Comments on: 48. INLAND EMPIRE (2006)

By: Jesse M

Jesse M — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:18:39 +0000

Oop, the “key” I was talking about is the one that springs from David’s basic reading, here, on the first page (I hope the link works): http://mubi.com/topics/your-interpretation-of-this-film

By: Jesse M

Jesse M — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:04:07 +0000

To Caleb: YES about Laura running at the camera. I’ve searched for that clip on YouTube, just to see if it still affects me as strongly as it did (I remember cursing at my TV screen), and I still have trouble watching it.

More generally: Lynch has said before that his films weren’t just empty abstractions… that they could be figured out — the puzzle could be SOLVED, if you just found the right key. So far, the most convincing key to Inland Empire I’ve seen (at The Auteurs/MUBI) is that it’s about a pregnancy (hence the subtitle “Woman in Trouble”), and that it’s really the psychological journey of the girl watching TV.

By: Caleb Moss

Caleb Moss — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:21:13 +0000

Just to simply say, I’m surprised that you didn’t talk about the part where Laura Dern slowly runs to the camera while eerie music plays, to then revel her showing a maniacal face as she paces towards the camera.
Or at the later part of the film, where she encounters that guy, and his face becomes a distorted reflection of her own smile, to turn into a grotesque, haunting expression of wildly abstract proportions.
To be honest, that was some of the most terrifying things I have ever seen in a film.Just because of the deeply disturbing delivery they’re given.

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:20:47 +0000

oh. my. god.

i’ve just watched Inland Empire.
it is the best movie I ever seen, standing next to Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky in my eyes.

David Lynch has just told what’s impossible to tell in words. It’s useless to try to explain the plot yet it’s said right we all know what it’s about. About true ourselves and about subconscious inland empire we have inside.
It was pure thrill and awe from beginning till end. Lynch’s creative freedom simply overwhelms.

By: NGboo

NGboo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:46:13 +0000

I just hope he’ll go even farther with his next feature and that’s why I cannot agree with the latest statement (about “far from the best” one). So far, I consider Inland Empire as one of Lynch’s best movies. It is all about why I prefer watching him than many other directors, even though I can’t precisely describe what that “something” is… Maybe, I just love being confused.

But, even though I do not agree to the last sentence, this review is a great read. Thank you. :)