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I genuinely believe that this film is one of the greatest works of art to ever grace the silver screen. I have know idea why. It is not that I love the acting, the cinematography, or the writing I just love the film. While I appreciate all facets of this film saying that the high quality of the individual aspects are why I think so highly of the movie would be completely disingenuous. Honestly the fact that I love the way David Lynch shoots a film has almost no bearing on why I feel that Blue Velvet is one of the greatest ever made. If I were to really dig deep and try to find the root of my feelings I would probably find the reason I think this motion picture is great is because it makes me feel like I should. If that makes any sense.

I am a huge fan of David Lynch, but if this had been the first film of his I had seen I would have never given any of his other films a chance. This film is a mess filled with incoherent dialogue, pointless weirdness, and out of nowhere Wizard of Oz references. Most of Lynch's films have some point in their surreal atmosphere, but this one does not. This film is basically a criminal lovers on the run film like Badlands, True Romance, or Natural Born Killers, but while those films had coherent stories and plots this film does not. Our two protagonists, Lula and Sailor, are both completely insufferable and lack any redeeming qualities. David Lynch seems to not understand the appeal of Nicholas Cage because he populates the film with crazy people. If everyone is insane then Nicholas Cage seems normal. This film is supposed to be a comedy, but it blurs the lines between being intentionally and unintentionally funny. I would only recommend this film to David Lynch completists, and implore anyone how is unfamiliar with Lynch to watch Blue Velvet or The Elephant Man. I do not know why this film won the Palm D'Or, but i assume it is similar to the Oscars in that the right people win just not for the right film. I really do think Lynch is one of the best directors of all time, but this film is just incoherent garbage.

This is definitely a strange film. It is certainly not for everyone, but it is not without anything good. To say this film has a story is like saying The Tree of Life has a plot. True but misleading. This movie does not follow any traditional narrative structure and lacks a clear resolution. It is written as if you are following a women as she goes through her daily life and as the film goes on it feels less like a film and more like a strangely filmed documentary. It has a unique visual style that heightens the sense of confusion felt by the protagonist by utilizing long takes that keep her in the frame, but cut off most of the action. It can feel at times like it is being strangely filmed for no good reason other than to be different. If you are looking for a strong story and/or plot you will be disappointed, but you should judge the film on its own terms and try to appreciate what its trying to do. It is by no means great and if you not are a fan of these kinds of films then you should avoid this one, but is at the very least an visual interesting film if somewhat narratively weak.