Lynch goes Nazi?

[Ron_Tomkins]

Maybe not, but this is still a very interesting piece of material:

Part 1


Part 2



I gotta be honest with you:
As I started watching this, the first thing that came to my mind was: This is a setup. This is one of Lynch's conceptual artworks. It's not a real conference. It's just one of his works. In other words, he's doing what Andy Kauffman would have done. Not only because of what's being said but also the setup: The red curtains, the Nazi-looking podium, the weird camera movements and the strange lights behind the audience... everything seemed to spell "Art Performance"

But then I started getting a feeling that this was real. And that basically, because the first part wasn't translated, Lynch hadn't heard some of the key things such as when the guy was told "That's what Hitler wanted too" and he replied "Yes, but he failed". So I'm not suggesting the guy is a Neonazi, but Lynch would probably have reacted differently if he had heard the whole speech.

I don't know. But either way, this is still weird and creepy.

 

[blobru]

... But then I started getting a feeling that this was real. And that basically, because the first part wasn't translated, Lynch hadn't heard some of the key things such as when the guy was told "That's what Hitler wanted too" and he replied "Yes, but he failed". So I'm not suggesting the guy is a Neonazi, but Lynch would probably have reacted differently if he had heard the whole speech. ...

It's real. Here's the Time story on it (Nov '07).

Lynch is a long-time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation. He's been on a campus speaking tour since '05 promoting the establishment of seven TM "peace centers" worldwide, each employing about 8000 people to think good thoughts and "pump peace" into the world. Estimated cost is $4 billion. So far he's raised about a million bucks (probably not too many that night).

I'm not sure he would have reacted too differently if he'd heard the whole speech. The guy wearing the white tent with the gold ashtray rim on his head, Raja Emanuel, is the guru for Germany under the plan, and considered "enlightened" by TM'ers, therefore above criticism. I think Lynch would have apologized for him by concocting some deeper meaning for the Hitler 'gaffe' too (apparent gaffe only, raja being enlightened & all).

Their expressions of self-possessed, vacant bliss throughout are weird alright, but the raja's costume and Lynch's crash course in hindu metaphysics are pretty funny too (lucky for them they weren't blithely sporting swastika badges: the Hindu swastika having been adopted by the Nazis to claim spiritual continuity for all "Aryan" culture). Pretty naive bunch; if Raja Emanuel's an example of enlightenment I'm glad most of the rest of us are still in the dark; Lynch does make some cool movies, though.

 

[Cavemonster]

The speaker, in context seemed much more oblivious than Nazi.
He was fixed on his idea of "Invincibility" and considered his message above history or thoughtfulness.

This is more an example of Lynch being a wooist than a Nazi.

 

[tomwaits]

Lynch is a 9/11 Truther also. He's a great filmmaker (Mulholland Drive is one of my favorite movies ever) but he's also kind of a nut.

 

[El Greco]

I never knew anything of the above about Lynch. I now feel completely justified and proud for loathing his "movies".

 

[dudalb]

Lynch is a 9/11 Truther also. He's a great filmmaker (Mulholland Drive is one of my favorite movies ever) but he's also kind of a nut.

He IS a nut.
And IMHO Lynch has jumped the shark as a filmmaker. I liked Mulholland Drive, but his film since have been totally incomprehensible. Lynch appears to think that plot and/or characters are not necessary for a dramatic film. Yeah, he still has a strong sense of visual style,but with no substance whatsoever.
I think he looniness has spread to his films.

 

[dudalb]

I never knew anything of the above about Lynch. I now feel completely justified and proud for loathing his "movies".

Recently I sadly have to agree. "Mullholland Drive" was the last intelligible film he made.
It's sad, because I consider "Blue Velvet" to be a Masterpiece and was a huge fan of "Twin Peaks" but he has totally lost it as a director.

 

[Ron_Tomkins]

The speaker, in context seemed much more oblivious than Nazi.
He was fixed on his idea of "Invincibility" and considered his message above history or thoughtfulness.

Yeah, I have to agree that the fixation with "invincibility" gets concerning.