David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
David Lynch Dead: 'Blue Velvet,' 'Twin Peaks' Director Was 78
The world has lost a true visionary.
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I didn't see a single work of his that I didn't walk away regretting that time spent. I know a lot of people fawn over his creations, but they weren't for me.
Would've been interesting to see Mulholland drive as a television series, as a movie there was too much concept into too little space, but I honestly think he preferred it that way.
I watched Lost Highway which I found to be a confusing mess. To this day, I still have no idea what the hell it was about...
While Lost Highway is probably my least favorite Lynch film, it does have one of my favorite scenes of his
I'd never heard of him until today. I looked him up on IMDB and the only thing I recognized was Twin Peaks. I tried watching that years ago but got a few episodes in and decided it wasn't for me.
Still sad to lose someone that a lot of people respected and enjoyed.
Completely agree. Everyone loves to credit lynch for twin peaks success but it was frost who would let lynch off the leash in season 1. But halfway through season 2, lynch gives you both barrels and it sucks.
He's done some good things, but in my opinion, at the end of the day lynch is just another artist who doesn't always tell a complete story and pretends like this inability is some sort of gift to the viewer.
He's like the Papa Murphy's of storytellers. Here's the ingredients, now you figure it out. And you're welcome.
it’s not because of some “inability” to tell a conventional story, it’s a deliberate choice
It didn't always work, but there was an inner logic to his narratives that often carried them along. But some people want everything spelled out for them.
Lol,
direct choice? 🤷
inability? 💁
Seriously though, what's the difference? If the end result is identical does it really matter what we label it? Whether he can't or won't conclude anything doesn't really matter. Either way, he doesn't.
And I'm glad you can appreciate those things. To me, it's still a load of cleft asshole claptrap parading in a human skin suit of, "you just don't get it, and I'm not going to explain it (without a heavy application of 'magic')." Movies like 2001 get a pass because they are almost indiscernibly linear and would be making a neck breaking heal-turn were they to end linearly any other way than the way they did.
But season one of twin peaks has not much more than a passing glance from complete focus on linearity. Even the parts that abstract from reality conform to the convention of a linear narrative. So, fine, season one is telling a story that is at least a narrative miniseries and at best a cynical critique of rural life in the northwest. Even though they show little intention of revealing major questions introduced of the plot by the end, they still demonstrate unwavering dedication to a linear style.
And I get that season two and the myriad network blunders combine to describe a project that is nothing if not needlessly nuanced (I don't think any two words have ever more accurately described how I feel about David fucking Lynch 😆), but the fact remains and evidenced by lynch himself that he had a greater creative influence in the direction of the plot in season two than he did in season one. Even considering the episodes he had no credit in, at the very least he has claimed that he had more influence.
He shows absolutely no sign of deviation from this narrative method in his further works, so I have a hard time believing that poor little davey was merely a victim of Mr Frost's incomprehensibly abstract direction. I would argue he leans in a bit more without frost at all.
And, finales are usually the highest rated episodes in a season, so in a two season release with two season finales, one of those finales being outside the top two is telling more of the story than lynch ever did. 🤭
Otherwise, everything else you've said is something I either agree with, am wrong about, or won't dignify. But I really enjoyed reading it nevertheless. You're obviously far more familiar with him and his works than I am and my frivolous accusations carry little water. But I tried my best! Thanks
Love the papa Murphy analogy.
It bothers me there are people coming through and kicking down comments like this, there's a lot of support for the guy and his fans without anything derogatory being said, why would anyone take the time to discourage discourse like this?
Lol, thanks! But no worries. I have no illusions about where I am. I'm a dog in a pile of one denigrating the subject of a post honoring a recently deceased abstract artist. I'm literally speaking ill of the dead - albeit a transcendental meditation-ist.
A cult classic cultist! A man who could worship a pyramid as effortlessly as he could scheme one!! He came here to do things, film and fleece, and he's all out of [time]. 😂
If I wanted to get upvoted I would just do what every other respectable Lynch fan does and simply post a respectful, "He had emphysema…"