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Originally Posted by Yamer
I never said they couldn't. I said I don't understand it. And I never denied his works are influential.
Eraserhead is the epitome of weird for the sake of weird. It's studied in film classes the world over; classes that I have taken. Even then, the whole focus was on how experimental it was, as opposed to having any redeemable qualities as a film.
I don't get it. It doesn't mean I look down on anyone who does, nor do I think any less of anyone that enjoys his filmography.
RIP David Lynch.
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You don't get Elephant Man without Eraserhead, more to the point it isn't just weird for weird's sake, it is a grimly depressing film about being a poverty stricken abandoned parent, it's firmly rooted in reality for all it's strangeness