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David Lynch has died

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1190 points wut42 | 1 comments | 16 Jan 25 18:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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handfuloflight ◴[16 Jan 25 19:04 UTC] No.42729452[source]▶
"My childhood was elegant homes, tree-lined streets, the milkman, building backyard forts, droning airplanes, blue skies, picket fences, green grass, cherry trees. Middle America as it's supposed to be. But on the cherry tree there's this pitch oozing out – some black, some yellow, and millions of red ants crawling all over it. I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath. Because I grew up in a perfect world, other things were a contrast."

David Lynch

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nathcd ◴[16 Jan 25 19:26 UTC] No.42729726[source]▶
"What a heavy load Einstein must've had. Fuckin' morons, everywhere."

David Lynch

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sk11001 ◴[16 Jan 25 19:32 UTC] No.42729798[source]▶
I have never seen a single one of his movies but I love watching interviews with him, he had an amazing presence and so much energy.
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gordon_freeman ◴[16 Jan 25 19:43 UTC] No.42729934[source]▶
Start with "Eraserhead" and then go from there. Surreal is the word I associate with his movies and tv show (Twin Peaks) and I absolutely love watching such movies!
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scoofy ◴[16 Jan 25 21:17 UTC] No.42731015[source]▶
Eraserhead is borderline unwatchable. I love David Lynch, sort of, but without telling people that they're about to sit down and watch an hour-and-a-half of what is effectively an unwatchable piece of avant-garde cinema, then they're not going to be able to appreciate it.

There is nothing worse than getting excited to see a famous director's debut film, thinking you're going to have a good time, and then getting Eraserhead.

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monophonica ◴[16 Jan 25 22:54 UTC] No.42731950[source]▶
If someone is not into art films, to not start with Twin Peaks is absolutely insane to me.

First two seasons of Twin Peaks are his masterpiece IMO and his most watchable.

Those are some of the best characters of any film/tv show ever.

From there I would go to Lost Highway next for a stronger dose of the more out there stuff.

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1. ascagnel_ ◴[17 Jan 25 16:54 UTC] No.42740200[source]▶
Just start with the pilot first -- as it is, the US pilot is basically a feature-length film (it runs 1h25m), and features enough of Lynch's trademark juxtaposition of horrible and mundane, and piles on the warmth and love for his characters that set his works apart. The European cut of the pilot adds a few minutes to the end and originally aired as a TV movie, and may be worth it if you're not otherwise hooked by the show, since it features a definitive ending as well as the first appearance of the show's trademark "red room" (footage from the sequence was included in a later episode in the US).

For me, the second step would either be The Elephant Man or Mulholland Dr. -- many of his works tackle very dark subject matter and include sexualized violence that can be downright disturbing to watch, but those two omit those elements. The Straight Story is much lighter, but largely lacks the surrealism Lynch is known for.