It seems to me that this family of rabbits are actually souls trapped in hell or purgatory. They exist in a limbo state of nonsense, but occasionally become aware of their surroundings and comment on them. I will post the first two episodes here, and if you want to watch the rest look them up on youtube. I hope this will generate some discussion. I'm interested to see if any of you are as disturbed as I am; I do think the videos would make anyone very uncomfortable. Possibly we can discuss its meaning as well, it could be interpreted in a manner of ways.
Surreal Videos- The Rabbits by David Lynch
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DoctorHelvetica
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It seems to me that this family of rabbits are actually souls trapped in hell or purgatory. They exist in a limbo state of nonsense, but occasionally become aware of their surroundings and comment on them. I will post the first two episodes here, and if you want to watch the rest look them up on youtube. I hope this will generate some discussion. I'm interested to see if any of you are as disturbed as I am; I do think the videos would make anyone very uncomfortable. Possibly we can discuss its meaning as well, it could be interpreted in a manner of ways. | ||
BlackJack
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DoctorHelvetica
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On December 04 2008 13:43 BlackJack wrote: I think they are humans wearing rabbit costumes Astute. | ||
Llamaz
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
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liger13
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i cant figure out why they put in laughing, it totally broke up the tense, eary feel. off to watch the rest... | ||
DoctorHelvetica
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On December 04 2008 14:01 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote: I hate how this type of meaningless, mysterious-for-no-reason "art" can either be really, really deep or really, really stupid, depending on who's made it. I mean, it's David Lynch, yes. But should we let the status of the messenger modify the meaning of the content? No. It's just something that caught my attention. Although it did seem somewhat dadaist at the time, it must mean something. I thought it may also have to do with the way television has broken down communication between people and families. Regardless of its merit, I feel it's interesting enough to post. | ||
ZERG_RUSSIAN
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Glider
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SpiralArchitect
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On December 04 2008 14:01 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote: I hate how this type of meaningless, mysterious-for-no-reason "art" can either be really, really deep or really, really stupid, depending on who's made it. I mean, it's David Lynch, yes. But should we let the status of the messenger modify the meaning of the content? I think its much more dependent on whos watching rather than who made the film. | ||
DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On December 04 2008 14:31 SpiralArchitect wrote: I think its much more dependent on whos watching rather than who made the film. I agree. It may mean nothing to one person and it might bring another person to tears. That's sort of the deal with any art. It speaks to some and not to others. | ||
Chef
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On December 04 2008 13:43 BlackJack wrote: I think they are humans wearing rabbit costumes Just because you don't understand something, doesn't mean you have to come to irrational conclusions. Those are real rabbits man, just ask Travis. | ||
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Check out the salad fingers series! | ||
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IT'S AN OMEN THIS THREAD IS CURSED OMG | ||
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p4NDemik
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On December 04 2008 14:04 DoctorHelvetica wrote: No. It's just something that caught my attention. Although it did seem somewhat dadaist at the time, it must mean something. I thought it may also have to do with the way television has broken down communication between people and families. Regardless of its merit, I feel it's interesting enough to post. I got the same impression. Things like "I only wish that they would go somewhere" and "All day ..." make me feel like they're watching the audience watch them on some messed up TV show and they're wondering why they would want to waste their time sitting in front of the television doing nothing. Anyways it wasn't that unnerving to watch until the second episode, and then I was just like wtf. | ||
Frits
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On December 04 2008 13:43 BlackJack wrote: I think they are humans wearing rabbit costumes lol | ||
grobo
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Gotta love it. | ||
pirate cod
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On December 04 2008 14:01 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote: I hate how this type of meaningless, mysterious-for-no-reason "art" can either be really, really deep or really, really stupid, depending on who's made it. I mean, it's David Lynch, yes. But should we let the status of the messenger modify the meaning of the content? I saw this a couple years ago (there's 6 in the series I think). If you don't get it, you don't get it. I don't get it - I refuse to believe that anyone but Lynch himself understands what exactly he was attempting to convey, if anything that is. What I do understand is that art that portrays seemingly nothing is done that way for a reason and I personally believe it is to inspire and evoke introspection. I'll never understand what goes on in David Lynch's head but I can't deny that I haven't come up with conclusions that at least work for me and maybe that's the point. | ||
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