Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by vocalion (A) on February 19, 2004 at 11:56:32

In Reply to: David Lynch = wierd for wierd's sake...the only film that he made that is worth a damn is... posted by TWB on February 19, 2004 at 09:39:43:

My opinion is that Lynch does nothing for "it's own sake", but he is definitely an elfish sort who presumes to rely on that something in human nature that many surrealist artists presume to rely on. The problem is that Lynch is trying NOT to awaken you too much, yet the scenery is so bizarre that... oh well. I can almost guarantee you that if you go back to any Lynch film a second time and approach it as if you were dreaming, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND... something illogical yet not without a moral basis. Logic does not rule absolutely in a dream, as you remember... The problem with Lynch's style is that there is some difficulty in getting the viewer to assume "the driver's seat" in the dream ('Lost Highway') from the outset, but if you do, then you will "understand" Lynch. It's a cocky attiude on Lynch's part in that he wants to take total control of our party, but in his defense, what party have you ever thrown that you were in total control of? Go back and look again at Lynch, but this time... STAY A LITTLE BIT ASLEEP, and view the film through slitted eyes.