Blue Velvet 4K Remaster: Sweet Dreams Forever... (at Shinjuku Cinema Qualite)

When thinking of memorable scenes in "Blue Velvet," isn't it the one where Jeffrey, played by Kyle MacLachlan, peeks from the darkness of a closet into the sorrow-filled life of its inhabitant, Dorothy (Isabella Rossellini)?

It is like an insect lurking at the roots of a lush green lawn, exposing the underside of the sweet singing voice of "Blue Velvet." There, a disturbing sexual act takes place that makes you want to look away, yet you find yourself unable to avert your eyes.

Come to think of it, such shadiness always drifts somewhere in David Lynch's works. The same goes for "Eraserhead," "Lost Highway," and "Mulholland Drive." I remember watching all of them secretly behind my parents' backs. And of course, that shadiness exists in "Twin Peaks," which became a huge boom around the world (after all, almost all the characters are having affairs).

Sensual and immoral. However, the reason I cannot help but love such works is that they are all "charming." What kind of pitch will come in the next cut? The unimaginable story developments, the use of VFX, and the numerous stimulating shots that are classic yet occasionally inserted. It is as if Lynch is making movies while freely playing around, having overturned a toy box.

The themes depicted in "Blue Velvet" would eventually blossom in "Twin Peaks." The "Twin Peaks: The Return" series, made 25 years later, became a work that could be called the culmination of the Lynch universe.

A one-of-a-kind artist who suddenly shines in film history.
Once you have seen it, who could ever forget such a work?