Why Laura Palmer is Special
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Ever since Dorothy Vallens first appeared in Blue Velvet, troubled women have been a fascination across David Lynch’s entire filmography. In this essay, I explore Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me and the character of Laura Palmer, whom I believe is Lynch’s quintessential ‘woman in trouble’.
#twinpeaks #davidlynch #laurapalmer
Film/TV shows featured:
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
Twin Peaks The Missing Pieces
Inland Empire
Blue Velvet
Mulholland Drive
Twin Peaks The Return
Interviews:
David Lynch Cannes News interview
David Lynch On Fire Walk With Me
Sheryl Lee On Fire Walk With Me
Sheryl Lee E News interview
David Lynch at Cannes 1992
Sources:
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch
On Troubled women in Lynch’s filmography
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How abuse affects adults.
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One thing that I always appreciated about Twin Peaks was that Laura Palmer was never *just* the dead girl. Most crime shows pay more attention to the crime than the victim to the point that the victim might as well be a prop, but not Twin Peaks. Laura had a personality, she had a life, she had a home that was tragically shattered by abuse. When Twin Peaks mourns for her, we're mourning with them because she is more than just the victim of a hideous crime; she's a human being.
@@spiceupyourafterlife Beautifully put ❤️
The troubled dead girl trope started by laura palmer is still one of the most influential tv tropes ever. Broke away from how victims were portrayed in crime procedurals. Influenced veronica mars, pretty little liars, yellow jackets, life is strange, and so many more.
In a way, is her story not an alternate modern segue from the Virgin Mary?
I can’t believe he’s gone. It’s the first celebrity death that’s ever hurt me. I’ll never forget him
@@SkYla416 It’s a very difficult time right now for sure. David believed that consciousness continues after death, so I’m sure wherever he is right now he’s doing great. He’s gone in one way, but in another he is still here, and he always will be ❤️
@ You're right. He will endure, but it does feel more empty for the rest of us living, knowing that he won't be able to continue with his weather report and words of wisdom to the world.
I'm still mourning honestly. He was an amazing person and filmmaker.
I know, right?! I was truly hurt by David's "brother" Angelo Badalamenti's death two years ago, and now David too...
@@jmp01a24 I hope that his dear "brother" Angelo was waiting for David with a big bear hug and now the two of them are: "where the birds make a pretty song... and there's always music in the air."
Sheryl Lee's screams are INCREDIBLE. Absolutely bone-chilling. It is a shame she did not have a bigger career.
@@Apathesis0 Sheryl is the scream queen ! It is a shame she didn’t have a bigger career, but at least we have her performance as Laura, which is definitely a career defining role ❤️
@@AuteurCinema - And more iconic a role than most actors can say they've ever had. It is ingrained in popular culture, like the image of Marylin Monroe or James Dean.
As a surviver...Twin peaks is The most sensitive, harsh and touching form of portreaing dosmetic s.a by someone close to you, it drives you insane. And as someone from a small town twin peaks has literally The mistc of one
@@yasminbraz2879 I am so sorry to hear about your experience. I know how important Laura is to so many people due to the accuracy and total care when dealing with this subject matter. My absolute best wishes to you ❤️
Same here, i feel us survivors can see some part(s) of ourselves in Laura. Lynch did a wonderful job with fire walk with me.
Man, this video made me tear up a little bit. In all the Twin Peaks commentaries I've seen over the years, I don't think I've ever heard anyone articulate the deeper resonance of "Is it future or is it past?" in the context of abuse. Thanks so much for putting this out there.
@@caitlinjeanne That particular section came from a very personal place, so I’m glad it resonated with you and it’s always nice to know that I’m on the right track with what I’m making. Thank you so much for watching and your comment ❤️
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one. I thought if anyone asks why are you crying imma have to answer, “Laura Palmer died”
This film is really hard to watch but I'm glad it exists. It's easy to romanticize Laura's suffering if you just watch the original series, whether or not that was Lynch's intention. The movie still uses the surreal or metaphorical elements, but Laura's suffering is thrown in our faces, as it should be. And in real life, it is important to see suffering people and try to help them, instead of mourning and sentimentalizing them after they are gone. It was also good to see how Laura interacted with the different people around her. As Sheryl Lee pointed out, Laura would adapt to different people, partly as a survival mechanism. But eventually she got stuck in all these different roles, so it was difficult to tell anyone what was really going on with her.
@@jaminavestajugo3456 Beautifully put ❤️
Well written and I agree. I do however think that the truth about Laura was quite obvious if you wanted to take in the facts, even back when the tv-series was aired. I remember buying the diary of Laura Palmer, that was released around the same time as the series ran. It's written by Davids own daughter. It helped me to give more context to the struggles and abuse Laura fell victim to. Both by her own father and by letting herself become available to continually abuse by other men, of similar nature. When you can't embrace the truth or address it, then you are easily victim for "demons" to enter your body. Control your thoughts and desires, even if they are hurtful to you. Denial may feel like a safe harbor, but speaking the truth, no matter how hard, will set you free. A fine example is the Benjamin Horne narrative. He goes through a lot, but comes out championing the truth. And the importance to tell/set free the "hardest truth first".
There are so many instances in which men write stories of "women in trouble" that feel gratuitous, heartless, ill-motivated, and needlessly cruel.
Despite her narrative being so relentlessly centered around suffering, I've never had and of those issues with Laura Palmer, not even a little. But I can never quite put my finger on exactly why that is. Compassionate and respectful framing of the character? A relatable human performance? A complex story that is served by the trauma rather than built around it? I'm still not sure-- probably a mix of all those, among other reasons I can't articulate.
Fire Walk With Me is one of my all-time favorite movies, and this is a really good video.
@@laylahassomethingtosay All of the above ! Yeah FWWM is one of my all time favourites as well. Such an outstanding film, thank you for watching ❤️
Lynch saw the sex abuse of children as a crime so vile it was on the level of a grand supernatural evil. Few portray it wish such care for victims
I think it would have been easy for Lynch to leave Laura as a ghost that haunted the narrative of Twin Peaks, never to be more than a name spoken by those that knew her, relegated to grainy video footage and old photos. But, and this is what speaks to me most about Fire Walk With Me, is that Lynch respected Laura enough to allow her to tell her own story. In Twin Peaks, Laura's life is told by others, and in Fire Walk With Me, she is able to take control even if her story still ends the same. I also appreciate Laura's imperfectness and her flaws. Lynch did not fall into the trap of the perfect victim, and I think in many ways FWWM was his response to fans losing sight of the true heart of the show, Laura Palmer. Laura was flawed, she did bad things and engaged in promiscuous behavior, both as a direct result of the abuse she suffered and just being a teen in a small town, but we are always meant to empathize with her, when in many other stories Laura would have either been without sin or revealed to be the true villain. While this comment has been all over the place, I guess what I really mean to say is that I'm appreciative of more people coming to love and respect Laura the way Lynch and Lee clearly do. Great work!
Fantastic video. I'm speechless.
Throughout the series and the movie, I felt this wave of sadness wash over me. I grieved for Laura Palmer. It sounds strange to hear, I know, but I have never felt this feeling for a character. I don't really know how to put it in words.
David lynch is gone. I also grieve for him. I will miss his strange lovely mind. We need more people like him in this world.
@@Spidery_Parker I am so glad you liked it ! What you felt for Laura highlights the brilliance of Twin Peaks, David and everyone who collaborated on the show. David will be greatly missed for sure. He was a true visionary, and while he’s no longer with us, his art and philosophy will live on forever. Thank you so much for watching once again ❤️
Laura has always been and wil always be my favorite character in Twin Peaks.
@@tiagocosmos Me too ! I think Laura is David’s greatest female character and maybe even his greatest character. I love her so much 💔
I had been without a TV for 10 years.
then Twin Peaks came to Australia in 1991, and I got myself a TV so I could see it.
this was the only reason for getting a TV.
@@gavinkerslake Gotta get a TV for Twin Peaks haha
I’ve been looking for essays on Laura Palmer specifically this entire week. This came as such a wonderful surprise❤️
@@williamdamm1258 Fate brought us together my friend haha 😂 Thank you so much for watching ❤️
RIP David Lynch. Just returned from an 'unauthorized' special edition extended cut screening of Fire Walk with Me (1992).
@@MoorishMonitor Does this cut include the missing pieces ? Interwoven throughout ? May he rest in peace 🙏🏼
Fantastic essay on Fire Walk With Me and on the character of Laura Palmer in general! It is such a brilliant and profound film and Sheryl Lee's performance is beyond amazing. She truly brings Laura to life and gives it everything she has. FWWM and her performance of the audiobook version of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer give Laura so much depth and so many layers that it's very easy to forget that Laura isn't a real person and it's all because of Sheryl Lee's incredible talent and commitment to the role. Fire Walk With Me and The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer audiobook strip away any of the "beautiful and troubled dead girl" tropes and really make your heart break for Laura and for the, tragically, many real life "Laura Palmers" in the world. I think Sheryl Lee might actually be the most underrated actress ever and Fire Walk With Me one of the most underrated films ever. Thanks again for the great video!
@@Daniel1701N I definitely need to give the audiobook of Laura’s diary a listen at some point ! I was trying to find it while researching for this video but couldn’t, so just ended up reading it. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching ❤️
@@AuteurCinemaThe whole thing is available for free on RUclips right now. There's no comparing Sheryl Lee's performance of the audiobook to reading it. She voice acts it out so well...and she may have recorded it recently but she makes herself sound whatever age Laura's supposed to be in each entry. You hear the innocence and playfulness slowly fade from her voice and the destress and darkness and borderline madness creeping in. In my opinion, there's no other piece of Twin Peaks media that makes the character of Laura feel so much like a real person or truly show how tragically broken she ends up feeling. It's heartbreaking but Jennifer Lynch's writing and Sheryl's performance really do the character so much justice. The first time I listened to it I found myself desperately wanting to help this poor girl as if she were a real person. Sheryl Lee definitely understands who Laura is...maybe even more so than David...at least at this point in her life. I hope you enjoy it!
@ I had the book. It's pretty easy / cheap to find (on ebay or in libraries), I would think. Perhaps reprints too. I really recommend it. It gives answers to some questions and enrich the story about Laura, in her own words. I also have to agree with the previous comment. This is a very good video on the subject. It's not everyone that manages to tell it as good as you did.
This was SUPERB video! Excellent work! Also, I really and truly deeply appreciated the thoughtful dedication to Angelo Badalamenti. He, truly, was a maestro. I've barely gotten over his death and now David Lynch is gone too....
@@christopherfeeney1962 Angelo was David’s most important collaborator and his work with David is truly out of this world. They’re sadly now both gone from our world, but at least they’re together again somewhere (doing amazing things I’m sure). I’m glad you enjoyed the video ! Thank you so much for watching ❤️
@AuteurCinema YES!!! I completely agree! So few people seem to have acknowledged that; that Angelo was David most important collaborator! As David said SO OFTEN: he saw Angelo as his own "brother"! (In a number of the videos with the together, you can just see how much they loved each other.) I was devastated when Angelo died. My heart went out to David; even though I don't know either of them personally, of course. Hopefully, now, "where they're from the birds sing a pretty song ... And there's always music in the air."
@AuteurCinema YES!!! I completely agree! So few people seem to have acknowledged that; that Angelo was David most important collaborator! As David said SO OFTEN: he saw Angelo as his own "brother"! (In a number of the videos with the together, you can just see how much they loved each other.) I was devastated when Angelo died. My heart went out to David; even though I don't know either of them personally, of course. Hopefully, now, "where they're from the birds sing a pretty song ... And there's always music in the air."
My theory is that the Lynch mystery film was inspired by Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock. It is also a surreal and impossible mystery which is famous for being unsolvable. It's also full of symbolic red herrings and strange details that lead you into bizarre and maze-like interpretations. Lynch's mysteries will have you trying to solve them by interpreting them only to discover at some point that the film is a kind of mirror of your own psychology because it invites you to project your own imagination into what is intentionally vague or concealed. This is precisely what Weir achieved in Hanging Rock.
But what's most telling is the way the Miranda character is treated in Weir's film. It's impossible to watch it and not think of Laura Palmer, as both characters come to be a memory and are made reference to in photographs that function visually like symbols somehow, while their death/disappearance becomes a center point that is like a pebble being dropped into a placid lake and the narrative which unfolds for all the people around them is like the ripples it creates. This was Joan Lindsay's intention in her novel. If you read her description of how she conceived of Hanging Rock's narrative, she really could be describing Twin Peaks.
@@GlynDwr-d4h I haven’t yet had the chance to see any of Weir’s films, but I do know of Picnic at Hanging Rock and it’s a film that I will definitely get around to at some point. Thanks for pointing this out !
It's the most Lynchian film he never made
Fire Walk with Me is still his most powerful film, to me anyways. I love most of all his work, but that one is really special. Made me emotional.
@@merlinho0t Completely agree. It’s David’s most moving work. The ending is 😭 but so beautiful
I understand abuse is cyclical, but lets acknowledge that the acts of an abuser is not out of their control - they aren't possessed or excused from their actions. Everyone has a choice and can break the cycle or perpetuate it.
@@mrowr4097 Right, it’s not their fault, but it is their responsibility. It’s an incredibly difficult thing, where they may struggle to differentiate between what is right and wrong, as they know no different. With that said this is the key difference between Leland and Laura, who chose to break the cycle oppose to perpetuate it. Painting in these shades of grey creates really fascinating characters !
This is a great essay on fire walk with me and a great look into characters, honestly this is such a underrated David lynch film and a twin peaks story in term of general audience but it is nice to know that it been getting reappraised by the fans of David lynch and twin peaks fan because this is one of my favourite movies and my favourite David lynch film.
@@kingdiamond8875 It’s one of my favourite films too. Having now seen Lynch’s full filmography I’d say Mulholland is his best film, but FWWM is my favourite as well. Too beautiful 💛
Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching ❤️
@@AuteurCinemaI also do love Mulholland drive and it probably my second favourite David lynch film, it probably one of the only film to put the twist it use and doesn’t still feel cheap. It is a well made film in term of cinematography, direction and acting, i was surprised to hear it was intended to be spin off to twin peak but got changed to be standalone tv plot although got rejected which was probably for the best because it best suited to film like how the studios make David and mark reveal who was the killer was probably for the best as without it we wouldn’t have FWWM and Returns.
Twin peaks the series started when I was about 9 years old. My auntie was a fan. I have Laura Palmers blue face has been burned into my brain for the past 33 years. I need to see the series and this movie.
@@flazada Both the series and the film have my highest recommendation. Twin Peaks is truly one of a kind ❤️
@@AuteurCinema I'm in episode 3. I'm lucky enough that I can having it playing while at work.
Don't forget about the Missing Pieces too, it's a combination of deleted scenes from FWWM and worth watching because certain scenes are very important to the narrative
Such an excellent video to find after the death of Mr. Lynch. I was a kid when Fire Walk With Me came out and found it even more confusing than Twin Peaks. Apparently, so did Tarrantino.
Now, I'll have to watch it again as an adult. Thank you.
@@jeanettewishall6362 FWWM is a super heavy film for a kid 😂😂 but yes it’s well worth revisiting. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching ❤️
Laura was abused by her father, but that was too much for her to carry, so she saw him as "Bob". It was one of the earliest movies I can recall that touched this underreported and neglected subject matter. It happens to so many girls. I know because I have through my own life encountered so many victims of this kind of nightmare. They all have to carry it with them for the rest of their lives. Only a few can get past it, but that is a very heavy cross to carry. I feel so bad for all of them. It makes me sad and tearful thinking of it.
@@jmp01a24 It’s a terrible thing. One of the remarkable things about FWWM is that it’s bringing attention to the issue, it uses art which as David said is a safe space, to explore difficult subject matter in the hope of raising questions and potentially even bringing change. I think that’s really beautiful, and it saddens me that the film was so negatively received when it was first released.
@AuteurCinema i agree. Fire walk with me was so misunderstood by most. I found it to give Laura final closure in the lodge. I still get a tear in my eye, thinking of her laughter, beauty, sadness and that fantastic music crowning the moment. Same feeling I had hearing about David's exit, I played This Mortal coil, song to the siren. And let it out...
That was an important song for him and yeah you’re absolutely right, it was a perfect send off for Laura. She’s finally liberated from all of her suffering 💔
it is indeed a very heavy cross to bear :(
her father was indeed possessed by BOB. BOB is an evil spirit from the netherworld known as "the black lodge", he's an actual character in the reality of the show. sure, he's a symbol of evilness and (generational) trauma for us, the audience, but he is an actual character in the show not just how Laura saw her father
Fantastic video! I think this truly describes the film perfectly. On top of that your words and David's towards in the end of this video gave me goosebumps. Society wasn't ready for Fire Walk with me they still wanted family curses to be just a curse and not admit what keeps happening behind closed doors and ignoring the actions of others, especially family.
@@Silentkittey Well said ! With Leland’s reveal, FWWM became a necessity to make. It would have been irresponsible to keep Laura’s story behind closed doors, as it perpetuates the issue at hand. Laura is the voice to so many who suffer in silence, and I know how important Laura and Sheryl Lee are to real victims. David used his abilities as an artist to shed light on something which is hardly ever discussed, in an attempt to promote change. FWWM truly is such a powerful piece of art made by one of the world’s greatest living artists. So Beautiful ❤️.
Also thank you so much for your kind words ! I spend a lot of time with my videos to make sure every single detail, every single word feels correct, so it’s always nice to receive feedback such as this. My absolute best wishes to you ❤️
@@AuteurCinema Really excited checking out anymore videos about Twin Peaks or even David's work on you channel! Again you hit the nail on the head with your writing. Great appreciation.
@@Silentkittey David’s work is so much fun to dive into (despite at times it being very difficult 😂.) For my next video I will be tackling Lost Highway, but I’m not yet sure how to approach it. Very early days !
I think that the critics lambasted Fire Walk With Me because they have not experienced the trauma, nor could they imagine how that trauma felt, that the character of Laura Palmer experienced.
My favorite film, my favorite caracter. ❤
@@missythorpe Beautiful ❤️
Excellent editing, my friend, loved how you have the characters saying the name of their movie, and the striking thumbnail is what brought me here. Anyway, just seeing non-violent scenes from FWWM and the episode with Maddie's death sends chills through my being, Laura's troubled life is so difficult to watch yet the incredible Sheryl Lee plays the role with infinite empathy and makes it impossible to look away. Great video.
@@johnnzboy Truly one of the all time great performances for me. Sheryl Lee is Laura Palmer. She is completely inseparable from the role. I really appreciate you mentioning the thumbnail and editing, I put a lot of work into both, learning many skills along the way. Thank you so much for watching 💚
excellent video!
@@albertovasari8430 Thank you so much for watching ❤️
Nothing in fiction I’ve seen has come close to the absolute horror depicted in the scenes in the palmer household. The atmosphere could have curdled milk.
@@010101110100 It can be hard to watch at times, truly terrifying stuff !
it truly is one of the greatest. i've been writing something similar to Woman In Trouble and after every writing, i always feel the need to take a bath, because it is such an ugly world to live in
@@acadia5898 Writing sure can be torturous ! Is it a novel ? Regardless of what it is, I wish you the absolute best of luck with it ! 💚
@@AuteurCinema it's a filmscript that i'm making for myself and things that i've witnessed myself, similar to characters like Laura Palmer. it's scary how reality can reflect so much of fiction and vice versa. this channel is one of the best!
@@acadia5898 Sounds wonderful ! I have huge admiration for anyone with the desire to create and you’re too kind, but thank you so much ☺️
I liked “Fire Walk With Me” from the beginning. For me, it was a way of filling in the gaps that the series left open. It also makes a good preface to the events of “Twin Peaks: The Return,” which I see as a redemption arc for both Laura and Cooper. In creating that second timeline or alternate reality, Laura and Agent Cooper were able to finally destroy the evil entities “Bob” and “Judy.” It was a world where Laura Palmer never lived in Twin Peaks and was never murdered. People misinterpreted the end as a failure because they are both still in the Black Lodge. But that’s wrong. Laura and Cooper are now living their own dream, in love, forever.
@@jeffwarshaw6838 FWWM is an integral part of the return for sure. Despite the initial backlash, everything worked out in the end ❤️
LOVE this analysis. David Lynch & Sheryl Lee best combo ever
@@pablosantaella280 Couldn’t agree more 🔥 Thank you so much for watching ❤️
This performance was so brave and it breaks my heart how much people hated this movie just because it was a prequel and not what they wanted to see, and how that must've affected David and the cast.
@@allisonchainz82 It’s a tragedy. I’m very glad to see its reputation has improved, but the initial reception definitely must of hurt everyone involved.
i love her forever
Quintin's quote is hilariously ironic
@@doublestarships646 😂😂
Very nice video!
@@Vahe345 Thank you so much for watching ❤️
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer traumatized me 😔
@@BD-go6ic Me too. It was not a pleasant read 😔
Amazing video, FWWM is imo Lynch’s greatest film and the best chapter in the Twin Peaks saga. I cannot fathom ow Tarantino thought of it the way he did, or how anyone in general cannot watch it and see it as a masterpiece
@@penguinproductions8829 Completely agree ! For me it’s between FWWM and Mulholland, but I simply can’t choose between them haha. I know Tarantino made that statement a long time ago, so I’d be curious to see if his stance has changed in anyway since then, but yeah the films initial reaction doesn’t make much sense to me. David as always was ahead of the times. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching ❤️
I think Tarantino is a bit of a hack tbh. I didn't used to think this until I started exploring East Asian cinema. He takes so much from various Japanese and Korean films, to the point where I don't think it can be excused as a simple 'tribute.' Just my opinion of course.
I love the story, the art and the universe too. Well said. Cheers
@@boofex1 Thank you so much for watching ❤️
Wow my U tube algorithm works perfectly Found a new underrated channel Love and support from india 🇮🇳 ❤
@@THEJASKumar-ui7qw Haha that’s great to hear ! Sending love right back at you from the UK ❤️
Tarantino made movies for blowflies, eclectic manure. But Lynch made movies for bees, pure honey.
@@a.tevetoglu3366 Golden. It’s hilarious to me how many people have commented on what he said 😂
@@AuteurCinema Thanks for your kind reply. I think the best Tarantino movies are those that he did not direct.The ones he did direct are only advertising for guns alcohol and tobacco.
WELL DONE SIR! WELL DONE! David speaks to us just like Stanley, just more intricately and subtly. Twin Peaks was a cry out on the spiritual warfare taking place, and my tin foil hat WOO WOO theory is that David had taken on the role of Alec Guiness. "Lord Vader, if you strike me down, I will become MORE powerful than you ever imagined"
maybe I need help, what do I know?
Thank you, Joe.
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@@agesflow6815 You the greatest ❤️
I loved Lynch's bizarre mind; I didn't love his dense storytelling method. Here I am 30 years later, still trying to figure out the Twin Peaks universe.
@@Scorchy666 There is a lot of things in life beyond our comprehension, and David really leaned into that creatively. David said ‘Film is a language, it speaks to people, but not always with words and solely with the intellect, so it takes not an effort, but a certain attitude to see films that have these abstractions or things that are not so normal.’ I think this attitude comes down to something as simple as ‘don’t try to understand it, just feel it’ ❤️
This was really well done. Thanks m8
@@cloudbloom I’m really glad you liked it ! Thank you for watching ❤️
@AuteurCinema no prob! It was a random youtube rec and I'm a big fan of Lynch, really glad I clicked you did a very good job here. I watched most of your other videos too and subscribed of course, looking forward to what you have in store I think you'll do well on youtube if you just keep doing what you're doing. There's a lot of overproduced and bland movie essayists on here but channels like yours are the real gems🤌
Really appreciate it my friend ! Yeah, I definitely try to do my own thing within the essay space and just keep on improving with every video. I do the best I can with an essay and then move on. It’s always nice to hear I’m on the right track 🙏🏼
P.S I just realised your picture is an anime version of Guts ! haha that’s awesome
@AuteurCinema oh damn you know Berserk hell yeah🙏
I love her so much😢
@@KitKat-pz9hp ❤️
Fire Walk With Me will be eventually recognized as the quintessential American film in contemporary cinema.
@@dexon555 Certainly one of them for sure. David’s work will only continue to appreciate overtime, and FWWM is one of, if not his greatest achievement imo.
@ I couldn’t agree more.
I lost count of how many times i returned to the cinema to watch Fire Walk With Me, and I did it proudly, because all my friends fell for feminist clichés while I feasted on that incredible film.
More than 30 years have passed and I'm still sad that Laura Palmer is dead 😢
@@kellywalker9827 It’s something we will never recover from 😔
I loved Fire Walk with Me.
@@dalestaley5637 Masterpiece 🔥
12:53 Tanrantino is the Noel Gallagher of movies. His arrogance and single minded personality has devalued his work, which as a result, is wildly overrated in my opinion.
@@pickledegg1989 I agree with this. I can’t fully comment on Tarantino’s works because I’ve only seen a handful of his films, but his opinions at times are rather extreme. We see it here, and there are many other examples which are rather obnoxious, which is unfortunate.
i was late to the game my gf and i didnt see the movie till and bought the movie 1993 but i read the book more then 5 times..
@@miked9466 Better late than never ! I only saw it for the first time last year 😝
The most beautiful woman ever.
Very interesting that such a HUGE part of the cast died early or got sick
it's ironic because Tarantino is the most "up his ass" filmmaker ever!
@@AndieTheFox Agreed 😂
wasn't Laura like a "positive spirit" just like bob was a bad one? i think it's explained in the 3rd season. Laura is almost treated like jesus who also sacrificed himself to save humanity, so Laura did to not let BOB to come into the world again....or something like this, it's been ages since I last watched TP
Demons are evil.
@@doublestarships646 Indeed !
Omg
Season 3 made me angry
Why?
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fucking hell man, why would you say that this video includes spoilers for the show and fwwm and then fully include shots/clips from the return.
I don’t reference the return at all in this video. Sure, a small amount of footage is used but there are no references beyond this. I use the return footage in the same way I reference Mulholland Dr or Inland.
I much preferred it when Laura Palmer remained a mystery character who we only met through back stories of other characters but never fully ourselves - that way the viewer could fill in their imagination to create their own inward portrait of her unique to each person's interpretation and we could have had it so there was some ambiguity in knowing if she was actually a good person or a bad person. Or other characters like the Log Lady, had an ambiguity to them also (is she crazy? Or behind her appearance of insanity is there a clue?) it was slightly lost in the film because now we are aware the Log Lady is actually a real telepath.
In parts of the series there was this ambiguity, at first she seemed like a good person to James but then in her diary tapes she enjoyed humiliating him behind his back.. So there's this difficulty in getting a grasp of who Laura was that made the series interesting. Of course by originally showing the murder that's where the producers went wrong. With the film that mystery failed, because now we know for certain she's a good girl in a tragic downfall, the film noir ambiguity of Mildred Pierce or the Maltese Falcon where the female lead could be interpreted as morally ambiguous is lost and the viewer must now have an empathy with Laura's most unspeakable unfortunate events.
It's just that Lynch is such a good director he's been turning the failure of his own series into something good as well, like Miles Davis used to with music, if a band member plays the wrong note David Lynch turns the wrong note into the right note by changing its' style and tone of the notes that come afterward.
It's a failed series, but as a failed series, it's more interesting and better than the most perfect series on HBO that have perfect symmetry, never change tone, never have odd or bland or weird bits that stick out from the rest of the series, but they're bland. I could never get myself around to watching Breaking Bad a second time, I'd get tiresomely uninterested because I've seen it before and know how symmetrical and perfect all the story ties end up in the finale that perfectly captures the tone of the earlier series. It's not wonky and inconsistent like Peaks - that's why I can't rewatch it and find it boring to try and watch after I've already known the plot line and how everything turns out in the end.
On the contrary with Peaks - once I knew where a punctuating or dramatic plot line moment happened and the story was no longer a surprise to me, at rewatching the series I actually build even greater suspense in myself now that I know what is going to happen rather than before.. My mind starts putting all the details together and the final reveal scenes actually become more suspenseful the second time around.
@@JingleJangleJam S2 was greatly affected by the Leland reveal. I completely agree that the series worked better with the central mystery in place and the constant questions it raised. Lynch or Frost never wanted to reveal the killer and it was a miscalculation by ABC to push for the reveal as you say. But honestly with how incredible FWWM and The return are, I think it all worked out. It’s a testament to the ability of Lynch, Frost, Engels and all the talented collaborators involved in Twin Peaks ! Thank you for watching 💚
ambiguity seems awfully important to you, (i don't know what noir or the maltese falcon or mildred pierce have to do with anything) but we would have missed out on sheryl lee's very three dimensional and academy award worthy turn.
fire walk with me, and the secret diary before it, make laura somebody in particular, with shades and quirks. much more rewarding than a blank slate.
@@plasticweapon I'm not arguing against Sheryl Lee, she's fantastic, and her performance even in the television series where she does appear in the dream sequence, for example, are part of what is the formula of what makes it work.
Why hasn't Sheryl Lee, if she is such an accolated and honoured actor, appeared in more films?
She wasn't a 'blank slate' exactly in the original series, she had a pregnant mystery about her that was better left unsaid. You could see her tragedy and sadness in the way she played with Donna and James on the mountainside in the home video footage - like a lost girl with deep troubles above her life around her. She communicated those feelings non-verbally, and I don't find that the writing on her dialogue was particularly good in the film, but that's no denigration of her acting, ''I'm such a turkey'', and ''but a Turkey is one of the dumbest animals on earth'', though, I have to say is so bad it's good.
@@plasticweapon Also I'd imagine Frost is a very great big fan of noir and that it was part of his inspiration in writing Laura, though I'm just guessing, there are multiple parallels between all of Lynch's figures of women in trouble, and the classic femme fatale of a film noir storyline, those films I mentioned are not the exact film noirs that Lynch mentions as inspiring directly his work, from Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive, but the complex themes of feminine adolescence, the temptation to corrupt childhood innocence, and the double side or double nature of morals maybe has something to do with my example choice.
@@plasticweapon For instance, even the very name of ''Laura'' is a reference to one of David Lynch's favourite noirs (and mine too) called Laura that I recommend you should see.
''Twin Peaks contains numerous references to Otto Preminger’s tricksy noir about a detective who falls for the woman whose murder he’s investigating, including the name of its central victim. In the world of Lynch and Frost, names are instruments of the uncanny; the show features characters named after a plane hijacker, a former US president and even famous ice cream entrepreneurs. The name Waldo Lydecker from Laura appears twice in the show - as both the name of a myna bird (Waldo) and the local veterinarian (Bob Lydecker).''
12:155 Tarantino is just a wanker, but Lynch is true artist
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What does Tarantino know about movies to say that about David Lynch, hes never made a single good movie in his life, what an insufferable hack, no wonder Fiona apple said spending one night with him was the most miserable day of her life.
@@samuroot 😂😂