Out of the tons of films I've seen, only a handful has changed the way I feel, think and experience life. Out of this handful, only one has kept me ACTIVELY occupied for more than hundred hours after seeing it for the first time - this being Lost Highway.
Lynch is a genius filmmaker. He follows in the steps of recent masters like Tarkovsky and Bergman, making films that won't force its contents on you, but films that allow the viewer to construct a meaning out of the multiple impressions it presents. Lost Highway does exactly that - it's like this game where you are to connect the dots with lines - but this time the dots aren't numbered, and they can be connected in a large number of ways, thus presenting different results.
I've seen this film six times, each time I discover new possibilities, and each time I think I've got it all figured out. But then I talk to another film buff, who presents a completely new angle. I've read some of the comments on this site, and find a lot of them interesting, especially the ones comparing it to Faust.
To sum it all up: if you have an open mind, a genuine interest in cinematic art and want a film that lives with you forever, this is the one. For those of you who've seen it and want to dig deeper into it's core, I suggest you read the articles and essays on the film available on the internet.
Lynch is a genius filmmaker. He follows in the steps of recent masters like Tarkovsky and Bergman, making films that won't force its contents on you, but films that allow the viewer to construct a meaning out of the multiple impressions it presents. Lost Highway does exactly that - it's like this game where you are to connect the dots with lines - but this time the dots aren't numbered, and they can be connected in a large number of ways, thus presenting different results.
I've seen this film six times, each time I discover new possibilities, and each time I think I've got it all figured out. But then I talk to another film buff, who presents a completely new angle. I've read some of the comments on this site, and find a lot of them interesting, especially the ones comparing it to Faust.
To sum it all up: if you have an open mind, a genuine interest in cinematic art and want a film that lives with you forever, this is the one. For those of you who've seen it and want to dig deeper into it's core, I suggest you read the articles and essays on the film available on the internet.