By Hope Sardella
I have chosen to talk about Blue Velvet (1986). David Lynch is the writer and director of blue velvet, and as history has shown, his work is usually not well received by the general public, mainly because he is so progressive and ahead of his time. Although this film was produced in 1986 and received poor reviews, as time went on the film Blue Velvet (1986) became more appreciated as a landmark that other directors would try to attempt to copy. Barber reflects on the copycats of Lynchian work “there are echoes of Blue Velvet not just in the work of Tarantino, but of Robert Rodriguez, Jim Jarmusch and the Coen brothers, not to mention dozens of inferior Sundance wannabes.” This film truly is a masterpiece, and most studied fil throughout film theory classes due to its use of Freudian immersed concepts, and symbolism. Blue Velvet (1986) is considered a “cult classic.” Although we do not see much information online, it is my opinion that the internet has opened doors for old films to be seen by the current generation of Millenials. In May of 2015, Blue Velvet (1986) was released to be watched on Netflix for five months – ending in October of 2015 (Blue Velvet (1986) on Netflix USA, n/d.). The use of Netflix in the case of the film Blue Velvet (1986), was used by David Lynch to “embrace the technique and the possibility of expanding their audience to less traditional platforms.” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014), by using the platform of Netflix, David Lynch was able to gain a larger audience for this film whom wouldn’t have seen the film otherwise.
References
Barber, N. (2016, September 20). Culture – Blue Velvet is terrifying, seductive and ahead of its time. Retrieved March 16, 2018, from http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160920-blue-velvet-is-terrifying-seductive-and-ahead-of-its-time
Blue Velvet (1986) on Netflix USA. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2018, from https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/319022/s
Goodykoontz, B., & Jacobs, C. P. (2014). Film: From watching to seeing(2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu (Links to an external site.)
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