John David Ebert Movie Review of Lost Highway

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Category:

Film & Animation

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• David
• Lynch
• Lost
• Highway
• Movie
• Review
• Film
• and
• Myth
• Critical

[johndavidebert]

My review of A Serious Man (Coen brothers) can be found on my website.

[TheLogicJunkie]

I wonder what John David Ebert would do with "Porky's".

[johndavidebert]

Don't tempt me. I might actually do a review of "Porky's." I do take requests, you know.

[Ballardian]

I find your review/interpretation interesting but incorrect and without basis.

Your discussion about how electronic media erodes the boundaries of the self is in itself quite interesting, but I just don't think that is what the film is about. Sure, technology features in the film, but mainly in a metaphorical way - the same way it is used in dreams. I think the film is mainly about the psychology of the one main character. I think you have merely projected your own pet ideas onto the film.

[Rohyprogesterex]

Fascinating analysis.

[MrByronDunbar]

@johndavidebert Would you review Unbreakable?

[universallogin1290]

When he mentioned Los Angeles as hell, I was like, "Yeah. Having been here over 20 years, I can say it's the closest thing to hell on Earth we can find."

[Ghostblood1334]

Good analysis...you sure you not making this shit up? Becuase I think you are full of shit. Lost Highway is a bad film.

[HuckMeHard]

This movie is pure unadulterated trash. I'm a huge film buff and I tend to love complex films but this one has absolutely no substance and I find that this particular director (Lynch) is almost entirely devoid of any artistic merit.

This is the 3rd film of his that I've seen which I don't like, so I'm pretty much writing this guy off.

If I could describe David Lynch's films in only two words, it would be:

Artistic masturbation

...without the orgasm.

[MrGamer990]

This is due to one scene when fred was at his friend's party and immediately after his encounter with the mystery man, he asks his friend "Who's that guy?" and his friend says "I don't know" which is the exact reaction i got when in the second re-imagination of fred's life dick laraunt is with the mystery man when he sees him and when fred and TMM finish dick off.

this concludes that from two different perspective of the intercom fred is already dreaming, if not plz be sure to comment on M.C .

[MrGamer990]

i having seen the Lost Highway 3 times, here is one of my many own personal interpretation:

The opening acts as an introduction to the dream/re-imagination of Fred madison's alternate reality. what i mean to say is that fred is already in his own imagination, that may sound repetitive but think about it, fred madison is the only person who can possibly see the mystery man.

[LASTdaysONe]

boob! yes!

[Brubaker801]

I like how you fucked up on Robert Loggia's last name every time too lol

[kabal5000]

does John David Ebert have a review for the Machinist or the Fountain?

[misterbuckethead]

@Ballardian 'merely projected your own pet ideas' that's all that you can do, he even said that in the review.

i loved this theory.