It's true what you say Bob, but it can be hard to separate the human goings on in a movie from the intended or desired effect of that movie. It is most certainly teh case with David Lynch. He doesn't seem to be an analytical sort, but rather led by his emotions and heart, and creating for the sake of art, not just to pander to the masses and make a quick buck (that's where i disagree with Lama). I think it was someone on this list that said, some time ago, if you want everything to make sense you shouldn't go to a David Lynch movie in teh first place. I think Mulholland Drive is an interesting film, a point i may have failed to make in my previoius post. I also think that David Lynch is vey creative and important in the industry. His is a strong presence saying that not all movies need be formulaic, saying that not all movies need to make sense, or need to tie up easily. I can guarantee that had i read a novel or even screenplay of it, i would have been bowled over. I'm just too comfortable being spoonfed by filmmakers:)
What you said Bob sort of reminds me of that classic experiment of popular psychology. You know the one, where you have differnet words printed in different colours, but each of hte words is the name of a colour that isn't the colour of the ink. You ask people what colour is the word, and they invariably stumble and give you what the word says,lol. They say yellow, if the word yellow is printedin blue, and the correct answer to tehe question asked is blue. GARRET NP- Tori Amos, Sweet Dreams ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Think about paintings - many of them don't make any sense per se, they may be created as a study about interactions of color and shadow, not a portrait or still life. Think about music; instrumentals are meant to be enjoyed for the textures and colors of sound, not because the song is telling a story or creating a concrete defined image...and even when there are lyrics, it may not mean a thing (I Am The Walrus, Glass Onion, etc) but may rather be a study about the interplay of words.
