you'll have to forgive me if i get any of the following bits wrong...it's been a long while since i've seen the film.
icecreamdisco said:
this is a beautiful film. one of lynch's best. sure, it's not full of incident but it is full of simply, earnest humanity and has one of the most perfect endings ever.
i'll agree, icecream, with your comment that the film isn't full of incidents - the most exciting event was when alvin lost his brakes and rolled down a mild hill. the straight story must be the slowest road trip movie ever made.watching a movie where the frame is mostly consumed by a man, his lawnmower and a yellow line is not my idea of entertainment.
the film's main problem is that lynch oversimplifies life and is determined to present alvin's experiences through rose coloured glasses. the implied message: isn't life wonderful? look how these brothers can reconnect after ten years.
the fact is life isn't like that. there's a momentary jolt of energy and vitality when alvin meets the woman who has run over the deer but the scene is gone in a flash. as for the inclusion of sissy spacek's character rosie, it was pointless and did nothing to further the plot.
i also found the the ending unfulfilling. "yup." what the hell?
in short, a very dull film. give me the creepiness and menace of blue velvet and mulholland dr anyday.
icecreamdisco said:
you obviously have no soul.
i don't get called a heartless bitch for nothing