Once again operation mindfuck

Rating: 5/10 (11 January 2006)

Don't believe the hype! Or do believe?
This kind of films drives everyone crazy, and is for those with good will who believe in the good a topic for discussions for some days at least, for others it's a pure waste of time.
I am writing this comment to get rid of the aftermath, I have watched this film half an hour ago, and my intention is to get an ANSWER! That is what probably everyone wants after watching this movie. Besides no one mentioned the term "mindfuck" what amazed me.
It is absolutely to be categorized in the mindfuck genre, for those who are not familiar with this term have a look at wikipedia, or read the Illuminatus trilogy. In these books the meaning of mindfuck is just overloading the brain with that much nonsense with literally "no sense", so that the brain after endless loops trying to solve the riddle just "resets", and all brain washings you had had in your life are just erased and you are able to see the world as it really is. Just as far as I remember it.
There is a hype about such kind of movies, they tend to get cult, although no one is able to describe the meaning, there are just some guessings. I am not that person who follows the hype, although I am quite impressed. And I do like solving riddles.
OK, let us start systematically - what possibilities are there?
A) It has got a meaning, but is just very (very very) hard to find.
B)It is mindfuck.
C) It is "art", i.e. compare it with a painting, there are always several interpretations, they just have an (subtle) effect. In other words: It works on the subconsciousness. Or - in other other words - it is dream-like.
C: I cannot imagine this solution, therefor it is too much complicated and "mindfucking". And in my opinion, movies with a story line cannot just be art and just have effect. A story line implies something that can be understood by the mind.
B: From the first impression: that's it. It has got no meaning. But why then this love for details, this sense for art and this truly complicated plot. What is the intention of Lynch? Is it just to confuse in a very artful way? Then it would be just manipulation of the viewer, to create a superhuman aura, why is someone creating and telling a riddle what cannot be solved? If this would be true I would be really enraged.
A: Would be nice, but all the attempts of explanation I have read so far seem to be very far-fetched.
Everyone thinks that just because no one is able to understand the plot Lynch has to be a genius, somehow superhuman. And the movie has to be great. Is it this way? I do not think so. I think staying on the ground is the best thing to do.
But nevertheless I will try to solve this riddle, trying to get on the bottom of the plot. Perhaps Lynch has just a very complicated way of expressing things :).
PS: As far as the vote is concerned: No extremes for this movie.