tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post825442707259147584..comments2024-03-22T08:29:01.459-07:00Comments on Are the hills going to march off?: Lady Blue Shanghai (2010) A Short Film by David LynchCarson Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-37124565575206795392010-05-19T09:31:34.039-07:002010-05-19T09:31:34.039-07:00Thanks for the comments, guys!
K, I don't nec...Thanks for the comments, guys!<br /><br />K, I don't necessarily agree with your mention of the "pain" inflicted by this short. Sure, maybe the idea of it is somewhat irritating in the scope of Lynch's career, but I thought that it was a very tolerable viewing experience. I always like how Lynch can induce a mystery purely through the soundtrack, and switching from the eerie drone to the old-timey music was never less than compelling. I guess I just find Lynch's style so affecting that even his weak efforts are still interesting trifles. <br /><br />Loren, I doubt Lynch is selling out. If so, this short would have looked a lot different. As it is, there's simply a sense of slight artistic compromise weighing it down. Don't expect Christian Dior's ghost to make a guest appearance in his next feature!<br /><br />Ceci, and K, I would be careful not to put any blame on Cotillard, or say that she "can't pull the roll off". I think she's a strong actress but she was given weak material. Seriously, there is hardly any character personality, let alone progression, in this. Give her another shot in a Lynch feature and I think she could fit like a glove. Although, Ceci, I can't argue with French familiarity!Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-79494447268392669972010-05-19T06:01:43.884-07:002010-05-19T06:01:43.884-07:00I'm quite appalled at seeing this...I agree wi...I'm quite appalled at seeing this...I agree with K it is quite bad and painful to watch - the pretended poetry, the bag, Marion Cotillard's face, everything seems fake! (I have a personal dislike for Cotillard, I can't see her anymore, it's too much! French bias, surely... :)<br /><br />I hope for Lynch this will be quickly forgotten!Cecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942947860246180274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-24976556003004596032010-05-19T05:50:16.476-07:002010-05-19T05:50:16.476-07:00Let's hope he's not selling out and will s...Let's hope he's not selling out and will soon get back on track. I wouldn't have expected this from Lynch anymore than Kubrick, who never watered down to please the masses.Loren Rosson IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002312216839280976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-39577261960900420772010-05-19T05:47:55.211-07:002010-05-19T05:47:55.211-07:00This was painful to watch. Lynch is using the same...This was painful to watch. Lynch is using the same tropes and images as always but they are so cheapened by this...there is no "mystery" or ambiguity - the product is the only mystery! And the dialogue and the poem itself are painfully bad. And Marillon Cotillard can't pull that role off, however short. This shows how "weird" and "alt" have become the most effective selling strategies, because this film is, in effect, no different than any other perfume ad I have seen recently. The whole thing is embarassing.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08850785947397462240noreply@blogger.com