Proof David Lynch Isn't Insane
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Elephant Man
gamoore0 — 14 years ago(October 14, 2011 05:39 PM)
I watched Mulholland Drive and thought, what the hell? I watched Blue Velvet and thought, boring! I watched Eraserhead and thought, what the goddamn effing hell?
And then I watched this. It was one of the most moving, emotional movies I have ever seen. It reveals the duality of humanity, its evil and its goodness. I've never seen such a remarkable film. It totally restored my faith in David Lynch. -
Janus-118 — 14 years ago(February 14, 2012 05:58 AM)
While I agree that Elephant Man was incredibly moving, you should give Mullholland and Blue Velvet second tries. Eraserheadwell let's face it, its not for everyone. But the other two were great, especially Blue Velvet, one of his best. I'd even go as far as to say its one of Hopper's best characters. I think my favorite was Lost Highway though, it had that kind of rock n' roll feel that appealed to me.
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Morrisseyfan89 — 14 years ago(February 20, 2012 03:57 PM)
You seem to be just justifying liking David Lynch here out of a need to. If you don't like his work that is more accurately Lynchian than maybe he isn't a director for you. I mean this is clearly the Oscar-Bait of Lynch's career not that it isn't worthy for at least Hurt's performance.
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musicinatin — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 06:35 AM)
" two concepts that don't make any logical sense"
David Lynch makes his movies with dream logic, once you understand that, his films become superb..
though i must admit, Elephant Man is my favourite of his films
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ixusillwrath — 12 years ago(May 20, 2013 06:15 PM)
Elephant Man is extremely Lynchian. Where it differs is not being free-form like most of his other films. Most of the camera work and audio editing is exactly the techniques he used in Eraserhead.
Honestly, it's the stuff that came after this that started to lose his unique approach to cinematography. Free-form or not, Elephant Man feels hundreds of times more Lynchian than Lost Highway or Wild at Heart.
The only film he's done since this that feels like his stamp is on it TBH is Rabbits. -
franzkabuki — 12 years ago(May 23, 2013 12:58 PM)
"Elephant Man feels hundreds of times more Lynchian than Lost Highway".
Thats just nonsense. Films like Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr and Inland Empire are what Lynch is about. Elephant Man is largely an ordinary, commercial tearjerker in a period setting, a work for hire. Lynchian touches are there, but kept to minimum.
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franzkabuki — 12 years ago(June 01, 2013 06:32 PM)
Firstly, even if his "early work" were so hugely different from the later output, itd still be just that - early work thats merely a prologue of his career, which does not define Lynch as a whole, as weve come to know him. Secondly, stuff like Eraserhead as well as Grandmother, Amputee & other early shorts have the same general sense of the abstract and the absurd that characterizes most of his other work, even if there are certain differences in aesthetic approach and what obsessions are more emphacized. Its an inescapable fact that Elephant Man remains Lynchs odd movie out, the least Lynchian one of the lot (Dune does offer competition).
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franzkabuki — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 09:59 AM)
The concept of an Oscar baiting prestige picture has existed for as long as Oscars themselves have. And there's no reason why the director's second movie couldn't be an "Oscar bait" (not necessarily saying it was one in Lynch's case).
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DracTarashV — 13 years ago(April 27, 2012 02:02 PM)
After having seen
The Elephant Man
which completes my David Lynch film journey I must say his 1986 masterpiece
Blue Velvet
remains his greatest achievement.
The truth is most people have a hard time accepting Lynch's work, but once in a while you'll find that almost anyone can appreciate at least one of his films. In my honest opinion, the majority of his films are masterpieces in their own right and few of them happen to be some of the greatest contributions to cinema.
The Elephant Man
is David Lynch's most accessible film, and because of that I feel it's one of the main reasons the film was nominated by the ACADEMY - a place where the name "David Lynch" doesn't fit.
If Lynch had a different style and approach to film-making, I bet more people would recognized him as one phenomenal film-maker. -
Mark_Graisons_Moustache — 13 years ago(July 23, 2012 04:52 PM)
I think almost all of Lynch's movies are masterpieces. This is his most accessible (along with "The Straight Story") but that doesn't take anything away from it. While I do prefer his utterly bizarre work ("Lost Highway" being a favorite) this is a perfect film, too.
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