What makes David such a unique and compelling filmmaker to..

Jeff · External Since: Oct 18, 2006 Posts: 1

What's made and still makes David Lynch so unique and compelling to
you, compared to other living or now deceased writer - filmmakers,
whom you also admire ?

Jeff Gower · External Since: Dec 01, 2003 Posts: 17

In article <1161229451.235618.69270 RemoveThis @k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Jeff" <jit93 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

> What's made and still makes David Lynch so unique and compelling to
> you, compared to other living or now deceased writer - filmmakers,
> whom you also admire ?

Because he can make two masterpieces as different, and as similar, as
"Eraserhead" and "The Straight Story".

Jeff

JimC · External Since: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 10

Jeff Gower wrote:
> > What's made and still makes David Lynch so unique and compelling to
> > you, compared to other living or now deceased writer - filmmakers,
> > whom you also admire ?

His unpredictability. I never know what's going to happen, but when it
does, it's completely logical. This has only fallen apart for him on a
couple of the films (Wild at Heart, in my opinion).

I'd compare him to the Coen Brothers, but they are much more farcical,
even when they're dealing with dark material.