You mentioned in your blog about scenes being nonsensically added in at the artists’ discretion. I know we mentioned this in class once and I have to say I disagree. With as much interpretation as we have gotten out of every other minor detail from this film, I am sure we can come up with a reason for every scene being in the movie, especially in this movie where reality is intentionally a little distorted to contrast Jeffrey’s simplistic life and the ‘strange world’ he gets mixed up in. Another question you posed, was “What’s the point in having an audience” and this made me think of a quote from one of the founders of MGM studios, “If you’re going to send a message, use Western Union” Basically his message was film is a medium of entertainment and should not be exploited as a medium for artists to send a message. I’m not saying I agree with him and of course film has evolved into a much more complex medium than it was 100 years ago; however, it poses an interesting question – Was Lynch trying to send a message or just trying to entertain us? Or himself? .
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