Review of Eraserhead (1977) by Craig T — 14 Jun 2012
I believe it was during the dinner scene very early in the film that I started asking myself "what in the world am I watching here". It is so dark, so uncomfortable, so awkward. It is very subtle to me and yet the themes I pick up on are so loud.
The sound and disturbing images represent some social discomforts of everyday life. Pressure, rejection, and black holes we try to fill. These things are displayed for us to like, hate, judge, or condemn.
When the neighbor rejects him, he knows it has much to do with his crying disfigured baby of who he is ashamed. What we do in the face of social discomfort or embarrassment is captured here in a very obscure way.
It is creepy reenactments that borrow from real life to hit home with viewers willing to go into Lynch's vision like walking alone in the dark. I cannot deny what I experienced during this film, nor can I explain it.
However, Lynch made quite an impact and I have nothing but praises for his triumph. (A).
This review of Eraserhead (1977) was written by Craig T on 14 Jun 2012.
Eraserhead has generally received very positive reviews.
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