2. Eraserhead
Plot Summary- Jack Nance plays a big haired, socially awkward kind of guy who gets his girlfriend (called x) pregnant. She gives birth to an alien-baby thing, theres a woman with big cheeks inside a radiator and you find out how pencils are made in David Lynchs mind. Why is it confusing? As alienating as it is alluring, every second of this films visual and audible structure is packed with industrial mess. To put it in context, if you showed this to a girl/guy on a first date, its almost a guarantee that they would judge you to the point where you joined the likes of coprophiliacs and Justin Lee Collins on the league table of the disgraced. There are no other films quite like this macabre, understated affair, and this is a good thing on two levels; 1- it shows how unique the films blending of extreme body horror with an enigmatic narrative really is, and 2- it means Ill never have to watch an exploding baby in my life again. I guess points of admiration have to go to David Lynch for seemingly not giving a darn about catering to the requirements of the general cinema-going public. Actually, dont worry; my points of admiration are probably far too mainstream for the likes of him.
Daniel Flynn
I am a third year English student at the University of Southampton attempting to use my interest in music and films in a mildly productive manner. I hope it has worked.
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