People really just crack me up. I read reviews on this site saying that this film is a pointless piece of junk from a dull and overrated director, made only so that Lynch could show off his "trademarks". I read reviews saying that the Cannes jury must have been bribed the year this film won Best Picture. I read reviews saying that normally the reviewer is a Lynch fan, and that they loved "Twin Peaks," but that this film did nothing for them. I really just don't understand. Does originality mean anything in this day and age? Have new and wonderful ideas on ways to tell a story lost their value in our world? How is it that so many human beings, with a brain in their cranium, can hate movies like "Wild At Heart," or "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," or "Being John Malkovich?" Maybe I'm a moron, or just a complete individual, but I really feel like I'm the only person who thought that this film was an incredible work of art. I thought that the acting was great, that the story was fascinating, and that the dialogue complimented the film wonderfully. What people don't seem to understand is that film is not about endings that explain everything and wrap it all up for you in a neat little package. Film isn't about special effects, loud explosions, and $500 million budgets. When watching a Lynch film, one can't expect it to be like a Spielberg movie...you have to look at it as an art. And art doesn't tell you what to think, it's completely interpretive--that's what's so great about music, poetry, paintings, sculpture, writing, ect. In the world of art you aren't told what to think, and you can have your own opinion that never can be wrong. If you look at film as art, than Lynch is the van Gogh of the film industry. His films are smart and intriguing, and draw you into a plot that grabs hold of you and never lets go. I can't say any more about this...you either like Lynch or you don't I suppose, but I really just feel sorry for those that can't understand his films--you are missing out. I highly recommend this film...don't miss it, Lynch fan or not.
Review of Wild at Heart
