Review of Blue Velvet (1986) by Matthew L — 25 Feb 2013
This film has some element of attraction that keeps you hooked if you happen to come across it by accident as I did while channel surfing at 3:00 a.m. I couldn't put my finger on what kept my interest it but I suspected that David Lynch was behind it even before I saw the credits.
Even without the obvious automobile styles it had a feel of the 1950s. Certainly this film can be viewed on a deeper level but not without being obvious about it which is its shortcoming in my opinion.
Dennis Hopper plays a character out of Dostoyevsky that acts out his rage against a meaningless universe by inflicting violence against others who occasionally falls victim to his own remorse. Counterpoised against this personification of evil is Laura Dern as the archetypical character of virginal truth and beauty albeit a bit too old to be believable as a high school teenager.
Somehow you get the feel that old themes are just being repackaged and are satisfied with conveying superficial authenticity.
This review of Blue Velvet (1986) was written by Matthew L on 25 Feb 2013.
Blue Velvet has generally received very positive reviews.
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