04-29-2006, 05:22 PM | #21 |
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You people try to find too much in Lynch's stuff. He's insane, there's nothing more than that.
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With all the disucssion about Lost Highway, I decided to give it a view. I did see similarities between it and Mulholland Drive, and I suppose it would offer more a challenge if I tried "getting" it. But while the movie was good, it didn't make me too interested in going back and analyzing it. I found Mulholland Drive more enjoyable. I don't care if it happens more accessible, because I don't think accessibility or non-accessibility necessarily makes a movie worse or better.
Speaking of Lynch, he has a new in the works. IMDB says it's in post-production right now, and gives the summary: "Set in the inland valley outside of Los Angeles, David Lynch's new film is a mystery about a woman in trouble." Sounds like Mulholland Drive right now. Based on similarities I've seen in his movies, I bet it will feature very close close-ups, sex, and mysterious, powerful men. |
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EDIT: That includes Von Glower from Gabriel Knight 2, I might add.
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I too am anxiously awaiting Inland Empire, if that is what it's still called. Slap David Lynch's name on it somewhere and I'm there.
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Well, there are exceptions to every rule.
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The scary thing is, I would still see it. Though in my capacity as a Dune fanboy, not as a Lynch fan.
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Some guy explained Lost Highway to me, and it made perfect sense, same as in Mulholland Drive, so I wouldn't say it's weird for the sake of being weird.
And Dune is a masterpiece; I will defend that to my grave. After all, it's the only real space opera I've ever seen. It has a vision, it has originality, it has great actors (with shakespearian leanings), it has beautiful settings, and it has the worms, which are awesome. And, as a bonus, it translates the spirit of the books perfectly.
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Spoiler: The explanation I got was during an party, so I can't say I remember more than this, but there was more, and it was damn interesting. Not that I hadn't loved Lost Highway even when I didn't understand it, because unlike Once a Villain said, I've always found that Lynch knows exactly what his movies mean.
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I spoilerized the details of the Lost Highway explanation.
I forgot a lot of the movie, but I'm pretty sure there were more holes in that interpretation than just the one kuze mentions. Spoiler: Another thing I loved in Mulholland is the range of emotions it triggers (in me, at least). I laughed, I cried, I was scared, sometimes all one after another. Mind you, I am not saying that movies played on one note (like Lost Highway's homogeneously morbid tone) are inferior. But I was in utter awe at how easily Lynch manipulated me into all those states, even before I had any idea what the hell is going on on screen. EDIT: You know what? I think the Lynch discussion deserves a separate thread. Give me a sec. EDIT 2: Done.
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Here are two things that I read about to keep in mind while watching Lost Highway:
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The only real difference with Mulholland Drive is that during MD, you feel like you almost understand, while in LH you're lost all the time. But at the end of the day, both obey the same basoc rules.
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David Lynch is a great film maker. To be honest i liked Lost Highway, maybe even more so than MD, this is because it's much harder to understand and if you have the mental capacity to deal with it you can relate all sorts of situations and implications and metaphors in the film. everyone says he's insane, but one thing is always lingering in lynch's work: what defines insanity? he tries to portray this argument - i think (do i?) - through elements in his movies, it's the baby in Eraserhead, the guy with the camera in Lost Highway, these things exist, how and why do they do this?
I saw blue velvet not long ago and thought that was a lot more straight-forward than the other D.L. films i've seen, particularly Eraserhead, which is EXTREMELY hard to watch. If you get past the intro that's a gold star for you. plus it's one of the only Lynch films without tits. and you know we love tits. there are parts of these films that take you on a dark journey to places you've never seen, to experience fear, excitement and so much thought-provocation it hurts. why wouldn't anyone like David Lynch? stick to Walt Disney hippies! |
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I haven't seen Eraserhead, though. If you think it's the sort of thing someone who loved Lost Highway to bits might like, then I think I really ought to see it, though.
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to be honest i can't tell you that you would like it. to be honest i don't think anyone anywhere likes this film, that could very well be one reason why it definitely should be watched
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