Eraserhead(1977).Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding happiness in heaven. Henry has a girlfriend, Mary X, who has frequent spastic fits. Mary gives birth to Henry's child, a frightening looking mutant, which leads to the injection of all sorts of sexual imagery into the depressive and chaotic mix. Written byRick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>... Synopsis Eraserhead(1977)
Movie Title: Eraserhead(1977)
Run Time: 85 min
Rating: 7.3 / 10
Genres: Fantasy |Horror
Release Date: 31 December 1978 (Poland)
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch... and other credits
Actor: Jack Nance,Charlotte Stewart,Allen Joseph
i sometimes wonder if people like lynch make movies with complete random crap in them just to see how many people they can convince that its art, or a masterpiece.
i can imagine lynch sitting in a room reading all the praise for eraserhead and laughing at how many pretentious people buy it as a serious piece of film-making.
that aside, before a hundred more 'open minded' sorts bash me for missing the point, i'd like to think i understand why other people like it.
I hate this movie. I'm surprised i lasted the full running time. i don't think there's a film out there that i've seen, that has made me want to pierce my eyes and ears more than when i watched eraserhead (ok, 'love, actually'). And maybe its designed to make you feel uncomfortable, maybe that's part of its 'power', but to me that doesn't make it a good film.
as far as i know, there are very few people who would actually take pleasure in wanting to stab themselves in the eye.
To its credit, its a film open to interpretation, but all the people i know who enjoyed it are annoying film students who like to over analyse movies (but if he puts his hand there, what does that mean???... er nothing) and look as if their cultured and have a grasp of film language.
Watch it if you like, you may take something away from it that i missed or ignored, but don't say i didn't warn you if you find your eye on the end of a fork.
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