Lynch really doesn't get enough credit for how raw and emotional he can be beyond all the artful weirdness. When I was getting into Twin Peaks 20 years ago, I first watched this with a bit of detachement, it was a riddle I wanted to solve. On the rewatch it hit me so hard and I never recovered. You really feel that Lynch loved Laura with that pretanatural love everyone has for her. And he gives her the gift of agency in her death.. imagine the damage Laura would have done with her power over people, if BOB had possessed her. She basically chose to become the may queen to be sacrificed when she got "married" to Mike, so BOB couldn't have her. She saved Twin Peaks, maybe even the world.
Cannot express enough how cool it is seeing someone react to Twin Peaks. Love the commentary. Fire Walk With Me is such a deeply empathetic and resonating film. It completely changed my outlook on cinema and art as a whole. It's not an easy watch by any means, but damn I can't imagine a world without it. It's tied for my favorite film of all time. Thank you for the reaction!
@Nightmarigny Those are great picks! FWWM is tied with the Batman (2022). Right behind them is Doctor Sleep (2019). Sometimes, it's up there with them. I guess it just depends on the day lol What's your favorite scenes from Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet?
I love this film Because we see everything from Laura’s eyes, it is ten times worse in every single part. Bobby’s softer side is hidden under the murder and drugs Leland’s conflict with Bob is hidden under Bob’s control and abusive nature And she never got to meet Cooper in normal life, never got to hear about wacky coffee hijinks And no one did anything, even with how obvious her terrible home life was That’s the truest horror of the whole series
Yeah, when you're watching the original run of Twin Peaks and all of the wholesome antics of the characters, it's easy to forget the fact that it's a story about a town that chose to look away while a father sexually abused and murdered his teenaged daughter. That's why the vibe of this film is so dark and unwelcoming in comparison. The audience had to be reminded so they wouldn't miss the important message baked into the subtext.
@@mielipuolisiili7240 Well put. There's something of a fourth wall break too in my opinion, the fact this is all being played out for OUR amusement, the movie takes that to it's natural conclusion, punishing everyone by giving them what they want.
It was a happy ending when you think about it. She broke the cycle of abuse. Refused to be inhabited by Bob. She got killed because of it, but it was kind of a sacrifice. Laura is a hero, and you can see she's at peace at the end. Her angel came back.
@LeChaunce True. Because it deals with traumatizing subject matter. Kind of an earn your happy ending type of atory, which Lynch is fond of. I am fond of them as well.
Don't forget to watch the missing pieces! We waited over 20 years to see them, with rumors flying for years that some of those scenes existed. And as far as I know, a couple surprises that no one knew about.
No spoilers: I know that was a hard one for you, but I hope this helps a little: It is essential that you go into The Return in the right frame of mind. I love FWWM b/c it is supposed to be a hard one to watch. And it is, but it is also strangely beautiful in its sadness. It was David Lynch's intention, and it does not have a happy ending (although ppl try to find one even though that would be the opposite of Lynch's intention). It's to remind us that a girl's suffering and death should not become obscured in entertainment and humor. This is a tribute to women who suffer every day and to give them a voice. Twin Peaks was known for its bizarre humor but towards the end, it became just as much about the humor. Which is kind of upsetting when you think that it started as the story of a girl found wrapped in plastic. By the end of season 2, the tragedy of Laura was almost forgotten or diminished. FWWM forced audiences to remember her and to go through her suffering with her. It is not something that should be forgotten so quickly, nor should we close our eyes to it. Which is why it is a masterpiece. I notice people always want to try and find a "happy ending" by the end of FWWM but that would completely defeat the point. I do believe that Laura is a hero and broke the cycle, but people want to find a "happy ending" so they can go back to feeling comfortable. We are not meant to feel comfortable (nor should we) considering this happens every day. I also think a few more things, which I cannot say due to The Return spoilers, but I will say that if you go into The Return remembering all this, you will understand what David Lynch was trying to accomplish...well, at least with Laura. We will never fully understand all that David Lynch was trying to say...it's David Lynch.
Not that I didn't like every other video at soem point, but I was so excited for this one. I'll probably do the same for The Return (and possibly Missing Pieces before?) since we are in my favorite parts of the franchise.
So many memories. Like when Cooper said he saw Laura making an abundance of food, a girl in the theater shouted "meals on wheels!" And when Laura was talking to Harold and turned that weird color, a man in the audience SCREAMED. Not a girly scream, but a gravelly, tortured, manly scream. And the scene with Leland telling Laura to wash her hands was the clip Lynch showed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I can remember people with "Have you seen this man?" t-shirts at the theater, and being jealous because I had no idea where they got them or how to get one. I can even remember the theater owner talking to someone in the lobby about how he thought David Lynch sucked, but some people liked his movies so they had to show them, lol. I still have the CD soundtrack with the long CD box they used to come in early on to deter shoplifting.
The music ( by Angelo Badalamenti ), the opening credits with a sad muted trumpet lets you know: don't expect puppy dogs and rainbows. Now you know the TP connection to "Wicked Game" song. The Deer Meadow deputy: Chet did not play, you don't mess with him. Later on, karma comes for him with Bobby shooting him in self-defense. Agent Stanley ( Kiefer ) has OCD, which helps him in investigations. He notices every little detail of Lil. Irene's towhead comment: The use of "towhead" term originated from the visual similarity between the light-colored flax fibers and the hair of individuals with very light or blonde hair. Chet was killed and Bob left a taunting message for Coop: "Let's Rock" Long lost agent Phillip Jeffries: "I've been to their meetings" - Coop had a prescient dream of Jeffries coming ( tangent, shooting that day, DL said to Miguel Ferrer: "Hey Albert, that's David Bowie - pretty cool, huh?" ). J. remains lost from our world, another Blue Rose case. Laura quickly changes her attitude with Bobby when he subtly reminds her she relies on him for the coke ( to Jacoby in therapy: "She made me sell drugs" ). Bobby realizes she doesn't really want him, she just uses him for the coke. Donna follows Laura and will do anything to stay by her side. They head off to a club in Canada ( TP is supposed to be 5 miles from the border ), and Laura realizes Donna is becoming corrupted, getting Jacques to take them home to prevent that. Moira Kelly played her love for Laura well. Mike ( one-armed man ) tries to warn Laura from his truck, but Bob-Leland revs the engine and yells to obscure what he's saying. Leland wanted a 4-way with Teresa and her friends, but then he saw Laura was one of them, so he chickened out. Eventually Teresa was putting clues together, and as Jacques mentioned, she asked him about who their fathers were. Bob-Leland killed her to shut her up. The Chalfonts ( called Tremond in the show ) are helping Laura, just as later they help Donna to meet Harold. The picture helps Laura receive the dream. "I am the arm" - the "little man" is Mike's severed arm. Annie appears in her dream to get a message to someone in our world: Cooper is trapped, his doppelganger is who got out into our world. Time does not work the same way in the B.L. "Who are you?!" Bob gives her a glimpse of the truth because for him the garmonbozia is delicious. Later she makes the choice of sacrificing herself, refusing Bob taking control of her. Mike arrives in time to throw her the ring, and wearing it means Bob cannot get what he wants most. Show: Later with the Giant's help, Cooper puts the clues together and remembered the info from the dream. Leland is locked up and Coop gets a confession from Bob, then Bob kills L. to get free. David Lynch is all about mystery, full explanations do not exist. "Life is FULL of mysteries, Donna." Sheryl Lee said working with Ray Wise and Grace Zabriskie was like a master class in acting.
It's okay, "Fire Walk With Me" is intense and takes time to process. It's my favorite film. Sheryl Lee makes Laura reel in a way I've never felt from any other fictional character. There is a great book of essays called "Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks" that includes an entry from Lee herself.
Great reaction! FWWM is one of my favourite movies because it is so humane and full of love for Laura and the people of Twin Peaks, and yet so brutal and haunting. It is essentially the Passion of Laura Palmer that tells the final days of a tortured soul, but also hints at redemption after death. It also rewards multiple viewings. Now onwards to Season 3, another masterpiece!
Now you can come visit us at the Palmer house in WA, complete with fan. Or wait till after season 3. You should wait till after season 3. Sitting down for this reaction! 😊
If you compare the two "fingernail" scenes from the Pilot and from FWWM, they perfectly demonstrate the difference between the show and the movie. Seasons 1 and 2 gradually unfold by digging below the peaceful surface of Twin Peaks to discover the darkness underneath. The way Cooper slowly and carefully slides the tweezers under Laura Palmer's fingernail. Fire Walk with Me, on the other hand, is all about ripping the nail clean off, with no hesitation, to expose the horror directly. So many shows/films use an inciting murder simply as a plot device, and treat it that way, with no weight or meaning to it, or real caring for the victim. Twin Peaks, the series, told a story entirely about the absent girl at its center, who haunts every frame without actually being there herself. Twin Peaks says there is a real person behind its mystery, and with FWWM, shows us exactly what her suffering _feels_ like. The most awful and heartbreaking, yet beautiful thing, is just how many people have been able to feel seen and understood by this film. My thoughts on the ending, which have gone through many iterations and revisions throughout the years and over a dozen different viewings of FWWM. ... The two angels. The "Angel in Train Car" and the "Angel in Red Room," as they are named in the credits. One, apparently, for Ronette, and one for Laura. The interpretation I've arrived at now is that, contrary to what I used to assume, Ronette praying is not what summons her angel to her rescue. I believe now that it's actually Laura, through her love for Ronette, as we see Laura looking at her friend in torment, who manifests the angel to save her. So if Laura's love saves Ronette, then what does her angel in the Red Room mean? When Laura's angel "goes away" the night she is murdered, Laura has reached her lowest, darkest point. Laura's whole life has downwardly spiraled into self-destruction and self-hatred from her abuse. She believes her angel is gone, because what she's lost is the ability to love herself anymore. In the anguish she's suffered for years, she's come to believe that she's unsaveable, unlovable, and undeserving of compassion. "Your Laura disappeared...it's just me now." But the tragedy is that it is Laura's triumph over Bob that brings about her death. She's killed precisely because she does not become another vessel for Bob, as he wants, to perpetuate evil, like with Leland. I think when Laura's angel comes back to her, she laughs because she realizes her angel had never really gone away at all. The angel _is_ Laura. A part of her. Who she really is. Deep underneath all the trauma and abuse and pain. It's a light that can never truly be extinguished. The angels are love itself. One angel in the train car, who represents Laura's compassion for others. The part of her that loves and wants to protect Donna, Ronette, James, etc. And another angel in the Red Room, who is Laura's self-love. Deeper and more pure than any other kind of love there is. ... _When, when all the world falls_ _And when, when you are here_ _There's a glow just like the stars_ _I hear a distant voice_ _Listen, listen..._ _I dream, I dream of starlight_ _I dream, I dream of you_ _There's a glow just like the sun_ _I hear a distant voice_ _Listen, listen..._ _I hear the voice_ _I hear the voice_ _I hear the voice of love_ "The Voice of Love" Music by Angelo Badalamenti (RIP) Vocals by Julee Cruise (RIP) Lyrics by David Lynch
Leo aggressively to Shelley: "The first thing to do is to have a good attitude. Anyone'll tell you that!" To me that sounds like Leo is quoting his abuser, probably his violent father, I'd guess. He's just continuing the cycle.
I agree, and I think that being abused again as an adult (by Windom Earle) is what gave him just enough empathy to free Major Briggs and plead with him to "Save Shelly!"
Oh hell yes! Here...we....go Edit remark after watching: oof sorry kid yeah this is a rough watch and especially so the first time. I've watched it many times so I know which parts to brace for and maybe I've grown a bit used to some of the shocks. I was sincerely feeling sorry for you during the last half of the film Onward to season 3!
YT may not exist 25 years from now. For example, the mainstream internet we use now started up 29 years ago. Who knows where technology will take us even 10 years from now.
Love your reaction, and don't worry too much about what you didn't understand. You totally understood all the important emotional stuff. Thank you for sharing your reaction to this masterpiece.
“The angels will return, and when you see the one that's meant to help you, you will weep with joy” -Dr. Hayward’s message to Laura from Missing Pieces Laura is crying tears of relief and joy because she broke the cycle of abuse and trauma. Bob was defeated in the sense he didn’t get the one thing he wanted her entire life, Laura. The angel that disappeared in her painting, also tying in with the dialogue from the first act in Donna’s house where she says, “you’ll fall faster and faster until you burn up. And the angels won’t come to help you, because they’re all gone”. In the final scene, her angel returns to her and she weeps tears of joy. She’s finally freed, years of terror, drug abuse, incesutous rape, neglect, etc. dale is there to comfort her and she genuinely smiles for the first time in the entire series. 10/10 ending, my favorite ending in cinema history
When "The Man From Another Place" says, "Do you know who I am? I am the arm," he's telling us that he is Mike's (Phillip Gerard) arm, the arm Mike cut off to get rid of the evil influence of Bob. The arm came alive and became the little man. More on this in "The Return".
That is an interesting part of trying to make sense of Twin Peaks. It is never fully clear which of the Lodge entities are trying to help Cooper and which ones are trying to trick him. Seems pretty obvious that Bob is evil and the Giant/Fireman is good, but it does seem like the Arm is evil and Mike is good and the Arm can take control of Mike.
@@blankeon6613 except the Giant, they were all in cahoots above the Convenience Store, as seen by Agent Jeffries. I believe that when Bob got greedy and “stole the corn” the others all worked against him.
This fucking movie was my first exposure to Twin Peaks. Came across it on Showtime or something as a wee lad. Parents weren't there; either at work during school holiday or I was quietly up late at night. Watched Twin Peaks (the show) for the first time relatively recently and slowly realized "Holy Shit! This is connected to that weird sex pervert move I saw as a kid!"
That's funny because that's slightly the same with me! I remember flipping through the channels when I was a kid while I was waiting for some show to come on (I can't remember what) and landing on the opening credits for FWWM. I didn't watch much of it but the blue static and jazz and the tv getting smashed stuck with me for years. Completely forgot where those visuals had come from until I got into the show a decade later and finally watched FWWM all the way through.
I loved the TV series Twin Peaks but I loved FWWM even more because it gave greater depth to the Laura/Bob/Black Lodge story. It’s a harrowing nightmare that alienated many fans who wanted either a wrap up of season 2 or more quirky townsfolk. You’re correct in that Sheryl Lee deserved an Oscar. Maybe better than an Oscar. She’s spoken about how real life victims of sexual abuse have told her they relate to this film with its themes of disassociation and trauma. The film’s stature has grown considerably.
I picked this up randomly at a video store in my late teens and it was my first David Lynch movie. For years it was my favorite film. I'd never seen anything like it. I didn't know movies like this were even possible. More and more I find it very difficult to watch. The relentless pain and hopelessness of Laura is very hard to endure. I still think it's remarkable, and Sherly Lee's performance never got the credit it deserved.
David Lynch wasn't kidding around with this movie, it's pretty brutal. People weren't expecting that, they wanted something with more whimsical elements and less explicit darkness, they had a reaction similar to yours. Even Kyle voiced his critical opinion of Lynch a couple of years after the movie came out, saying that it was a shame FWWM didn't follow the implicit vibe of the show, he didn't like that the violence was so in-your-face in the movie. But as Lynch pointed out, you can't really show the final days of Laura Palmer in a jolly light, so he kind of went all out. The ending is as happy as it can be considering the circumstances...Laura does find some peace and her angel.
Bob-Leland put the ceiling fan on max before going after Laura that night. Bob smells like burnt engine oil. -> importance of fan. (that's my take of it at least).
Con esta película me rompió el corazón me partió en dos y lloré con ese Final agridulce y crudo. Muy perturbador y muchas emociones encontradas. Es difícil que una película me haga llorar y esta película me hizo llorar muy muy fuerte, Masterpiece David lynch. Las actuaciones de Sheryl lee y ray Wise 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well that was everything that I was hoping this reaction would be! Sorry it probably took off 5 years of your life though. Casting Sheryl Lee as Laura has to be one of the luckiest castings ever. To go from just playing a dead body and then doing some saccharine flashbacks of her, then getting do a little more with Maddy and then finally putting in this performance, it's insane. This movie completely collapses if her performance was even just a smidge lesser. I can't imagine many actors being able to rise to the occasion. Just making the "gobble gobble" line land and be sad and haunting and still kinda funny is outstanding. It's a shame that this movie was such a flop when it came out because it should've rocketed Sheryl into stardom. I'm glad that the reception has changed over the years. The scenes at the Roadhouse and the Canadian bar is my favorite part of all of Twin Peaks. It's such a beautiful deconstruction of all of Lauras's complexities. She's being used by these men yet she has a control and power over the whole situation, and the way she seems angry and vindictive toward Donna and her innocence and goads her into going further only to come to her senses and become the protector to Donna that she doesn't have herself, it's heartbreaking. Maybe the best scene in Lynch's whole career? It's up there for me. Watching this also changed my feelings toward Donna and James. I was pretty cold on them both during my first watch of the show but after seeing this you see that they really were the only people who wanted the best for Laura, even more so than her own mother (which yes she is absolutely a victim too but she is knowingly turning a blind eye to all of this in a way that makes her pretty accountable imo). They obviously aren't good at helping her, of course, since they are pretty stupid teenagers (especially James) but their hearts are in the right place. We also did hear about Bobby killing someone. In the pilot when James and Donna are about to bury the necklace James tells her about seeing Laura on the last night and her telling him that Bobby killed someone. Looking forward to the missing pieces reaction (I do think that 99% of it is pretty useless but there are a couple of interesting things in that to discuss) and cannot wait for you to start The Return!
No matter how many times I watch this, I always need some quiet time afterwards. And this from a person who has analyzed this movie to death (no pun intended). So there's no problem that you didn’t have any analysis after the film. Honor Laura and other girls like her. Then, after a few days, your brain will start firing again. And fan consensus says that the angel that found Laura in the Lodge was taking her to heaven.
I was like that after the last episode of The Return. It was so emotional that it took me a long time to process it. I know she hasn't seen the Return yet, so I won't give any details. It was just pure emotion.
Not really expecting anyone to read this because it got so much longer than the single paragraph I was expecting. I guess I kind of just felt that if any reaction is the one to sum up everything, I thought about seasons 1, 2 and this movie then this is the one to do it. Keep in mind, these are just my points of view on the whole thing. Truth be told, there's a million different ways any of this can be interpreted. Sorry about this: Yeah, so much to unpack with all of the revelations you get out of this. Couple of things to point out now that you've gotten through this. Laura never saw her father when she was being abused, she only ever saw Bob. It was to the point where some people who knew even didn't think Bob really existed. So, when she sees her father come out, it's like the first time it truly dawns on her that the one who has tormented her is the one man she thought would always try to protect her. The fact that she tries again and again to protect her best friend, to not let the corruption that by this point is taking over her life completely infect one of the few people she trusts and loves is a testament to how strong of a person Laura really was. She tried to keep her bestie separate from all the vile parts of her life and even breaks herself out of it to keep her friend from being taken advantage of. After Laura, Leland is the second character that twists my gut up in sad emotions. After he let Bob in as a child, he couldn't really do much of anything to resist him. That scene where he comes to and starts weeping and apologizes to Laura and says goodbye always makes me break out in crying whenever I watch it. The torment these Laura and Leland feel from this really is what rips me up inside about this series. I think you were able to finally realize that he used to turn the fan on to make sounds that would make it harder for the mother to hear Laura's abuse. So, whenever we see spinning fans it alludes to that. The mother seemed to be in some form of denial but also knew on some level that the spinning fan hid her daughter's torment. I kind of always thought the white horse is a pale horse aka biblical Death reference. So that we know the time of death is drew near for Laura and Maddie. This movie is the thing that made me think that out of all the people Laura was intimate with, James was the one she actually loved. You get to see her fear for his safety so much in this film. She tries to downplay the necklace. She only really tells him she loves him as opposed to the other men in her life and be fearful for him on her last night. She's glad that other people don't see just how far she feels she's fallen, but with James the idea that she might not be the Laura he loved anymore is pain etched onto her face. It's messed up because I always felt that James might have been the one person who could have saved her this night. That feeling is something his character carries throughout season 1 and 2. That annoyingly pointless arc with the older woman in season 2 is probably supposed to be him learning he can't save people from themselves. lol or maybe that is just me trying to justify one of the weakest plots in the whole series. Yeah, this is the one that really makes the horror part of Twin Peaks feel like it carries weight. It's heavy. I was waiting for this one especially because you finally get to see the Arm as Mike's Arm and that creamed corn is supernatural beings eating the suffering of mortals. To this day I can't bring myself to eat creamed corn because of Twin Peaks. Kind of makes what Black Lodge beings see humans as a bit more apparent. Well, that's everything. Great reaction, sorry you had to share the fandom's trauma, hoping you find some positivity out there to balance out the nightmare fuel FWWM is.
first! thank you for keeping these reactions coming at a regular pace! I really look forward to see each of them! now, as for the movie, like I said, a hard watch but damn what a masterpiece! you feel all those locations and every scene is acted exactly how it should be! you still feel the Twin Peaks series in there but man is it a "The movie" vibe! everything is bigger, in your face and more detailed! from the pilot we knew that Laura told James that Bobby killed a guy! but to see it is something else! you should not forget it anymore! this movie is still up for debate on many levels and subjects! it's amazing! your reactions were all wanted by David Lynch and Robert Engels (he also wrote on the series) and were all more than normal! any other way would mean you didn't really understand the movie I think! can't wait to see what you think in a more detailed comment! see you in "the missing pieces"? before season 3 or just season 3? it's up to you! keep having fun!
Agent Cooper mentions Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland's character) early in Season 1. I think I remember that Albert gets involved because Sam isn't available.
This is no fun? You expected this to be FUN? Nah. This is about the final days of an emotionally abused young woman. David Lynch filmed a couple of fun moments with some of the classic Twin Peaks characters like Pete, Andy, and Lucy. But he made sure to cut ALL of those scenes for the theatrical film. Watch the Missing Pieces for that. It's almost like its own movie. Basically like a companion pice to this film. I kinda hope Lynch does an official Director's Cut one day. I absolutely love this movie. It's not an easy watch, but it is one of my favorite things for Twin Peaks.
The film as released IS the director's cut. For the Criterion Edition he did not want to change the edit of the film ( it is a remaster with better sound and visual quality ).
Thanks for the reaction, barely anyone reacts to this movie. Its so creepy and weird, David Lynch is amazing with stuff like this, feels like a real nightmare.
Imagine being a Twin Peaks fan who was disappointed by the cliffhanger ending of Season 2, and you got really excited to get some answers / closure with the Fire Walk With Me movie. But instead of answers, the fans only got more questions. Also, the television exploding in the beginning is a not-so-subtle message about how David Lynch was very upset about his experience of working on the Twin Peaks television series, since television executives forced him to reveal Laura Palmer's killer when he really didn't want to.
Literally no one thought the movie was a continuation of season 2. It was publicized widely on tv and newspapers that it was about the week before Laura's murder. It was a water-cooler show that fans talked about all the time. Even though there was no internet, information permeated everywhere, and it was more than a year between season 2's last episode and the theatrical release of Fire Walk With Me, with information being released that entire time.
That and stupid things like forcing a change in the population of the town ( it was supposed to be 5K plus ), "you can't say 'I'm gonna wash little Elvis' on television!" etc.
@@greyeyed123 So you're confident saying that "literally no one" thought that a Twin Peaks movie was going to be a continuation of the television show? I'm confident saying the opposite, because even in the internet age, moviegoers miss out on details like this before they buy a ticket and go to the theater. I heard stories of people getting angry with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, because they were confused by what was going on since they didn't know that they were supposed to watch The Fellowship of the Ring first. Besides, I'm not just talking about fans who saw the movie when it first came out. I myself first watched Twin Peaks in 2007, and then I watched Fire Walk With Me, not knowing it was a prequel. I didn't look up any info about it first. All I knew is that it was a movie that came out after Season 2. And I'm sure many made the same assumption as me, which is that it would be a sequel since season 2 ended on a massive cliffhanger.
Or the television breaking could simply be a direct way of establishing the tone and letting the audience know this isn't going to be like the TV Show. Not everythig is a meta commentary of what happened behind scenes.
I only found your "Real Food" channel very recently. I like your videos very much; thank you for the creative ways in which you share your interesting reactions.
I kind of feel like the whole bit with Lil was Lynch poking fun at people who think everything he does has a specific meaning. That said, blue roses tend to represent the supernatural, since they don't occur in nature.
Masterpiece. Sheryl Lee was awesome. Moira Kelly did a great job as Donna. Looking more innocent. (No offense to Lara Flynn Boyle of course, she did great too, in the telly series.) This was one of the few movies that made me burst into tears. At the end, the music of Cherubini (his Requiem Mass) killed me. The movie was booed at the film festival in Cannes, France, 1992. Not difficult to see why: after agent Desmond's disappearance, it's done with the good ole Twin Peaks combination of mystery, fear and fun. From that moment on, this movie is nothing but saddening and terrifying. But it's still a masterpiece. Maybe, after 'the Missing Pieces' and Season 3 ('The Return') you might want to see this movie again. But it will remain a suffering. Despite that, I still hold on to what I think is a happy end, with the angel reappearing and Laura smiling. I think it means that Laura is comforted because the angel's appearance shows her that she is a good soul. Cooper's comforting hand on her shoulder is also a good sign. (Victims of abuse and incest tend to blame themselves... that's why I think this ending is so important.) Miss Food, thanks for your reaction. You sat through it and managed to finish it. 👍
Also, on another note, please, remember the name of the old lady and her grandson. What was her last name when we got to know her in the TP show? And what was her last name here in the movie???? Remember those last names….. This movie, the characters that we see, the names… it’s all crucial for for season 3. And another thing😂😂… when Laura was dreaming and she saw Cooper in the Black Lodge / Red Room… the little man said :” do you know who I am? I am the arm… and I sound like this..” now…. Think about it…. Whose arm can he be???? Think about ( or watch again the final scenes when Leland is in the Lodge…)…
I love this film so much. Your reaction was great. Are you going to watch the Missing Pieces? Deleted scenes on the Blu-ray which were released in 2014. Lots of other TP characters that were supposed to be in the film but were cut during editing. I think these scenes are important and Lynch had restored them so they look film quality. (And bits of those scenes will help a little with The Return)
Despite all the horrible stuff in this movie, the arm guy eating the cream corn is the worst image to me loll. I hate corn in general so it really unsettles me. I think the ceiling fan covered up the noise of what leland was doing, and the white horse seems to only appear when Sarah is drugged. I don't know what lynch's fixation on electricity is all about but he manages to make such mundane things seem so so creepy. There's a theory some ppl have put forward online that the first part of the movie, all the chet Desmond stuff, is in cooper's imagination/subconscious/a dream... i don't think i subscribe to that completely but it's fun to think about. Chet Desmond has the backwards initials of Dale cooper. His 'sidekick' guy, Kiefer Sutherland is like the opposite of Albert, and all the sheriff guys are like the opposite of the twin peaks sheriff station. Also the diner is super cold in terms of atmosphere, which is the polar opposite of norma's. Some ppl have wondered if the woman who appears at the caravan door with the patch on her eye is like a doppelganger Nadine. Also Harry Dean stanton acts very differently to chet than he does to cooper. He's super nice to coop despite it being really early in the morning. But he's dead grouchy when chet knocks on his door.. When i saw this movie for the first time, i wondered if Judy was the female counterpart to bob. Like bob is male evil, so Judy is female evil. And bowie saying we're not gonna talk about her was lynch's way of maybe saying we're not ready to talk about that yet. Oh last thing, do you think you can figure out what blue rose might mean? Anyway I could go on for hours about various theories I've read lol but I'll leave it there. So excited for you to see season 3! Woopp
I see the fan as a warning, and a tool of fear and dissociation. A warning for Sarah so she knows that she mustn't leave her room when it's on so she doesn't break away the happy family facade, a way for Leland and Bob to mentally torture Laura by letting her know they're coming and something Laura uses to dissociate when the abuse happens (focusing on the sound instead of the abuse) We can see in that one scene when she's under the fan that she's in a trance but then she hears Bob's voice. It's getting harder for her to dissociate. Therefore, electricity being this gateway for the Lodge spirits (and the fan is electricity)
the electicity stuff is because the black lodge is associated with TV and technology in general. Fire Is Bob’s element and electricity is a different kind of fire
@Sensum-Auxilium I get that but I don't know why that symbolism was chosen. Like garmonbozia I sort of get because it's the type of thing a child would hate to eat. But what lynch was going for with the electricity symbolism? Ive no idea.
Amazing film, but I can see why its divisive. It perfectly sets up all the final season with all the mystique, time dilation and the darkening of the Twin Peaks world in season 3. Love the ending as well... It seems like Laura may be dead and trapped in the Black Lodge, but Cooper is there with her too and it seems like he still has a chance of saving her... Because time and space are not linear in the Twin Peaks world.
Cooper gave Truman's nose a playful tweak early in season one. Compare to Desmond's assault on Deputy Howard. The parallels and echoes with the series are subtle here but plentiful - themes, actions, dialog, props, wardrobe, etc.
Cryin right along with you... Can't wait for season 3 of this tho! I still highly encourage you to watch The Missing Pieces beforehand as it will enhance your season 3 viewing but it's not absolutely vital.
Thanks for this recap. I saw FWWM when it came out, but I've not seen it since because it's such a bummer. Angelheart is also a great creepy ceiling fan movie.
After deciding to take it very seriously, over an hour of quirky Twin Peaks scenes were cut - they are well worth watching to take the edge off. It’s called Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Ooh do you know, i just remembered something else.. that scene with the dancing red haired lady with the blue rose, as we find out later it's all code for various things. In season 2, Gordon Cole meets coop for the first time and tells him that he reminds him of a small Mexican chihuahua (or 'chihuahow' lol). I wonder if that's also code for something but it's never explained if it is. Just a fun little observation..
Laura’s ability to sacrifice herself for another person whilst falling into hell means she’s the only one to resist Bob so far. She bore the brunt of evil for everyone.
Also, Donna always wanted to keep up with Laura. Her story about the skinny dipping event was what Donna shared with Harold, who was secretive as he was isolated.
There was a large swath of scenes cut from the movie, that was later reassembled into a separate film called The Missing Pieces, there is important information in it so it might be a good idea to watch it before you go on to the Return. There are also several books by the creators that while not essential, do flesh out the world and reveal the history behind and what happens to some characters. They are: The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes Welcome to Twin Peaks: An Access Guide to the Town The Secret History of Twin Peaks Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier (Takes place after the Return).
You can see why the movie wasn't a hit. Twin Peaks fans wanted to know what happened NEXT, not what happened before, and the lack of the lighter side - no police station or lumber mill or Great Northern - left a lot of people alienated. But it's an incredible film. A tough watch though, for sure. Season 3 is very very weird but has more of a balance, plenty of humour...
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who immediatly thought of the Halloween movies when Laurie, ehem I mean Laura was walking down the alley at 25:40 xD But yea FWWM was very hard to watch for me, too. Can't say that I really... enjoyed it but it's necessary for what's to come in season 3 and has some very cool and creepy stuff in it.
I really wasn't ready for this in 1992. I didn't want to 'waste time' with Teresa Banks. I wanted to see Josie's English lesson with Laura. I wanted to see Laura helping with Johnny Horne. I wanted Lara Flynn Boyle. The true brilliance of this film took some time for me to process. It will never be an easy watch, but it does what good art does. It's raw and visceral. Laura is real to us now and we experience everything she endured from HER perspective. Everything about this film is perfection. Edit: I was so blown away by watching your reaction that I forgot to thank you for putting yourself through it 😊 It was amazing...and I hope you've recovered now ❤
Loved your videos on season 1 and 2 and couldn't wait at all for this movie reaction! Now I can't wait for the 3rd season, will that start next week as well?
9:27 In the last episode of season 2 there were a couple of references to the rainbow trout in the Pick-up that Earle stole from Pete. Now we have the Fat Trout trailer park. Coincidence? 22:26 We’re not gonna talk about Judy. 36:56 It’s just struck me that the recasting of Donna adds a weird metatextual aspect to Laura’s question. 52:44 Those commenters should be ashamed of themselves. 1:02:37 It was mentioned in the pilot episode. 1:23:40 Understandable after the harrowing experience that watching this film is.
About the confusion with Annie telling Laura about Dale, time in twin peaks isn’t linear. Past and future have no meaning to anyone in the lodge and the beings have more power than you think. Annie warned Laura too late, she was too out of sync with the timelines
Pretty intense, uh? The ceiling fan. I’m not sure if there is a main opinion about that, it’s one of those TP thing where people comes up with their own theories; still, if you think about it, in pure Lynchian fashion, the most mundane things can become something “other” under certain circumstances. The fan in particular is something that gets activated just before a certain scene takes place, it’s certainly a moment of horror for Laura. Probably Leland used to turn the fan on every time he did that. So the fan in this particular situation becomes associated with something terrible. Also, it’s interesting how circle shapes get constantly repeated in TP ( circle of trees, doughnuts, rings..might have to do with the concept of cycle, at least conceptually, I guess).
You forget back in season 1 of twin peaks that James said to Donna that Laura told him that she saw bobby kill a man so yes bobby was a killer back in season 1 of twin peaks because of what happened here in twin peaks fire walk with me
Followed you from your first Twin Peaks episode reaction. To me the fan represents the cycle of abuse and violence or addiction. All this motion and activity to end up back at the same place. I don't know if you caught it - when Laura is looking at the picture on her wall of the angel serving tea, when she looks again the angel disappears right before she leaves with James. Ronette's angel was with her, but Laura's wasn't - not until the end where she wasn't being abused or living that life anymore. I'm looking forward to watching season 3 through the Reel Food perspective.
This is Lynch's darkest film. That's saying a LOT. It's flat-out about abuse and dissociation. You did great. The Return creates many more layers to it. Judy is one of the most important characters - remember that. Phillip, pointing at Dale: WHO DO YOU THINK THAT IS THERE? Electricity. Wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-woooo.... "They lived above a - how do you say - convenience store." - Mike, the One-Armed Man, Twin Peaks (the show) The Chalfonts. Where did they move to? The Little Man from Another Place, to Bob: "With this ring, I thee wed." That was BEFORE Dale entered the Lodge. But... Does time even exist in the Lodge? Or is it Lodges? That's the Pink Room, baby. Home of the Great Went. David Lynch wrote the music for the orgy scene. Sheryl Lee deserved a fucking OSCAR for this film. I worship her. Top ten film performances ever, IMO. Another Top 10 all time film performances is Naomi Watts in Mullholland Drive. Shit, Isabella Rosselini is up there, too, in Blue Velvet. Also Laura Dern in Inland Empire and Wild at Heart. Lynch gets FIRE performances from his actresses. It's crazy to realize that the main character of Twin Peaks does NOT appear in Season One or Season Two. Re: Donna. You're right. What happens to Donna the night her best friend dies NOT read at all in the TV show. This film has aged like a fine wine. The Return will make much more sense to you, if it can indeed make sense to anyone. This film has one of the top 10 scores of all time.
Thankfully i don't think anyone can spoil S3 for you as little is definitive, with multiple theories, & we are all still trying to work out wtf it was about.
I love seeing all these Twin Peaks fans gathered together, and I'm wondering, would it be totally out of order for me to recommend the original Pennies from Heaven by Dennis Potter? Presuming some similarity of taste, I think the best fiction ever committed to television are Twin Peaks and Pennies from Heaven. It's a very different kind of show, but presuming a similarity of taste, I highly recommend it. I didn't get it at first, but if you stick with it, it's amazing stuff and really sticks to the ribs.
@@Reel_Food Thanks for the awesome reactions. Take a chance on Pennies, if you are even slightly inclined. It's weird, lovely, tragic, charming, human.
This is a film you need to see like four times. ANd not like four times over the course of two weeks. Maybe four or more years. At least four times. It is the HEART and MOST IMPORTANT element of TWIN PEAKS. Without it, THE RETURN ("Season Three") is unintelligible. Laura Palme is the One. She, not Cooper, is the Most Important Character of TWIN PEAKS.
The ceiling fan is a couple of things: Firstly, a doorway for the Lodge entities to enter the Palmer house, and it is simply a sort of ritualistic item for Leland. He would always turn it on shortly before he abused Laura, and then enter through her bedroom window. Serial predators like him always have these bizarre ritualistic patterns
Maybe this comment section should have given you a better heads up that FWWM is a ROUGH one to sit through. It manages to only show us (in grusome detail) what se already know. But still just ad more questions than awnsers. Quite a feat. It was not that well recived by the fandom (or in general) when it came out, but has mostly been re-evaluated by TP-fans today. I understand if you were mentally mangled afterwards. Especially if you did not know what you were getting into. The Return will not be this rough. It has some really brutal emotional segments, but not as.. relentless as this one.
Lynch really doesn't get enough credit for how raw and emotional he can be beyond all the artful weirdness. When I was getting into Twin Peaks 20 years ago, I first watched this with a bit of detachement, it was a riddle I wanted to solve. On the rewatch it hit me so hard and I never recovered. You really feel that Lynch loved Laura with that pretanatural love everyone has for her. And he gives her the gift of agency in her death.. imagine the damage Laura would have done with her power over people, if BOB had possessed her. She basically chose to become the may queen to be sacrificed when she got "married" to Mike, so BOB couldn't have her. She saved Twin Peaks, maybe even the world.
she really acted her ass off in this movie. seriously, she builds such a complex portrayal of laura's life and thoughts and feelings. chilling.
Deserved an Oscar.
@@ericreese7792 absolutely agree. I'd go so far as to say this is in my top 5 or even 3 best performances by an actress ever.
Cannot express enough how cool it is seeing someone react to Twin Peaks. Love the commentary.
Fire Walk With Me is such a deeply empathetic and resonating film. It completely changed my outlook on cinema and art as a whole. It's not an easy watch by any means, but damn I can't imagine a world without it. It's tied for my favorite film of all time.
Thank you for the reaction!
What's it tied with?
Mullholland Drive is my #1.
FWWM and Blue Velvet are probably tied #2.
@Nightmarigny Those are great picks! FWWM is tied with the Batman (2022). Right behind them is Doctor Sleep (2019). Sometimes, it's up there with them. I guess it just depends on the day lol
What's your favorite scenes from Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet?
I love this film
Because we see everything from Laura’s eyes, it is ten times worse in every single part.
Bobby’s softer side is hidden under the murder and drugs
Leland’s conflict with Bob is hidden under Bob’s control and abusive nature
And she never got to meet Cooper in normal life, never got to hear about wacky coffee hijinks
And no one did anything, even with how obvious her terrible home life was
That’s the truest horror of the whole series
"...you wanna know who killed Laura? YOU DID! We all did..." - Bobby at the funeral
Yeah, when you're watching the original run of Twin Peaks and all of the wholesome antics of the characters, it's easy to forget the fact that it's a story about a town that chose to look away while a father sexually abused and murdered his teenaged daughter. That's why the vibe of this film is so dark and unwelcoming in comparison. The audience had to be reminded so they wouldn't miss the important message baked into the subtext.
@@mielipuolisiili7240 Well put. There's something of a fourth wall break too in my opinion, the fact this is all being played out for OUR amusement, the movie takes that to it's natural conclusion, punishing everyone by giving them what they want.
"You wanna hear about our specials?.... We don't have any". Iconic.
"These drugs are legal"
"Iconic" is a banished word. Try something new!
It was a happy ending when you think about it. She broke the cycle of abuse. Refused to be inhabited by Bob. She got killed because of it, but it was kind of a sacrifice. Laura is a hero, and you can see she's at peace at the end. Her angel came back.
I'll go as far as "happy-ish"
@@bernardblack7870😂😢
As happy an ending as this story could have, anyway.
@LeChaunce True. Because it deals with traumatizing subject matter. Kind of an earn your happy ending type of atory, which Lynch is fond of. I am fond of them as well.
@@bernardblack7870 Yeah, maybe more bittersweet... kinda like the pairing of black coffee and cherry pie.
“What’s this monkey got to say about it” is genuinely one of the funniest things I have ever heard, especially following this movie
I didn't even hear the monkey say 'Judy' until about the 5th time I watched this film!
Don't forget to watch the missing pieces! We waited over 20 years to see them, with rumors flying for years that some of those scenes existed. And as far as I know, a couple surprises that no one knew about.
No spoilers: I know that was a hard one for you, but I hope this helps a little: It is essential that you go into The Return in the right frame of mind. I love FWWM b/c it is supposed to be a hard one to watch. And it is, but it is also strangely beautiful in its sadness. It was David Lynch's intention, and it does not have a happy ending (although ppl try to find one even though that would be the opposite of Lynch's intention). It's to remind us that a girl's suffering and death should not become obscured in entertainment and humor. This is a tribute to women who suffer every day and to give them a voice. Twin Peaks was known for its bizarre humor but towards the end, it became just as much about the humor. Which is kind of upsetting when you think that it started as the story of a girl found wrapped in plastic. By the end of season 2, the tragedy of Laura was almost forgotten or diminished. FWWM forced audiences to remember her and to go through her suffering with her. It is not something that should be forgotten so quickly, nor should we close our eyes to it. Which is why it is a masterpiece. I notice people always want to try and find a "happy ending" by the end of FWWM but that would completely defeat the point. I do believe that Laura is a hero and broke the cycle, but people want to find a "happy ending" so they can go back to feeling comfortable. We are not meant to feel comfortable (nor should we) considering this happens every day. I also think a few more things, which I cannot say due to The Return spoilers, but I will say that if you go into The Return remembering all this, you will understand what David Lynch was trying to accomplish...well, at least with Laura. We will never fully understand all that David Lynch was trying to say...it's David Lynch.
all very well said
@@michaelhudson2912 I appreciate that, thank you.
I don't usually do this, but I liked before watching.
@@MacGuffinExMachina, I did likewise.
Yep, just the fact that it exists.
Not that I didn't like every other video at soem point, but I was so excited for this one. I'll probably do the same for The Return (and possibly Missing Pieces before?) since we are in my favorite parts of the franchise.
Same, since so few people react to this movie
So many memories. Like when Cooper said he saw Laura making an abundance of food, a girl in the theater shouted "meals on wheels!" And when Laura was talking to Harold and turned that weird color, a man in the audience SCREAMED. Not a girly scream, but a gravelly, tortured, manly scream. And the scene with Leland telling Laura to wash her hands was the clip Lynch showed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I can remember people with "Have you seen this man?" t-shirts at the theater, and being jealous because I had no idea where they got them or how to get one. I can even remember the theater owner talking to someone in the lobby about how he thought David Lynch sucked, but some people liked his movies so they had to show them, lol. I still have the CD soundtrack with the long CD box they used to come in early on to deter shoplifting.
"There's dirt way under this fingernail." Where he will place the letter.
The music ( by Angelo Badalamenti ), the opening credits with a sad muted trumpet lets you know: don't expect puppy dogs and rainbows.
Now you know the TP connection to "Wicked Game" song.
The Deer Meadow deputy: Chet did not play, you don't mess with him. Later on, karma comes for him with Bobby shooting him in self-defense.
Agent Stanley ( Kiefer ) has OCD, which helps him in investigations. He notices every little detail of Lil.
Irene's towhead comment: The use of "towhead" term originated from the visual similarity between the light-colored flax fibers and the hair of individuals with very light or blonde hair.
Chet was killed and Bob left a taunting message for Coop: "Let's Rock"
Long lost agent Phillip Jeffries: "I've been to their meetings" - Coop had a prescient dream of Jeffries coming ( tangent, shooting that day, DL said to Miguel Ferrer: "Hey Albert, that's David Bowie - pretty cool, huh?" ). J. remains lost from our world, another Blue Rose case.
Laura quickly changes her attitude with Bobby when he subtly reminds her she relies on him for the coke ( to Jacoby in therapy: "She made me sell drugs" ). Bobby realizes she doesn't really want him, she just uses him for the coke.
Donna follows Laura and will do anything to stay by her side. They head off to a club in Canada ( TP is supposed to be 5 miles from the border ), and Laura realizes Donna is becoming corrupted, getting Jacques to take them home to prevent that. Moira Kelly played her love for Laura well.
Mike ( one-armed man ) tries to warn Laura from his truck, but Bob-Leland revs the engine and yells to obscure what he's saying.
Leland wanted a 4-way with Teresa and her friends, but then he saw Laura was one of them, so he chickened out. Eventually Teresa was putting clues together, and as Jacques mentioned, she asked him about who their fathers were. Bob-Leland killed her to shut her up.
The Chalfonts ( called Tremond in the show ) are helping Laura, just as later they help Donna to meet Harold. The picture helps Laura receive the dream. "I am the arm" - the "little man" is Mike's severed arm.
Annie appears in her dream to get a message to someone in our world: Cooper is trapped, his doppelganger is who got out into our world. Time does not work the same way in the B.L.
"Who are you?!" Bob gives her a glimpse of the truth because for him the garmonbozia is delicious. Later she makes the choice of sacrificing herself, refusing Bob taking control of her. Mike arrives in time to throw her the ring, and wearing it means Bob cannot get what he wants most.
Show: Later with the Giant's help, Cooper puts the clues together and remembered the info from the dream. Leland is locked up and Coop gets a confession from Bob, then Bob kills L. to get free.
David Lynch is all about mystery, full explanations do not exist. "Life is FULL of mysteries, Donna."
Sheryl Lee said working with Ray Wise and Grace Zabriskie was like a master class in acting.
It's okay, "Fire Walk With Me" is intense and takes time to process. It's my favorite film. Sheryl Lee makes Laura reel in a way I've never felt from any other fictional character. There is a great book of essays called "Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks" that includes an entry from Lee herself.
Thanks for the reminder of that book! I meant to buy it earlier this year when I was rewatching the show and never got around to it.
Great reaction! FWWM is one of my favourite movies because it is so humane and full of love for Laura and the people of Twin Peaks, and yet so brutal and haunting. It is essentially the Passion of Laura Palmer that tells the final days of a tortured soul, but also hints at redemption after death. It also rewards multiple viewings. Now onwards to Season 3, another masterpiece!
Now you can come visit us at the Palmer house in WA, complete with fan. Or wait till after season 3. You should wait till after season 3. Sitting down for this reaction! 😊
@@cakejunkiexo Hi, Jill!
@@pamelatarajcak5634 Hi Pamela!
@@cakejunkiexo 😁
If you compare the two "fingernail" scenes from the Pilot and from FWWM, they perfectly demonstrate the difference between the show and the movie. Seasons 1 and 2 gradually unfold by digging below the peaceful surface of Twin Peaks to discover the darkness underneath. The way Cooper slowly and carefully slides the tweezers under Laura Palmer's fingernail. Fire Walk with Me, on the other hand, is all about ripping the nail clean off, with no hesitation, to expose the horror directly.
So many shows/films use an inciting murder simply as a plot device, and treat it that way, with no weight or meaning to it, or real caring for the victim. Twin Peaks, the series, told a story entirely about the absent girl at its center, who haunts every frame without actually being there herself. Twin Peaks says there is a real person behind its mystery, and with FWWM, shows us exactly what her suffering _feels_ like. The most awful and heartbreaking, yet beautiful thing, is just how many people have been able to feel seen and understood by this film.
My thoughts on the ending, which have gone through many iterations and revisions throughout the years and over a dozen different viewings of FWWM.
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The two angels. The "Angel in Train Car" and the "Angel in Red Room," as they are named in the credits. One, apparently, for Ronette, and one for Laura. The interpretation I've arrived at now is that, contrary to what I used to assume, Ronette praying is not what summons her angel to her rescue. I believe now that it's actually Laura, through her love for Ronette, as we see Laura looking at her friend in torment, who manifests the angel to save her. So if Laura's love saves Ronette, then what does her angel in the Red Room mean?
When Laura's angel "goes away" the night she is murdered, Laura has reached her lowest, darkest point. Laura's whole life has downwardly spiraled into self-destruction and self-hatred from her abuse. She believes her angel is gone, because what she's lost is the ability to love herself anymore. In the anguish she's suffered for years, she's come to believe that she's unsaveable, unlovable, and undeserving of compassion. "Your Laura disappeared...it's just me now."
But the tragedy is that it is Laura's triumph over Bob that brings about her death. She's killed precisely because she does not become another vessel for Bob, as he wants, to perpetuate evil, like with Leland.
I think when Laura's angel comes back to her, she laughs because she realizes her angel had never really gone away at all. The angel _is_ Laura. A part of her. Who she really is. Deep underneath all the trauma and abuse and pain. It's a light that can never truly be extinguished. The angels are love itself. One angel in the train car, who represents Laura's compassion for others. The part of her that loves and wants to protect Donna, Ronette, James, etc. And another angel in the Red Room, who is Laura's self-love. Deeper and more pure than any other kind of love there is.
...
_When, when all the world falls_
_And when, when you are here_
_There's a glow just like the stars_
_I hear a distant voice_
_Listen, listen..._
_I dream, I dream of starlight_
_I dream, I dream of you_
_There's a glow just like the sun_
_I hear a distant voice_
_Listen, listen..._
_I hear the voice_
_I hear the voice_
_I hear the voice of love_
"The Voice of Love"
Music by Angelo Badalamenti (RIP)
Vocals by Julee Cruise (RIP)
Lyrics by David Lynch
I LOVE your theory!!!
What an incredible read on FWWM, from the fingernail to the Red Room Angel - mind blown!
I fucking love Fire Walk With Me.
Also, it’s straight up insane that Bobby killed a person.
@@OddManeuver It was mentioned way back in the pilot episode.
Leo aggressively to Shelley: "The first thing to do is to have a good attitude. Anyone'll tell you that!" To me that sounds like Leo is quoting his abuser, probably his violent father, I'd guess. He's just continuing the cycle.
Wow - you just gave me empathy for Leo!!
I agree, and I think that being abused again as an adult (by Windom Earle) is what gave him just enough empathy to free Major Briggs and plead with him to "Save Shelly!"
Woah this makes a lot of sense!
I love the silence in the movie. It gives such unsettling vibe. You cant escape whats happening.
Yeah as if it was possible to be more unsettling than anything in the main series but this movie manages to do it
Reel Food, great content it was really good
Can't wait for your reaction to The Return! I would say it's certainly darker than the original series, but not quite as dark as Fire Walk With Me.
10:18 LOL
I was just coming to comment this very thing
And we got a "what the hell" earlier too lol
OMG forrealz !!!
We're not going to talk about Judy at all, we're gonna keep her out of it .
...for now.
Judy... Garland?
@@frankj10000 Is this meant for the soul? My soul?
Oh hell yes! Here...we....go
Edit remark after watching: oof sorry kid yeah this is a rough watch and especially so the first time. I've watched it many times so I know which parts to brace for and maybe I've grown a bit used to some of the shocks. I was sincerely feeling sorry for you during the last half of the film
Onward to season 3!
Next... wait 25 years for season 3!
like we all did
YT may not exist 25 years from now. For example, the mainstream internet we use now started up 29 years ago. Who knows where technology will take us even 10 years from now.
@@jack_rabbit It was 10 years for me. Still 10 years of feeling empty and thinking that Twin Peaks was dead.
39:00 Remember Sarah Palmer at Laura's funeral...."Do you have to ruin this too!!!"
Definately watch Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces next.
"Her name is Irene and it is night. Don't go any further with it. There's nothing good about it." Referencing old song "Goodnight Irene."
"..I guess you're in my dreams!!"
It's fun to think about the guy struggling working on the lamp, as DL makes lamps.🙂
Very generous edit, thanks
This is one of my favourite movies of all Time ❤
Love your reaction, and don't worry too much about what you didn't understand. You totally understood all the important emotional stuff. Thank you for sharing your reaction to this masterpiece.
“The angels will return, and when you see the one that's meant to help you, you will weep with joy” -Dr. Hayward’s message to Laura from Missing Pieces
Laura is crying tears of relief and joy because she broke the cycle of abuse and trauma. Bob was defeated in the sense he didn’t get the one thing he wanted her entire life, Laura. The angel that disappeared in her painting, also tying in with the dialogue from the first act in Donna’s house where she says, “you’ll fall faster and faster until you burn up. And the angels won’t come to help you, because they’re all gone”. In the final scene, her angel returns to her and she weeps tears of joy. She’s finally freed, years of terror, drug abuse, incesutous rape, neglect, etc. dale is there to comfort her and she genuinely smiles for the first time in the entire series. 10/10 ending, my favorite ending in cinema history
When "The Man From Another Place" says, "Do you know who I am? I am the arm," he's telling us that he is Mike's (Phillip Gerard) arm, the arm Mike cut off to get rid of the evil influence of Bob. The arm came alive and became the little man. More on this in "The Return".
That is an interesting part of trying to make sense of Twin Peaks. It is never fully clear which of the Lodge entities are trying to help Cooper and which ones are trying to trick him. Seems pretty obvious that Bob is evil and the Giant/Fireman is good, but it does seem like the Arm is evil and Mike is good and the Arm can take control of Mike.
@@blankeon6613 except the Giant, they were all in cahoots above the Convenience Store, as seen by Agent Jeffries.
I believe that when Bob got greedy and “stole the corn” the others all worked against him.
@@blankeon6613 Yep, Mrs Chalfont and her grandson are really vague to me. Are they trying to help or trying to mess things up?
The Angels came back for Laura❤❤. Thank you Reel Food.
Sheryl Lee’s blood-curdling screams in this film are some of the best I’ve ever heard. Truly chilling
This fucking movie was my first exposure to Twin Peaks. Came across it on Showtime or something as a wee lad. Parents weren't there; either at work during school holiday or I was quietly up late at night. Watched Twin Peaks (the show) for the first time relatively recently and slowly realized "Holy Shit! This is connected to that weird sex pervert move I saw as a kid!"
That's funny because that's slightly the same with me! I remember flipping through the channels when I was a kid while I was waiting for some show to come on (I can't remember what) and landing on the opening credits for FWWM. I didn't watch much of it but the blue static and jazz and the tv getting smashed stuck with me for years. Completely forgot where those visuals had come from until I got into the show a decade later and finally watched FWWM all the way through.
the return is going to be wild for you i'm sure
I loved the TV series Twin Peaks but I loved FWWM even more because it gave greater depth to the Laura/Bob/Black Lodge story. It’s a harrowing nightmare that alienated many fans who wanted either a wrap up of season 2 or more quirky townsfolk. You’re correct in that Sheryl Lee deserved an Oscar. Maybe better than an Oscar. She’s spoken about how real life victims of sexual abuse have told her they relate to this film with its themes of disassociation and trauma. The film’s stature has grown considerably.
I picked this up randomly at a video store in my late teens and it was my first David Lynch movie. For years it was my favorite film. I'd never seen anything like it. I didn't know movies like this were even possible. More and more I find it very difficult to watch. The relentless pain and hopelessness of Laura is very hard to endure. I still think it's remarkable, and Sherly Lee's performance never got the credit it deserved.
This is epic reaction to this great movie! Thank you
David Lynch wasn't kidding around with this movie, it's pretty brutal. People weren't expecting that, they wanted something with more whimsical elements and less explicit darkness, they had a reaction similar to yours. Even Kyle voiced his critical opinion of Lynch a couple of years after the movie came out, saying that it was a shame FWWM didn't follow the implicit vibe of the show, he didn't like that the violence was so in-your-face in the movie.
But as Lynch pointed out, you can't really show the final days of Laura Palmer in a jolly light, so he kind of went all out.
The ending is as happy as it can be considering the circumstances...Laura does find some peace and her angel.
You made it through! I felt for you.
I'd say as long as you're broken it's a success.
Bob-Leland put the ceiling fan on max before going after Laura that night. Bob smells like burnt engine oil. -> importance of fan. (that's my take of it at least).
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Con esta película me rompió el corazón me partió en dos y lloré con ese Final agridulce y crudo. Muy perturbador y muchas emociones encontradas.
Es difícil que una película me haga llorar y esta película me hizo llorar muy muy fuerte, Masterpiece David lynch.
Las actuaciones de Sheryl lee y ray Wise 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well that was everything that I was hoping this reaction would be! Sorry it probably took off 5 years of your life though.
Casting Sheryl Lee as Laura has to be one of the luckiest castings ever. To go from just playing a dead body and then doing some saccharine flashbacks of her, then getting do a little more with Maddy and then finally putting in this performance, it's insane. This movie completely collapses if her performance was even just a smidge lesser. I can't imagine many actors being able to rise to the occasion. Just making the "gobble gobble" line land and be sad and haunting and still kinda funny is outstanding. It's a shame that this movie was such a flop when it came out because it should've rocketed Sheryl into stardom. I'm glad that the reception has changed over the years.
The scenes at the Roadhouse and the Canadian bar is my favorite part of all of Twin Peaks. It's such a beautiful deconstruction of all of Lauras's complexities. She's being used by these men yet she has a control and power over the whole situation, and the way she seems angry and vindictive toward Donna and her innocence and goads her into going further only to come to her senses and become the protector to Donna that she doesn't have herself, it's heartbreaking. Maybe the best scene in Lynch's whole career? It's up there for me.
Watching this also changed my feelings toward Donna and James. I was pretty cold on them both during my first watch of the show but after seeing this you see that they really were the only people who wanted the best for Laura, even more so than her own mother (which yes she is absolutely a victim too but she is knowingly turning a blind eye to all of this in a way that makes her pretty accountable imo). They obviously aren't good at helping her, of course, since they are pretty stupid teenagers (especially James) but their hearts are in the right place. We also did hear about Bobby killing someone. In the pilot when James and Donna are about to bury the necklace James tells her about seeing Laura on the last night and her telling him that Bobby killed someone.
Looking forward to the missing pieces reaction (I do think that 99% of it is pretty useless but there are a couple of interesting things in that to discuss) and cannot wait for you to start The Return!
No matter how many times I watch this, I always need some quiet time afterwards. And this from a person who has analyzed this movie to death (no pun intended). So there's no problem that you didn’t have any analysis after the film. Honor Laura and other girls like her. Then, after a few days, your brain will start firing again.
And fan consensus says that the angel that found Laura in the Lodge was taking her to heaven.
I was like that after the last episode of The Return. It was so emotional that it took me a long time to process it. I know she hasn't seen the Return yet, so I won't give any details. It was just pure emotion.
Not really expecting anyone to read this because it got so much longer than the single paragraph I was expecting. I guess I kind of just felt that if any reaction is the one to sum up everything, I thought about seasons 1, 2 and this movie then this is the one to do it. Keep in mind, these are just my points of view on the whole thing. Truth be told, there's a million different ways any of this can be interpreted. Sorry about this:
Yeah, so much to unpack with all of the revelations you get out of this. Couple of things to point out now that you've gotten through this. Laura never saw her father when she was being abused, she only ever saw Bob. It was to the point where some people who knew even didn't think Bob really existed. So, when she sees her father come out, it's like the first time it truly dawns on her that the one who has tormented her is the one man she thought would always try to protect her.
The fact that she tries again and again to protect her best friend, to not let the corruption that by this point is taking over her life completely infect one of the few people she trusts and loves is a testament to how strong of a person Laura really was. She tried to keep her bestie separate from all the vile parts of her life and even breaks herself out of it to keep her friend from being taken advantage of.
After Laura, Leland is the second character that twists my gut up in sad emotions. After he let Bob in as a child, he couldn't really do much of anything to resist him. That scene where he comes to and starts weeping and apologizes to Laura and says goodbye always makes me break out in crying whenever I watch it. The torment these Laura and Leland feel from this really is what rips me up inside about this series.
I think you were able to finally realize that he used to turn the fan on to make sounds that would make it harder for the mother to hear Laura's abuse. So, whenever we see spinning fans it alludes to that. The mother seemed to be in some form of denial but also knew on some level that the spinning fan hid her daughter's torment. I kind of always thought the white horse is a pale horse aka biblical Death reference. So that we know the time of death is drew near for Laura and Maddie.
This movie is the thing that made me think that out of all the people Laura was intimate with, James was the one she actually loved. You get to see her fear for his safety so much in this film. She tries to downplay the necklace. She only really tells him she loves him as opposed to the other men in her life and be fearful for him on her last night. She's glad that other people don't see just how far she feels she's fallen, but with James the idea that she might not be the Laura he loved anymore is pain etched onto her face.
It's messed up because I always felt that James might have been the one person who could have saved her this night. That feeling is something his character carries throughout season 1 and 2. That annoyingly pointless arc with the older woman in season 2 is probably supposed to be him learning he can't save people from themselves. lol or maybe that is just me trying to justify one of the weakest plots in the whole series.
Yeah, this is the one that really makes the horror part of Twin Peaks feel like it carries weight. It's heavy. I was waiting for this one especially because you finally get to see the Arm as Mike's Arm and that creamed corn is supernatural beings eating the suffering of mortals. To this day I can't bring myself to eat creamed corn because of Twin Peaks. Kind of makes what Black Lodge beings see humans as a bit more apparent.
Well, that's everything. Great reaction, sorry you had to share the fandom's trauma, hoping you find some positivity out there to balance out the nightmare fuel FWWM is.
first! thank you for keeping these reactions coming at a regular pace! I really look forward to see each of them! now, as for the movie, like I said, a hard watch but damn what a masterpiece! you feel all those locations and every scene is acted exactly how it should be! you still feel the Twin Peaks series in there but man is it a "The movie" vibe! everything is bigger, in your face and more detailed! from the pilot we knew that Laura told James that Bobby killed a guy! but to see it is something else! you should not forget it anymore! this movie is still up for debate on many levels and subjects! it's amazing! your reactions were all wanted by David Lynch and Robert Engels (he also wrote on the series) and were all more than normal! any other way would mean you didn't really understand the movie I think! can't wait to see what you think in a more detailed comment! see you in "the missing pieces"? before season 3 or just season 3? it's up to you! keep having fun!
Ray Wise and Sheryl Lee are phenomenal
Ahh I can't believe we're finally hereee
The guy Bobby killed was the deputy from Deer Meadow.
holy smokes! I never noticed
Thank you!
In self defense if you pay attention.
@@treetopjones737 Oh, absolutely.
LOL!! Your Reactions to this movie are Fantastic!! Luv this vid.. David Lynch films are Roller Coasters.. just hold on and enjoy the ride
Agent Cooper mentions Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland's character) early in Season 1. I think I remember that Albert gets involved because Sam isn't available.
"Diane, give this to Albert and his team. Don't go to Sam"
@@theunknownuser9609 Oh yes. Thanks.
He says essentially Albert is a better choice.
This is no fun? You expected this to be FUN? Nah. This is about the final days of an emotionally abused young woman.
David Lynch filmed a couple of fun moments with some of the classic Twin Peaks characters like Pete, Andy, and Lucy. But he made sure to cut ALL of those scenes for the theatrical film.
Watch the Missing Pieces for that. It's almost like its own movie. Basically like a companion pice to this film. I kinda hope Lynch does an official Director's Cut one day.
I absolutely love this movie. It's not an easy watch, but it is one of my favorite things for Twin Peaks.
The film as released IS the director's cut. For the Criterion Edition he did not want to change the edit of the film ( it is a remaster with better sound and visual quality ).
Thanks for the reaction, barely anyone reacts to this movie. Its so creepy and weird, David Lynch is amazing with stuff like this, feels like a real nightmare.
Imagine being a Twin Peaks fan who was disappointed by the cliffhanger ending of Season 2, and you got really excited to get some answers / closure with the Fire Walk With Me movie. But instead of answers, the fans only got more questions.
Also, the television exploding in the beginning is a not-so-subtle message about how David Lynch was very upset about his experience of working on the Twin Peaks television series, since television executives forced him to reveal Laura Palmer's killer when he really didn't want to.
Literally no one thought the movie was a continuation of season 2. It was publicized widely on tv and newspapers that it was about the week before Laura's murder. It was a water-cooler show that fans talked about all the time. Even though there was no internet, information permeated everywhere, and it was more than a year between season 2's last episode and the theatrical release of Fire Walk With Me, with information being released that entire time.
"Did you come here lookin for secrets?!" - Harold
That and stupid things like forcing a change in the population of the town ( it was supposed to be 5K plus ), "you can't say 'I'm gonna wash little Elvis' on television!" etc.
@@greyeyed123 So you're confident saying that "literally no one" thought that a Twin Peaks movie was going to be a continuation of the television show? I'm confident saying the opposite, because even in the internet age, moviegoers miss out on details like this before they buy a ticket and go to the theater. I heard stories of people getting angry with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, because they were confused by what was going on since they didn't know that they were supposed to watch The Fellowship of the Ring first. Besides, I'm not just talking about fans who saw the movie when it first came out. I myself first watched Twin Peaks in 2007, and then I watched Fire Walk With Me, not knowing it was a prequel. I didn't look up any info about it first. All I knew is that it was a movie that came out after Season 2. And I'm sure many made the same assumption as me, which is that it would be a sequel since season 2 ended on a massive cliffhanger.
Or the television breaking could simply be a direct way of establishing the tone and letting the audience know this isn't going to be like the TV Show. Not everythig is a meta commentary of what happened behind scenes.
I only found your "Real Food" channel very recently. I like your videos very much; thank you for the creative ways in which you share your interesting reactions.
So glad you are joining us!
1:07:12 that scream… layers, man.
Oh boy, I'm gonna need a cold one for this . . .
Perfect intro, lol.
E: 52:37 Priceless realization 😁
What a treat!
I kind of feel like the whole bit with Lil was Lynch poking fun at people who think everything he does has a specific meaning.
That said, blue roses tend to represent the supernatural, since they don't occur in nature.
Masterpiece.
Sheryl Lee was awesome.
Moira Kelly did a great job as Donna. Looking more innocent.
(No offense to Lara Flynn Boyle of course, she did great too, in the telly series.)
This was one of the few movies that made me burst into tears. At the end, the music of Cherubini (his Requiem Mass) killed me.
The movie was booed at the film festival in Cannes, France, 1992. Not difficult to see why: after agent Desmond's disappearance, it's done with the good ole Twin Peaks combination of mystery, fear and fun. From that moment on, this movie is nothing but saddening and terrifying.
But it's still a masterpiece.
Maybe, after 'the Missing Pieces' and Season 3 ('The Return') you might want to see this movie again. But it will remain a suffering.
Despite that, I still hold on to what I think is a happy end, with the angel reappearing and Laura smiling. I think it means that Laura is comforted because the angel's appearance shows her that she is a good soul. Cooper's comforting hand on her shoulder is also a good sign.
(Victims of abuse and incest tend to blame themselves... that's why I think this ending is so important.)
Miss Food, thanks for your reaction. You sat through it and managed to finish it. 👍
"Electricity" might (or might not) be one of the keys to everything. Then again, maybe it's about the chocolate bunny. No. It's not about the bunny.
Also, on another note, please, remember the name of the old lady and her grandson. What was her last name when we got to know her in the TP show? And what was her last name here in the movie???? Remember those last names…..
This movie, the characters that we see, the names… it’s all crucial for for season 3.
And another thing😂😂… when Laura was dreaming and she saw Cooper in the Black Lodge / Red Room… the little man said :” do you know who I am? I am the arm… and I sound like this..” now…. Think about it…. Whose arm can he be???? Think about ( or watch again the final scenes when Leland is in the Lodge…)…
I love this film so much. Your reaction was great. Are you going to watch the Missing Pieces? Deleted scenes on the Blu-ray which were released in 2014. Lots of other TP characters that were supposed to be in the film but were cut during editing. I think these scenes are important and Lynch had restored them so they look film quality. (And bits of those scenes will help a little with The Return)
Despite all the horrible stuff in this movie, the arm guy eating the cream corn is the worst image to me loll. I hate corn in general so it really unsettles me.
I think the ceiling fan covered up the noise of what leland was doing, and the white horse seems to only appear when Sarah is drugged. I don't know what lynch's fixation on electricity is all about but he manages to make such mundane things seem so so creepy.
There's a theory some ppl have put forward online that the first part of the movie, all the chet Desmond stuff, is in cooper's imagination/subconscious/a dream... i don't think i subscribe to that completely but it's fun to think about.
Chet Desmond has the backwards initials of Dale cooper. His 'sidekick' guy, Kiefer Sutherland is like the opposite of Albert, and all the sheriff guys are like the opposite of the twin peaks sheriff station. Also the diner is super cold in terms of atmosphere, which is the polar opposite of norma's. Some ppl have wondered if the woman who appears at the caravan door with the patch on her eye is like a doppelganger Nadine. Also Harry Dean stanton acts very differently to chet than he does to cooper. He's super nice to coop despite it being really early in the morning. But he's dead grouchy when chet knocks on his door..
When i saw this movie for the first time, i wondered if Judy was the female counterpart to bob. Like bob is male evil, so Judy is female evil. And bowie saying we're not gonna talk about her was lynch's way of maybe saying we're not ready to talk about that yet.
Oh last thing, do you think you can figure out what blue rose might mean?
Anyway I could go on for hours about various theories I've read lol but I'll leave it there. So excited for you to see season 3! Woopp
I see the fan as a warning, and a tool of fear and dissociation. A warning for Sarah so she knows that she mustn't leave her room when it's on so she doesn't break away the happy family facade, a way for Leland and Bob to mentally torture Laura by letting her know they're coming and something Laura uses to dissociate when the abuse happens (focusing on the sound instead of the abuse) We can see in that one scene when she's under the fan that she's in a trance but then she hears Bob's voice. It's getting harder for her to dissociate. Therefore, electricity being this gateway for the Lodge spirits (and the fan is electricity)
the electicity stuff is because the black lodge is associated with TV and technology in general. Fire Is Bob’s element and electricity is a different kind of fire
@Sensum-Auxilium I get that but I don't know why that symbolism was chosen. Like garmonbozia I sort of get because it's the type of thing a child would hate to eat. But what lynch was going for with the electricity symbolism? Ive no idea.
@@vee__7 Lynch has mentioned having a sort of fear and fascination with electricity
@@Sensum-Auxilium The Black lodge has nothing to do with TV
Amazing film, but I can see why its divisive. It perfectly sets up all the final season with all the mystique, time dilation and the darkening of the Twin Peaks world in season 3.
Love the ending as well... It seems like Laura may be dead and trapped in the Black Lodge, but Cooper is there with her too and it seems like he still has a chance of saving her... Because time and space are not linear in the Twin Peaks world.
Cooper gave Truman's nose a playful tweak early in season one. Compare to Desmond's assault on Deputy Howard. The parallels and echoes with the series are subtle here but plentiful - themes, actions, dialog, props, wardrobe, etc.
"She's my mother's sister's girl." = "She's my cousin."
Also, most importantly, compare Laura, well off, loved girl who the whole town mourned against impoverished, neglected Teresa.
Chet was not being affectionate like Coop. Chet doesn't play.
@@pamelatarajcak5634 The original series, they pretty much glossed over Teresa.
Cryin right along with you... Can't wait for season 3 of this tho! I still highly encourage you to watch The Missing Pieces beforehand as it will enhance your season 3 viewing but it's not absolutely vital.
Thanks for this recap. I saw FWWM when it came out, but I've not seen it since because it's such a bummer. Angelheart is also a great creepy ceiling fan movie.
Who knew there was more than one ceiling fan movie!!
After deciding to take it very seriously, over an hour of quirky Twin Peaks scenes were cut - they are well worth watching to take the edge off. It’s called Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Ooh do you know, i just remembered something else.. that scene with the dancing red haired lady with the blue rose, as we find out later it's all code for various things. In season 2, Gordon Cole meets coop for the first time and tells him that he reminds him of a small Mexican chihuahua (or 'chihuahow' lol). I wonder if that's also code for something but it's never explained if it is. Just a fun little observation..
So excited to see this notification pop up! Gonna go eat and then dive into this!
Laura’s ability to sacrifice herself for another person whilst falling into hell means she’s the only one to resist Bob so far. She bore the brunt of evil for everyone.
Also, Donna always wanted to keep up with Laura. Her story about the skinny dipping event was what Donna shared with Harold, who was secretive as he was isolated.
Yes - so true!
There was a large swath of scenes cut from the movie, that was later reassembled into a separate film called The Missing Pieces, there is important information in it so it might be a good idea to watch it before you go on to the Return. There are also several books by the creators that while not essential, do flesh out the world and reveal the history behind and what happens to some characters. They are:
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes
Welcome to Twin Peaks: An Access Guide to the Town
The Secret History of Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier (Takes place after the Return).
Thank you for the recommendations!
You can see why the movie wasn't a hit. Twin Peaks fans wanted to know what happened NEXT, not what happened before, and the lack of the lighter side - no police station or lumber mill or Great Northern - left a lot of people alienated. But it's an incredible film. A tough watch though, for sure. Season 3 is very very weird but has more of a balance, plenty of humour...
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who immediatly thought of the Halloween movies when Laurie, ehem I mean Laura was walking down the alley at 25:40 xD
But yea FWWM was very hard to watch for me, too. Can't say that I really... enjoyed it but it's necessary for what's to come in season 3 and has some very cool and creepy stuff in it.
I really wasn't ready for this in 1992. I didn't want to 'waste time' with Teresa Banks. I wanted to see Josie's English lesson with Laura. I wanted to see Laura helping with Johnny Horne. I wanted Lara Flynn Boyle.
The true brilliance of this film took some time for me to process. It will never be an easy watch, but it does what good art does. It's raw and visceral. Laura is real to us now and we experience everything she endured from HER perspective. Everything about this film is perfection.
Edit: I was so blown away by watching your reaction that I forgot to thank you for putting yourself through it 😊 It was amazing...and I hope you've recovered now ❤
Loved your videos on season 1 and 2 and couldn't wait at all for this movie reaction! Now I can't wait for the 3rd season, will that start next week as well?
I can’t promise an exact date yet - but the Return is not far off at all - I can say that!!
@@Reel_Food I'll be first in line for supporting it as soon as it drops, whenever that will be! :D
9:27 In the last episode of season 2 there were a couple of references to the rainbow trout in the Pick-up that Earle stole from Pete. Now we have the Fat Trout trailer park. Coincidence?
22:26 We’re not gonna talk about Judy.
36:56 It’s just struck me that the recasting of Donna adds a weird metatextual aspect to Laura’s question.
52:44 Those commenters should be ashamed of themselves.
1:02:37 It was mentioned in the pilot episode.
1:23:40 Understandable after the harrowing experience that watching this film is.
About the confusion with Annie telling Laura about Dale, time in twin peaks isn’t linear. Past and future have no meaning to anyone in the lodge and the beings have more power than you think. Annie warned Laura too late, she was too out of sync with the timelines
Pretty intense, uh? The ceiling fan. I’m not sure if there is a main opinion about that, it’s one of those TP thing where people comes up with their own theories; still, if you think about it, in pure Lynchian fashion, the most mundane things can become something “other” under certain circumstances. The fan in particular is something that gets activated just before a certain scene takes place, it’s certainly a moment of horror for Laura. Probably Leland used to turn the fan on every time he did that. So the fan in this particular situation becomes associated with something terrible. Also, it’s interesting how circle shapes get constantly repeated in TP ( circle of trees, doughnuts, rings..might have to do with the concept of cycle, at least conceptually, I guess).
10:15 It's funny you said that. Oops, can't say anything more 😅
OMG didn't notice at first
Those who don't know: 😀
Those who know: 😐
I feel a real indication...of a laugh comin' on.
That's the voice of Angelo. DL watched him recording it and laughed so hard it triggered a painful hernia.
@@treetopjones737 I am aware. I am aware. lol
You forget back in season 1 of twin peaks that James said to Donna that Laura told him that she saw bobby kill a man so yes bobby was a killer back in season 1 of twin peaks because of what happened here in twin peaks fire walk with me
Gotta watch The Missing Pieces next. It'll answer FWWM questions
Followed you from your first Twin Peaks episode reaction. To me the fan represents the cycle of abuse and violence or addiction. All this motion and activity to end up back at the same place. I don't know if you caught it - when Laura is looking at the picture on her wall of the angel serving tea, when she looks again the angel disappears right before she leaves with James. Ronette's angel was with her, but Laura's wasn't - not until the end where she wasn't being abused or living that life anymore. I'm looking forward to watching season 3 through the Reel Food perspective.
This is Lynch's darkest film. That's saying a LOT. It's flat-out about abuse and dissociation. You did great.
The Return creates many more layers to it.
Judy is one of the most important characters - remember that.
Phillip, pointing at Dale: WHO DO YOU THINK THAT IS THERE?
Electricity. Wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-wooo-woooo....
"They lived above a - how do you say - convenience store." - Mike, the One-Armed Man, Twin Peaks (the show)
The Chalfonts. Where did they move to?
The Little Man from Another Place, to Bob: "With this ring, I thee wed." That was BEFORE Dale entered the Lodge. But...
Does time even exist in the Lodge? Or is it Lodges?
That's the Pink Room, baby. Home of the Great Went. David Lynch wrote the music for the orgy scene.
Sheryl Lee deserved a fucking OSCAR for this film. I worship her. Top ten film performances ever, IMO.
Another Top 10 all time film performances is Naomi Watts in Mullholland Drive. Shit, Isabella Rosselini is up there, too, in Blue Velvet. Also Laura Dern in Inland Empire and Wild at Heart. Lynch gets FIRE performances from his actresses.
It's crazy to realize that the main character of Twin Peaks does NOT appear in Season One or Season Two.
Re: Donna. You're right. What happens to Donna the night her best friend dies NOT read at all in the TV show.
This film has aged like a fine wine. The Return will make much more sense to you, if it can indeed make sense to anyone.
This film has one of the top 10 scores of all time.
Does time even exist in the lodge/lodges!? Woah man - woah! Now you got me thinking!
Thankfully i don't think anyone can spoil S3 for you as little is definitive, with multiple theories, & we are all still trying to work out wtf it was about.
Lynch must've had a hell of a childhood trauma with creamed corn.
I love seeing all these Twin Peaks fans gathered together, and I'm wondering, would it be totally out of order for me to recommend the original Pennies from Heaven by Dennis Potter? Presuming some similarity of taste, I think the best fiction ever committed to television are Twin Peaks and Pennies from Heaven. It's a very different kind of show, but presuming a similarity of taste, I highly recommend it. I didn't get it at first, but if you stick with it, it's amazing stuff and really sticks to the ribs.
I have never heard of Pennies from Heaven so I will have to look into this! Thanks for the recommendation!
@@Reel_Food Thanks for the awesome reactions. Take a chance on Pennies, if you are even slightly inclined. It's weird, lovely, tragic, charming, human.
Now for the Missing Pieces! They will clarify a few things in the Return.
SHE GOT THEM GARMONBOZIA IN THERE, I BET ♥️
Traumatizing...lol.
This is a film you need to see like four times. ANd not like four times over the course of two weeks. Maybe four or more years. At least four times. It is the HEART and MOST IMPORTANT element of TWIN PEAKS. Without it, THE RETURN ("Season Three") is unintelligible. Laura Palme is the One. She, not Cooper, is the Most Important Character of TWIN PEAKS.
This movie raises more questions than answering some, and S3 will be like that too. Don't expect anything, but expect everything.
The ceiling fan is a couple of things: Firstly, a doorway for the Lodge entities to enter the Palmer house, and it is simply a sort of ritualistic item for Leland. He would always turn it on shortly before he abused Laura, and then enter through her bedroom window. Serial predators like him always have these bizarre ritualistic patterns
Maybe this comment section should have given you a better heads up that FWWM is a ROUGH one to sit through.
It manages to only show us (in grusome detail) what se already know. But still just ad more questions than awnsers. Quite a feat.
It was not that well recived by the fandom (or in general) when it came out, but has mostly been re-evaluated by TP-fans today.
I understand if you were mentally mangled afterwards. Especially if you did not know what you were getting into.
The Return will not be this rough. It has some really brutal emotional segments, but not as.. relentless as this one.