The Sound of Blue Velvet


In Dreams You’re Mine Forever….is this Frank’s line, or is David Lynch speaking to the audience? Blue Velvet opens surrealistically with a dream-like/nightmarish introduction to suburbia. Amid the red roses posed against the white picket fence framed by the blue sky dwells a world of voyeurism, sadomasochism, the American dream, and naiveté. Lynch takes no time in getting to the dichotomizing nature of the film. Within the first few minutes, the viewer is shown what appears to by an idyllic town setting complete with a waving fireman, then a traditional middle class home where a man is watering his lawn. Inexplicably, the man collapses and the true nature of the film commences. As we follow the camera to the ground where the man has fallen, we get a close up view of the dirt below the grass where hideous beetles squirm and make horrific sounds. It is a warning that all is not well in Lumberton, and something unseen is eating away at......

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Title: The Sound Of Blue Velvet
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