I think the biggest mistake some viewers make when trying to watch a Lynch movie is approaching it as a puzzle that's meant to be solved. If you try to interpret every strange image and start drawing graphs to understand everything and get clear answers, you're only gonna get lost even more. Lynch's works aren't intellectual, but emotional. If you throw logic and symbolism out the window and focus on how those images make you feel and how those feelings relate to the characters' journey, you'll enjoy the movies much more.
Your advice is very useful, although I enjoy watching Lynch's film as my own. He fills in some pieces, and leaves the rest up to anyone else to figure out. If they want a better film, then they can have one. Although thank you for your response.
That's why I love Eraserhead, Eraserhead is almost your film. Lynch fills in pieces, and leaves them up to you. The movie can be anything you want, the film could be better if you wanted.
No matter how absurd a Lynch film might get, there is something very genuine and amazing about his craft. All of his works managed to touch me in one way or another and I am so happy he has shared so many great pieces with us. I am looking forward to see what he does next!
I hate it when interviewers ask directors what they meant for the viewer to feel in a certain scene or for them to explain the themes in a film explicity. Surely that's part of the experience in watching a piece of cinema - to be able to interpret it how you want, isn't it? David Lynch's work has moved me greatly. The first time I watched Mullholland Drive or Lost Highway or Blue Velvet, I knew it was brilliant and how I personally interpreted them. The last thing I wanted to do was to find out how I should feel about them off someone else. I'm not criticising this video though. I really liked it and I appreciated how you avoided the trap of discussing his work in black and white terms.
His “HINTS” for Mulholland Drive completely give away the meaning and make it so easy to piece together and invalidate any other interpretations according to some hard headed fans. I still personally believe that finding new meanings and interpretations is the best part of watching that film (especially because that’s the most straightforward of his surreal films) I actually watched Mulholland Drive twice back to back the first time i saw it. I was already a huge Lynch fan and knew his penchant for having dreams feature heavily and i had somewhat figured out what was going on the first playthrough. The second time through i was sure the the first part was a dream and the second part was the reality of Diane Selwyn who was the dreamer. Went online and read other people’s interpretations and rewatched it a week later looking for new meanings and noticing other’s reasonings for their interpretations. Once i read his hints and my initial interpretation was confirmed it actually made me sad, not happy. But now I understand that he did it because as the most accessible of his LA Trilogy it is the “KEY”(possibly a blue key) to understanding the other two movies in the trilogy. You apply what you’ve learned from his hints and the insight the hints gave you into how he reveals important pieces and it greatly helps you understand the less accessible films of his.
I've loved every Lynch film I've seen. The "weirder" ones are like reading Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski or Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce: enjoying the style/format is as important as trying to piece together the narrative/meaning.
Lynch is completely Jungian in his approach, rather than the typical Freaudian way to storytelling. They can be anylized but the conclusion to his varies from person to person. His films are the equivalent to the weird, quiet kid sitting alone in the lunch room, but once you get to know him, he knows more about his surroundings than everyone else.
I know this video is 5 years old and completely unrelated but I had a fucking moment when I heard halcyon on and on play and my mind could only conjure the opening scene of Hackers (1995). My whole body shut down unable to see anything other than New York transform into digital skyscrapers until I realized I was half way into the video.
And like that, David has left us, and, like that, it feels... Surreal. I'm off to listen to Roy Orbison singing In Dreams now, be sure to turn off the lights as you leave. I'm going to miss you David,Thank You.
He's right: not only is it a case of "you won't understand some of Lynch's movies the first time," but, as he says, you may *never* understand some of Lynch's films. They are more to be experienced than understood. Does anyone know what life is really "about"? Many of us don't even worry about it, and just go along for the ride. I'd recommend the same approach for Lynch's movies.
I feel like Lynch is making movies for self expression to some extent, since he did become film maker because he wanted to make his paints become moving pictures.
Lynch's films aren't necessarily deep in the sense of meaning or interpretation. It's difficult to abstract any concrete ideas that may be lurcking beneath the surface of his work because they just aren't there. Lynch clearly cares first and foremost about creating a mood and an atmosphere, and that's all there really is to be taken from the majority of his works. You don't have to theorise about what happened, or what it's supposed to offer in sociopolitical conversation. His work is just to be viewed as an experience, and they are fairly unique and memorable experiences.
+Ryan McKenzie there's not necessarily a great, deep meaning, but it's not all unconnected scenes. If you think logically you find in which characters minds you view certain parts of the story. Most of the time at least half of the movie consists of dreams, you just gotta know whose dreams to discover the "meaning".
To say mood and atmosphere is all there really is to be taken from the majority of his work is mind blowing to me. You speak very matter-of-factly but the reality is millions of people have gleaned meanings from interpreting his films, complex and concrete meaning, and if you haven't then that's just how you view them.
"It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean. Because the meaning, it's a very personal thing, and the meaning for me is different than the meaning for somebody else."-DL He's saying something in every film, something he needs to say, with every detail painstakingly labored over. idk if you've ever heard the story of the dust in the radiator on Blue Velvet. the beauty of his films is that they have so many different avenues your brain can go down that everyone gets to a different location. but idk maybe I'm just a fanboy you have a right to your opinion just saying my piece
i thought i recognized that too! i believe that is the tune you speak of! That lady singing voice instantly made my brain recall Raiden saying to the ominous shao kahn cloud "I dont think so" lol. nice catch!
hey i saw your mulholland drive analysis was taken down, is there any chance we could get a mirror of it somewhere? was really looking forward to watching it.
Some of my earlier work is no longer available, either by choice or through copyright claims. The video does not exist anymore, and it will not be returning.
I saw Eraserhead a few years ago and thought it was meh... but after hearing what you said I rushed to see Muholland Drive an Blue Velvet. Can't wait to watch the rest of his movies... next up Inland Empire!
What's that song at the 2:10 mark (and throughout the video, it seems)? I forget it's name, but hearing it always brings me back to the late 90s bigtime. They used that freaking song in everything haha
I think the biggest mistake some viewers make when trying to watch a Lynch movie is approaching it as a puzzle that's meant to be solved. If you try to interpret every strange image and start drawing graphs to understand everything and get clear answers, you're only gonna get lost even more. Lynch's works aren't intellectual, but emotional. If you throw logic and symbolism out the window and focus on how those images make you feel and how those feelings relate to the characters' journey, you'll enjoy the movies much more.
Mattchester Just watch the film. If you try to over analyse anything, then you're in for a very boring experience.
Your advice is very useful, although I enjoy watching Lynch's film as my own. He fills in some pieces, and leaves the rest up to anyone else to figure out. If they want a better film, then they can have one. Although thank you for your response.
That's why I love Eraserhead, Eraserhead is almost your film. Lynch fills in pieces, and leaves them up to you. The movie can be anything you want, the film could be better if you wanted.
The 'solution' is up to you.
Many folks were trying to do that exact same thing with season 3 of Twin Peaks...and just going crazy trying to do it.
As Monica Belucci said "We are like the dreamer who dream and then lives inside the dream"
No matter how absurd a Lynch film might get, there is something very genuine and amazing about his craft. All of his works managed to touch me in one way or another and I am so happy he has shared so many great pieces with us. I am looking forward to see what he does next!
harsh reality and fantasy, that's a perfect description of lynch's work.
I once heard David Lynch say at a Q&A that he’s never seen a Buñuel film. That blows my mind.
I hate it when interviewers ask directors what they meant for the viewer to feel in a certain scene or for them to explain the themes in a film explicity. Surely that's part of the experience in watching a piece of cinema - to be able to interpret it how you want, isn't it? David Lynch's work has moved me greatly. The first time I watched Mullholland Drive or Lost Highway or Blue Velvet, I knew it was brilliant and how I personally interpreted them. The last thing I wanted to do was to find out how I should feel about them off someone else.
I'm not criticising this video though. I really liked it and I appreciated how you avoided the trap of discussing his work in black and white terms.
You should absolutely do Twin Peaks: The Return!
Your videos are great!
His “HINTS” for Mulholland Drive completely give away the meaning and make it so easy to piece together and invalidate any other interpretations according to some hard headed fans. I still personally believe that finding new meanings and interpretations is the best part of watching that film (especially because that’s the most straightforward of his surreal films) I actually watched Mulholland Drive twice back to back the first time i saw it. I was already a huge Lynch fan and knew his penchant for having dreams feature heavily and i had somewhat figured out what was going on the first playthrough. The second time through i was sure the the first part was a dream and the second part was the reality of Diane Selwyn who was the dreamer. Went online and read other people’s interpretations and rewatched it a week later looking for new meanings and noticing other’s reasonings for their interpretations. Once i read his hints and my initial interpretation was confirmed it actually made me sad, not happy. But now I understand that he did it because as the most accessible of his LA Trilogy it is the “KEY”(possibly a blue key) to understanding the other two movies in the trilogy. You apply what you’ve learned from his hints and the insight the hints gave you into how he reveals important pieces and it greatly helps you understand the less accessible films of his.
I came for a video about David Lynch then realized there's an Orbital song in the background. 👏🏻👏🏻
He is an auteur, an enigma, his films are art pure and simple...
I've loved every Lynch film I've seen. The "weirder" ones are like reading Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski or Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce: enjoying the style/format is as important as trying to piece together the narrative/meaning.
Vibing with the bg music so hard. Orbital - Halcyon & on
Lynch is completely Jungian in his approach, rather than the typical Freaudian way to storytelling. They can be anylized but the conclusion to his varies from person to person. His films are the equivalent to the weird, quiet kid sitting alone in the lunch room, but once you get to know him, he knows more about his surroundings than everyone else.
A little late to ask it but in which way do you think he is jungian ? Especially in this movie
Are we listening to Orbital in the background? Awesome!!!
That's what I said!!
A must have guide for those heading into the World of Lynch. 10/10
I know this video is 5 years old and completely unrelated but I had a fucking moment when I heard halcyon on and on play and my mind could only conjure the opening scene of Hackers (1995). My whole body shut down unable to see anything other than New York transform into digital skyscrapers until I realized I was half way into the video.
Blue Velvet doesn’t get enough love for how thought-provoking it is. Great video though
I wouldn't say that Lynch might not make another film because he's an "old man".
thanks for this video. I just started his masterclass
And like that, David has left us, and, like that, it feels... Surreal.
I'm off to listen to Roy Orbison singing In Dreams now, be sure to turn off the lights as you leave.
I'm going to miss you David,Thank You.
Why does something have to be understood?
He's right: not only is it a case of "you won't understand some of Lynch's movies the first time," but, as he says, you may *never* understand some of Lynch's films. They are more to be experienced than understood. Does anyone know what life is really "about"? Many of us don't even worry about it, and just go along for the ride. I'd recommend the same approach for Lynch's movies.
Excellent video. Extremely on point. Huzzah!
I didn't understand this video. I need to watch it again.
I feel like Lynch is making movies for self expression to some extent, since he did become film maker because he wanted to make his paints become moving pictures.
Hi!
Nice video.
I remember you previously had another video explaining mulholland drive in detail. Will I be able to see it on your patreon ?
no, it has nothing to do with patreon. when a video is down, it's down. sorry. not coming back.
Once is not enough is awesome when it comes to movies.. Lynch's stories last and occupy one's brain longer than any other "typical" movie could:)
RIP...
Lynch's films aren't necessarily deep in the sense of meaning or interpretation. It's difficult to abstract any concrete ideas that may be lurcking beneath the surface of his work because they just aren't there. Lynch clearly cares first and foremost about creating a mood and an atmosphere, and that's all there really is to be taken from the majority of his works. You don't have to theorise about what happened, or what it's supposed to offer in sociopolitical conversation. His work is just to be viewed as an experience, and they are fairly unique and memorable experiences.
Ryan McKenzie The reason why Eraserhead is my favourite film.
+Ryan McKenzie there's not necessarily a great, deep meaning, but it's not all unconnected scenes. If you think logically you find in which characters minds you view certain parts of the story. Most of the time at least half of the movie consists of dreams, you just gotta know whose dreams to discover the "meaning".
I agree I don t get how they take the *magic away
To say mood and atmosphere is all there really is to be taken from the majority of his work is mind blowing to me. You speak very matter-of-factly but the reality is millions of people have gleaned meanings from interpreting his films, complex and concrete meaning, and if you haven't then that's just how you view them.
"It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean. Because the meaning, it's a very personal thing, and the meaning for me is different than the meaning for somebody else."-DL
He's saying something in every film, something he needs to say, with every detail painstakingly labored over. idk if you've ever heard the story of the dust in the radiator on Blue Velvet. the beauty of his films is that they have so many different avenues your brain can go down that everyone gets to a different location. but idk maybe I'm just a fanboy you have a right to your opinion just saying my piece
Is the background music the Traci Lords track from the 1st Mortal Kombat movie soundtrack?
I believe its called Halcyon +on +off or something similar.
i thought i recognized that too! i believe that is the tune you speak of! That lady singing voice instantly made my brain recall Raiden saying to the ominous shao kahn cloud "I dont think so" lol. nice catch!
Excellent. Succinct and on target
hey i saw your mulholland drive analysis was taken down, is there any chance we could get a mirror of it somewhere? was really looking forward to watching it.
Some of my earlier work is no longer available, either by choice or through copyright claims. The video does not exist anymore, and it will not be returning.
@@renegadecut9875 alright, thanks for the response.
You should do a video on Maya Deren.
I saw Eraserhead a few years ago and thought it was meh... but after hearing what you said I rushed to see Muholland Drive an Blue Velvet. Can't wait to watch the rest of his movies... next up Inland Empire!
What's that song at the 2:10 mark (and throughout the video, it seems)? I forget it's name, but hearing it always brings me back to the late 90s bigtime. They used that freaking song in everything haha
Nevermind, I guess I should have read further down the comments. I remember Orbital now. But yeah, that song was pretty inescapable for a while there.
Thank rc
Bravo
I noticed the six-part Mulholland Drive analysis is missing from your RUclips page. Is there anywhere else to find it, or was it lost with Blip?
Thank you.
0:20 Is that the dubs man?
what is the background music to this video?
What is that song in the background?
+agentofxehanort
Orbital - Halcyon On and On
Matthew Wood Thank you
+agentofxehanort If it sounds familiar it's because it was used in the end of mortal kombat
And at the end of 'Mean GIrls'.
4:56 - David Lynch is the Riddler!
8-O
The first Mortal Kombat movie was great
I don't know, I feel like I'd you're not going to really pay attention to and get into Inland Empire, you're not going to enjoy it.
She wore blue, velvet. Waaa waaaaaaaa
What weigh his hair? Is it a toupee?
the man with the elevated toupee! he did grow it long recently though
Not old...... Give me a break.
The Jeff Koons of Cinema.