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"My childhood was elegant homes, tree-lined streets, the milkman, building backyard forts, droning airplanes, blue skies, picket fences, green grass, cherry tre
by handfuloflight 2y ago
"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 red ants underneath. Because I grew up in a perfect world, other things were a contrast."
David Lynch
- ryandrake 2y agoReminiscent of the opening scene of Blue Velvet.
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoI 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.
- havblue 2y agoI think if you're giving original opinions about movies it guarantees that you're going to be on the wrong side of history eventually. His reviews aren't any less interesting even when you disagree with him.
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoI'm not really convinced he's on "the wrong side"—we're entitled to strong opinions about the role of film in society and this is either value-oriented or subjective. But I emphatically do admire his willingness to stake his claim without ambiguity. > His reviews aren't any less interesting even when you disagree with him. 100%
- ddellacosta 2y agoAgreed. I disagree pretty vehemently with him wrt Blue Velvet but he's one of the few reviewers I trust(ed)
- ascagnel_ 2y agoI think Ebert didn't grasp what Lynch was going for with the Dorothy character, because I don't think anyone else in Hollywood was thinking like Lynch at the time. Blue Velvet challenges you as a viewer to look at the abuse Dorothy suffers and to be a witness -- and that's hard to do as a viewer because it is ugly. Ebert did what a lot of people did and attempted to defend Isabella Rossellini, who had signed on to the movie knowing full well what would be required. Lynch made two other movies in that same "the audience needs to bear witness and empathize" theme (Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway) before Ebert caught on with Mulholland Dr.
- adamc 2y agoI'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.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoBut for the sound track. The scene where Kyle and Laura are in the car and she's talking about — what — birds? The scene, with that sound track, is so haunting. EDIT: yeah, this scene: https://youtu.be/ncnq2pu4PlE https://youtu.be/ncnq2pu4PlE
- ekianjo 2y agoIt certainly changes how you feel about listening to Mr sandman
- darkerside 2y agoThe opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference
- hinkley 2y agoMan I wonder if he knew what the neighbors got up to when their spouses were out of town.
- femiagbabiaka 2y agohe made Twin Peaks, he definitely knew
- psb217 2y ago"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...
- pyuser583 2y agoI 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?
- wahnfrieden 2y agoHe's elaborated on this and is not talking about ants
- freejazz 2y ago"Did I ever tell you that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom?"
- emmelaich 2y agoThe snakeskin jacket was in the film on Nic Cage's request. Possibly that line too!
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- nathcd 2y ago"What a heavy load Einstein must've had. Fuckin' morons, everywhere." David Lynch
- becquerel 2y ago"On your fucking telephone. Get real!"
- sk11001 2y agoI 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.
- gordon_freeman 2y agoStart 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!
- jimbob45 2y agoDune or Twin Peaks are probably going to be more accessible than anything else. For Eraserhead, I understand the metaphor of how parenting can be larger-than-life and terrifying and I see how Eraserhead was trying to embody that but I very much didn't appreciate the highly pessimistic ending. It's an early movie that would have benefited immensely from an alternate ending on its DVD.
- gordon_freeman 2y agoThe beauty of Lynch films is that everyone can interpret it in their own way!
- DrillShopper 2y agoI know what you're trying to say, but that's also true of every other movie.
- gatkinso 2y agothe brighter the light, the deeper the shadows
- maxglute 2y agoWish he had a bill burr rant or asmr to sleep channel. There is not enough public recordings of lynch talking.
- officeplant 2y agoYou could merge his daily weather updates into a long rambling video.
- ljm 2y agoLike this? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6fLdOK_FM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6fLdOK_FM
- bilekas 2y agoWhat people to have. Those who think outside, see different, appreciate else.
- gunian 2y agoWhat interview did he say this in? Would love to watch it! ant colonies popped up a while back on HN as being an exemplary life form
- ErigmolCt 2y agoYeah.. The surface of anything rarely tells the whole story