Blue Velvet 10 Ways Its David Lynchs Masterpiece

Blue Velvet: 10 Ways It’s David Lynch’s Masterpiece

David Lynch’s filmography is full of iconic movies, but the dark, twisted, disturbing, surreal Blue Velvet is the director’s most memorable classic.

You Are Reading :[thien_display_title]

The films of David Lynch are so uniquely bizarre and ambiguous that naming his masterpiece doesn’t so much entail naming Lynch’s best movie as it does naming his Lynch-iest movie. The dream logic and dual identities in Mulholland Drive make it a surreal neo-noir trip and Wild at Heart is a gonzo road movie crossed with an ultraviolent crime thriller.

Even Lynch’s very first movie, the black-and-white cult classic Eraserhead, could claim to be his definitive cinematic statement. But arguably Blue Velvet, the unnerving gem that saved Lynch’s career following the box office failure of Dune, is the director’s masterpiece.

10 Jeffrey Beaumont Is An Everyman With A Dark Side

Like many of Lynch’s protagonists, from Henry Spencer to Fred Madison, are essentially everymen, or as close to everymen as they can be within the curious worlds imagined by Lynch. Jeffrey Beaumont, the protagonist of Blue Velvet played by Kyle MacLachlan, is similarly an everyman, but he also has a dark side.

Ultimately, Jeffrey’s main conflict is that he hates Frank and distances himself from Frank’s evil, but finds himself exhibiting a lot of the same traits and realizes they’re not so different after all.

9 It Never Loses Its Ability To Unnerve

No matter how many times a given viewer rewatches Blue Velvet, it never loses its ability to unnerve. Lynch directed this movie with such a careful hand that it’s endlessly rewatchable and never gets any less engrossing or unsettling.

Very few movies have the ability to catch out audiences with their most shocking moments after a couple of viewings, but it’s impossible to get used to Blue Velvet.

8 It’s Part Film Noir, Part Psychological Horror

Tonally, Blue Velvet is pitched somewhere between a captivating film noir and a harrowing psychological horror movie, which is the perfect combination to bring out the best in Lynch’s filmmaking.

Lynch has done a lot of genre mashups, like road movie-meets-gangster thriller Wild at Heart or dream-logic arthouse piece-meets-Hollywood satire Mulholland Drive, but Blue Velvet’s film noir-meets-psychological horror style is his most effective.

7 The Severed Ear Is The Perfect Opening Scene

In the opening scene of Blue Velvet, after coming home from college to visit his dad following a stroke, Jeffrey is walking through town and finds a severed human ear on the ground.

This severed ear makes for a perfect opening scene. Immediately, the audience is hooked. Movies need to grab the audience’s attention from the offset and Blue Velvet does so masterfully.

6 Dorothy Vallens Is Lynch’s Most Tragic Character

Due to her early career in modeling, Isabella Rossellini had a tough time gaining credibility as an actor when she first started out. She finally managed to break through and become a respected dramatic performer with her powerful portrayal of Dorothy Vallens in Blue Velvet.

As a sex worker who is repeatedly assaulted by the maniac holding her family hostage, Dorothy is arguably Lynch’s most tragic character — and therefore very easy to root for.

5 Angelo Badalamenti’s Score Is One Of The Finest Ever Composed

Lynch’s go-to composer Angelo Badalamenti recorded an impeccable score for Blue Velvet. It has the sweeping orchestrations of a classic Hollywood score but also has a unique undercurrent of jazz. It’s one of the greatest film scores ever composed.

Of course, Badalamenti’s iconic score isn’t the only source of memorable music in this movie. Dorothy is a lounge singer and her rendition of the titular song is unforgettable. Also, Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” makes an appearance.

4 Thematically, It’s About The Hidden Ugliness In Suburbia

Lynch’s movies have all been about exploring the hidden ugliness in an idealized America. In Blue Velvet, he took this thematic sensibility to the heart of Americana: the suburbs.

This is established in the opening scene. After showing off American suburbia in all its glory with clear skies, pristine picket fences, and well-maintained flowerbeds, Lynch takes the camera underground to show the swarms of insects festering beneath the surface.

3 It Set A New Benchmark For Lynch’s Career

After the box office failure of Dune, David Lynch risked fading into obscurity. The disturbing visuals and powerful storytelling of Blue Velvet sprung out of his mind during this period and revitalized his career, setting a new benchmark for his work as a director.

While Mulholland Drive came close, none of Lynch’s subsequent movies have managed to straddle the line between cult classic and regular classic quite like Blue Velvet.

2 Frank Booth Is One Of The Greatest Villains In Movie History

There are plenty of great villains on Lynch’s filmography, from the Mystery Man in Lost Highway to the sadistic circus ringleader in The Elephant Man. But Blue Velvet’s Frank Booth is the clear standout. Frank isn’t just Lynch’s greatest villain; he’s one of the most iconic villains in movie history.

Lynch wrote a truly sinister character — a callous murderer and rapist with split personalities and a mysterious gas tank — and Dennis Hopper’s eccentric performance brought that character to life in terrifying fashion.

1 The Disturbing Final Scene Leaves An Unforgettable Impression

Lynch is known for ending his movies on a surreal, unsettling note, like Lost Highway ending where it began or Eraserhead’s finale with the Man in the Planet and the Lady in the Radiator.

Jeffrey’s return to Dorothy’s apartment at the end of Blue Velvet is truly haunting. From the Yellow Man’s gruesome head injury to the brutal death of Frank Booth, Blue Velvet’s ending leaves an unforgettable impression.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/why-blue-velvet-best-david-lynch-movie/

• Ethan Hawke Horror Movies Ranked

• Fearless (Taylors Version) The Best Tracks From The Vault Ranked

• Every Desperate Housewives Husband Ranked

• FF7 Remake Intergrade Wont Add More DLC In The Future

• Disney Remakes 10 Of Their Biggest Problems (& How They Could Have Been Fixed)

• Every Donkey Kong Console Game Ranked According To Metacritic

• Cowboy Bebop Every Anime Episode & Scene The LiveAction Trailer Remakes