I wonder what a lot of people on here feel about Lynch on the whole, as an artist, since the end of Twin Peaks? Fire Walk with Me was a curiosity in many ways. As the start of further films, as intended, it would have been great, but as it stands its still an oddity. This is solely because Twin Peaks was a real masterpiece, the perfect realisation of Lynch's surreal yet humane and honest take on people coupled with an interesting storyline. In my view, the best and most fascinating parts of INLAND EMPIRE are the Polish parts, which I would presume were originally intended as an internet-only serial called AXXON N...
Maybe I am wrong to think that? What do others think? It seems highly significant that in a recent interview Lynch is evasive as usual but does admit that if Twin Peaks could be resurrected it would be through the Internet, a la AXXON A. Anyone can look at the Polish-filmed parts of INLAND EMPIRE and see a huge similarity to parts of TWIN PEAKS, surely? That's why those parts of the film are the most interesting.
As brilliant as Laura Dern is, I'm not sure I can take 2 or more hours of her on screen as a sole dramatic entity.
If Lynch wanted to reassign himself to a fascinating and evocative artistic avenue surely he would head Twin Peaks-way, towards that Empire? He admits as much in recent interviews, even if he is posting the possibility merely as an unlikely one.
Shame that's the way it is because INLAND EMPIRE is a doubly annoying film because some parts are SO good and other parts are, well, just Laura Dern screaming and stuff! More story perhaps?
If he wasn't so wrapped up in the Transcendental Meditation shebang wouldn't he pay more attention to his artistic output, which is afterall more important right (?) - and look back on his artistic highpoints (TP primarily) and think of a return to that rich source of inspiration?
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I wonder what a lot of people on here feel about Lynch on the whole, as an artist, since the end of Twin Peaks? Fire Walk with Me was a curiosity in many ways. As the start of further films, as intended, it would have been great, but as it stands its still an oddity. This is solely because Twin Peaks was a real masterpiece, the perfect realisation of Lynch's surreal yet humane and honest take on people coupled with an interesting storyline. In my view, the best and most fascinating parts of INLAND EMPIRE are the Polish parts, which I would presume were originally intended as an internet-only serial called AXXON N...
Maybe I am wrong to think that? What do others think? It seems highly significant that in a recent interview Lynch is evasive as usual but does admit that if Twin Peaks could be resurrected it would be through the Internet, a la AXXON A. Anyone can look at the Polish-filmed parts of INLAND EMPIRE and see a huge similarity to parts of TWIN PEAKS, surely? That's why those parts of the film are the most interesting.
As brilliant as Laura Dern is, I'm not sure I can take 2 or more hours of her on screen as a sole dramatic entity.
If Lynch wanted to reassign himself to a fascinating and evocative artistic avenue surely he would head Twin Peaks-way, towards that Empire? He admits as much in recent interviews, even if he is posting the possibility merely as an unlikely one.
Shame that's the way it is because INLAND EMPIRE is a doubly annoying film because some parts are SO good and other parts are, well, just Laura Dern screaming and stuff! More story perhaps?
If he wasn't so wrapped up in the Transcendental Meditation shebang wouldn't he pay more attention to his artistic output, which is afterall more important right (?) - and look back on his artistic highpoints (TP primarily) and think of a return to that rich source of inspiration?
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