Watching David Lynch's film for the first time

Adam 2021-12-08 08:01:53

I watched this film in the screening room on Saturday. When I saw it for 30 minutes, my first feeling was a bunch of neuroses! Later Lula also said in the hotel that the world is crazy.

This film is to show the extreme character of the characters, Lula's mother, her lover and killer and so on. During Seiler's escape, sex, violence, a large number of color blocks, flames, etc. are interspersed, symbolizing the theme of "wild at heart". I feel that this is simply an expression of symbolism.

Maybe the films in the early 1990s, judging from the current point of view, are a bit outdated. For example, in the two songs of Elvis Presley, the first Seiler actually sang the entire passage. What's the point? Finally, in order to show that Seiler really wanted to marry Laura, he stood in the car and sang "Love me Tender". It felt like he was watching an opera. It was a bit too formal. And when Seller described his snakeskin jacket, he directly said "it is a symbol of my faith and personality." The snakeskin jacket in the whole article can already represent Thaler's character, and directly speaks out the suspicion of superfluous.

It was the first time I came into contact with David Lynch’s movies. His style is indeed a bit different and never forgets. Cage's performance is also remarkable, so I won't comment on others.

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Wild at Heart quotes

  • Juana Durango: [Durango's scream wakes up Johnnie Farragut]

    Juana Durango: [Sniffs him] I smell your shit now, Johnnie.

    Juana Durango: Give us one more kiss, Reggie!

    Juana Durango: [while kissing Reggie frantically] Fuck me! Fuck me. Fuck me!

    [pause]

    Juana Durango: Fuck that!

  • Sailor: [Casually lights a cigarette as the gang members surround him] Ok, what do all you faggots want?