this whole world is wild at heart and weird on top david lynch

I feel like Wild at Heart is David Lynch’s reaction to being overexposed because of Twin Peaks.

Wild at Heart tries to be so many things at once-from a heist movie to a road movie to a romance-and, for me, it never quite sticks the landing. But of all of David Lynch’s movies, it’s the only one that doesn’t quite work. Nicolas Cage’s snakeskin jacket, Laura Dern’s overbearing Wicked-Witch-of-the-West mother, Willem Dafoe’s gums-it’s all actively trying to make me hate this movie, right?įor the record, it didn’t work. I personally think that my reaction to Wild at Heart-even after several viewings-is warranted.

This is my personal ranking of David Lynch’s filmography. And I think, someday, I’ll rank them all.īut for now, we’re just going to concentrate on those feature movies. I’ve not only seen all ten of his feature films, but I’ve checked out his entire catalog of work (or at least what’s available of it), which includes shorts, music videos, etc. I’m more than happy to be one of those people who loves David Lynch. Lynch owns that polarizing reputation, however, and unabashedly continues to churn out films and TV shows that are very, as we call them, “Lynchian.” His movies are strange, surreal, eccentric, abstract-pretty much every word you can throw at the wall that screams “Well, this is fucking weird.” While other people (like, say, my college roommate who hated Blue Velvet with a raging James Caan-esque passion) cannot stand being that confused for that long. Some people (like me) don’t mind that one bit. But either way…you’re not totally sure you understand what’s going on in his movies.

David Lynch-you love him or you hate him.

This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top david lynch