"That is to say, that the meaning doesn't matter as long as its beautiful. I think this applies to all art: it doesn't matter what is being said as long as it is said well. Unfortunately, Lynch and to a lesser extent, Lost, seems lost in its "meaning". People are falling over themselves to unlock this secret truth which is somehow so important as to eclipse the huge faults in the art itself."
Hmm, I would have said the opposite about Lynch. I think he often (not always) sacrifices meaning and clarity to his compelling dreamlike, surrealistic style. And while some of his movies do seem to have meaning, I'm not sure I would burden Twin Peaks with any. It is an exercise in delightful weirdness, and the fun is in caring about characters who are not remotely believable, and seeing how they develop in the face of an unpredictable and bizarre universe.
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Date: 2006-02-06 12:33 am (UTC)Hmm, I would have said the opposite about Lynch. I think he often (not always) sacrifices meaning and clarity to his compelling dreamlike, surrealistic style. And while some of his movies do seem to have meaning, I'm not sure I would burden Twin Peaks with any. It is an exercise in delightful weirdness, and the fun is in caring about characters who are not remotely believable, and seeing how they develop in the face of an unpredictable and bizarre universe.