keeley

i’ve seen comments call this a unique blend between sadomasochism and suburbia; if alfred hitchcock was possessed by a ‘demonic incubus’. other comments on the big commentary and of the symbolism in the dichotomy of reds and blues and on the depth of jeffrey’s character.   unlike these comments, i can’t even begin to form an exact opinion of what i had just watched. i was very very close to not settling on a ranking because my current thoughts could not be properly expressed or explained as such.  there’s something about this that demands strict introspection and also just intaking the wild puff of air that this film is. there’s no sort of sense or purpose or plain rhythm that you can pull out of this, because you honestly have to be there just to bare witness to david lynch’s very wild ingenuity. this is my first time ever, as in first time watching david lynch, safe to say it’s got me HUNGRY for trying out twin peaks. plus i’m a massive fan of kyle and this was an overall distant portrayal to being lucy’s dad in fallout.  if i’m being a little more plain, i’m far too certain that this is about the weirdest film i’ve ever seen. the comments are right in saying that lynch grapples with normalcy and invites a relationship between settling with safety, comfort, suburbia to promiscuity, sexuality, and madness. that’s me agreeing with the basic interpretation because i can’t begin to unpack the ending and the rampant symbolism. like if this isn’t ever studied in some film school, then they are KIDDING themselves. down to the soundtrack, to the scenes that are just intended to be unsettling and even outré (i say that as i did laugh at the dancing lady — though i think that’s just meant to emphasise the absurdity of dennis hopper)  i do have to knock it down for the explicit reference to SA + i was ridiculously uncomfortable with CONSTANT expression of sex. but it wasn’t so significant nor was it that overt, and the absurdity of it all sorta blended together.  overall, blue velvet, it was difficult to form a sincere opinion on you.

honestly not so bad it’s unwatchable… but everyone besides sunny and will smith are one-dimensional and restricted to surrounding character cliches. the one-liners and jokes are just eh? i’ve seen this before? it’s different on will smith though, surprisingly.  i think the first two acts were definitely the strongest. like i can see where they could’ve had some very strong commentary about the role of man of playing god, or even a somewhat modern criticism against the ethics of limiting a practically conscious being (as done in the game, detroit become human).  but no, it literally reduces itself to being every other blockbusting film at the this time and wastes its stronger elements into big fighting scenes and oh got to save the love interest!!  besides all the negativity i really enjoyed the world building and surprisingly the cgi for the robots. you can tell they put actual thought into this future design and i oddly really miss that in modern film. plus its overall a better commentary on today. ai is really awful everyone.

(oops wrong movie) grunge-esque star wars but SO much better. outstanding cinematography, score, world-building, tension, etc etc. outlier to modern film with real set design and unfiltered faces :)