5 Reasons David Lynch Is One Of Today's Most Important Filmmakers

4. Visual Style

Films that unnecessarily use special effects are by my own definition, bad films. Special effects can also fall into the category of editing, with pointless use of lens flare or something inane like that. Lynch however, whilst a sometimes-user of Adobe editing add-ons, makes it work to engross them in his films. Without the use of effects in Inland Empire or Mulholland Drive, the scenes in which they are used would have been lesser scenes compared to the others. He also employs various visuals whilst filming, such as props and character make-up, in particular the surreal hairstyle worn by his star in Eraserhead, or the gas-mask by his villain in Blue Velvet.