

"Did I ever tell you that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom?"

The snakeskin jacket was in the film on Nic Cage's request. Possibly that line too!

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by magicalhippo »

andrewstuart wrote: post #8

Lynch's was still my favorite version of Dune despite flaws.

I really like the original Dune. While uncommon I think that hearing what people thought worked well. I also like the visuals, like the guild navigator or the disgusting baron.

That said I appreciate the new films too, in different ways. It looked amazing watching it in the IMAX theater, and I liked how the visions were presented. Not perfect films though, especially I think casting fewer big stars could have helped. I almost got distracted by the familiar faces.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by emmelaich »

adamc wrote: post #196
Triphibian wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

But it's also so beautiful; Laura Dern's character is so touching and Kyle McLachlan playing the naif in a world of evil is so moving.

And when they dance together at the end with "Mysteries of Love" playing - wow.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by Barrin92 »

I don't know if this is the thing to remember him for, but given that we're on a long running message board, Lynch actually also used to run one long after he was already famous, and it probably produced one of the most Lynchian videos on the internet, him trying to read out an unpronounceable forum members username with panties from another fan in his mouth.

https://x.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1480286294634909697

He wasn't just a great creator with all the stuff that made him famous but genuinely funny and creative as a person, sad day.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by snapetom »

mrandish wrote: post #174
spokaneplumb wrote: post #153

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Some of the people who returned for it died not long after it wrapped. The "Log Lady" might have died before it wrapped, even, can't recall. Miguel Ferrer wasn't around much longer. Even with Lynch living a good while past it, it'd have been far more limited production if it'd started even a couple years after it did. They already had to do without Bowie and a few others that it seems Lynch might have liked to use (g…

> The "Log Lady" might have died before it wrapped Yes, she was terminally ill and in hospice care. Lynch moved up the filming of her scenes as well as writing the part so she wouldn't need to travel. The fans really embraced her in the years after the original show aired, inviting her to conventions, etc. She wanted to finish her character's role for the fans before she died.

It was heart-wrenching to watch those scenes. You never knew whether it was the last episode you'd see her.
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