tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post7630738948836101731..comments2023-12-29T10:59:37.133-08:00Comments on 35 Years of David Lynch: BLUE VELVET (1986)Michael Adam Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-12292921779126729452017-06-19T15:06:15.434-07:002017-06-19T15:06:15.434-07:00It was a Madball - I had one just like that when I...It was a Madball - I had one just like that when I was a child - a squeezeable ball of rubber that you can fill with water. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959670287945070935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-28402623092536327302013-12-25T18:01:31.615-08:002013-12-25T18:01:31.615-08:00I arrived to this page because of the hanging thin...I arrived to this page because of the hanging thing on Jeffrey's bedroom and it does not look like a birdhouse at all to me. It is definitely a 'monsterish' thing. I'm with AnonymousDecember 6, 2010. To me it looks like a mouth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-50671783067185517882012-01-05T13:31:49.733-08:002012-01-05T13:31:49.733-08:00I always thought the item hanging over the bed in ...I always thought the item hanging over the bed in the scene you guys mention is a dreamcatcher. I think this explains why after Jeffrey wakes up from his nightmare he looks up at it. No one would have a painted rock or birdhouse hanging on their bedroom wall...lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-44941287059530928232011-07-21T12:17:45.878-07:002011-07-21T12:17:45.878-07:00Re: Ebert and his nonsense opinion about Rosellini...Re: Ebert and his nonsense opinion about Rosellini's character....he totally overlooked part of the point that Lynch was making with Dorothy and her psychology...<br /><br />...that there was actually a part of her that actually enjoyed the abuse...on some level!!!<br /><br />Whether we like this or not 'personally'...is totally irrelevant...and this point was entirely missed and lost on him.<br /><br />Am loving your blog...superb work.horseloverphathttp://www.youtube.com/user/roachy333?feature=mhsnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-51871324009854387702010-12-20T03:52:49.924-08:002010-12-20T03:52:49.924-08:00Just finished watching the film again and came acr...Just finished watching the film again and came across this, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-30145513349426059352010-12-06T12:06:37.847-08:002010-12-06T12:06:37.847-08:00Im very scpetical. I still cannot see the birdhous...Im very scpetical. I still cannot see the birdhouse. According to me, it looks like a rock with some paintings. I can see a kind a of monster's mouth with tongue and teeth. I ever tought Lynch introduce that thing as a surrealistic element, like the doll on the couch at Ben's. But, you seem pretty sure of you and your explanation make some sense. Besides, where did you get your info about Jeffrey's parents and their will to keep his room in a certain way? Is it a deduction or I miss something?<br /><br />Keep the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-81956960274162327292010-12-05T09:29:40.533-08:002010-12-05T09:29:40.533-08:00You are right about how the sequence of images sho...You are right about how the sequence of images showing the hose getting constricted helped create a tangible feeling of the heart attack (or stroke) that Jeffrey's father suffered. Lynch can help you feel this event rather than just observe it.<br /><br />The object hanging above Jeffrey's bed is a small bird house, likely something Jeffrey made as a boy. Since the film is not available on Blu-Ray yet in the U.S., we have to rely on a blurred view of it on the DVD.<br /><br />This birdhouse is evidence that Jeffrey's parents kept his room just the way he left it when he left to college, anticipating his future visits. Many modern parents would probably convert their son's room into something more useful to them, but Jeffrey's parents are from a more classical American tradition. Jeffrey is the most important thing in their lives. They keep his room the same as he left it.<br /><br />It probably pleased Lynch to have Jeffrey reach out to a symbol of his childhood innocence hanging over him, a desperate desire to return from the darkness he has entered. He longs for simpler times, before his recent loss of innocence.<br /><br />Also, shortly before this scene where Jeffrey reaches up to the birdhouse, Sandy had discussed her dream of the return of the robins. She explained that in her dream the world was filled with trouble and darkness, but only love--as represented by the robins--could dispel the darkness in the world. Jeffrey is literally reaching for a safety net, looking for the robin in his childhood birdhouse.<br /><br />You also see the birdhouse hang over Jeffrey in a later sequence in the film as he cries over the horrible and abusive things done to Dorothy Vallens, including things he himself did to her. David Lynch communicates with visual metaphors, showing how reminders of Jeffrey's simpler life have helped him come full circle. Jeffrey wants to abandon the dark path he has set out on and return to the virtuous life he left behind.Michael Adam Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-71777780604057801152010-11-26T17:40:35.715-08:002010-11-26T17:40:35.715-08:00Nice analysis! But I think you miss one or, at lea...Nice analysis! But I think you miss one or, at least, you should notice it. The "squeezing hosepipe" is a perfect representation of heart attack. As spectator, you can pratically feel it. Its brillant! <br />Otherwise, maybe you can help me to undertand something in one of the movie's scene. In Jeffey's bedroom, there is an object fixed on the wall next to his bed. What is that? What's its meaning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com