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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
My high school media tech teacher had an Eraserhead poster in his classroom and it always felt like it was staring at my group. With only knowing a minimal amount in passing over the years, the film seemed in a category of cinema that I wouldn't really like or understand. It came across to my young head as art house with its bug-eyed stress and shadowed glimpse into a world that was as unrelenting as it was unforgiving. Thus every David Lynch thing seemed not my cup of tea for a long while. I remember hearing his music once and it sounded like chaotic clown recordings. I thought he seemed fun and fascinating from a distance as I got older, but still not my bag. It wasn't until lockdown that I finally watched Twin Peaks and loved the absolute hell out of it. For all its strangeness, it was pretty damn sweet and forgiving toward the human condition. It really rooted for people to figure themselves out. So I went further into Lynch's realm and decidedly liked the guy a whole lot. For as weird and wild as his movies can be, Lynch sometimes reflects upon life as if he's the sanest man alive. This book's no different. It's direct and sincere, and it offers a feast of tiny essays, covering everything from "Drugs" to "Billy Wilder" to "Why are all my films so violent and oddball when I love transcendental meditation more than anything?" It's just him putting down his brain and I'll take all of it forever. He's just got it, man. I love hearing him observe the world and give his notes. He's just somebody to root for because he's never anyone but himself and he's a treat!
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Amusing, whimsical and enlightening, while not always wholly enriching. A nice glimpse at an honest, enigmatic artist.
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Part autobiography, part non-fiction book describing the direct effects of meditation on creativity. A quick and easy ready - highly recommended for fans of David Lynch's work!
Am not a spiritual person, so all this transcendental meditation and how ancient vedic science was ahead than modern science BS sounded like a Sanghi's lecture. His insights on his films and film making lacked depth.
Student filmmakers please skip this. Read Sidney Lumet, or Woody Allen or Kurosawa instead.
Student filmmakers please skip this. Read Sidney Lumet, or Woody Allen or Kurosawa instead.
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This book gives good insight on the benefits of transcendental meditation. I’m itching to implement a meditation routine on the daily. A few points I didn’t quite agree with (not giving clinical therapy a chance) but overall a great read.
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