zacattack214 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hum... Lynch is an aquired taste. I still don't like his work, but it might grow on me because it facinates me. I think he spends way too much time throwing random things up on screen though. His films all seem to be told like some maniac on LSD.

ohthehorrorofitall (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There's a brilliance to not just this scene but every scene in the whole movie that cannot really be described with words. None of Lynch's films really can, which I guess is why he chooses to make films instead of writing books.

100110 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Turn it up... right at the start, there's a quick voice, which sounds like it could be backwards. Any idea what it is?

IronMothra (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

From a symbolic level, luvisamyth, fascinating. In British Folklore, the appearance of the nocturnal BLACK DOG is believed to be very dangerous and a portent of death. Carl Jung observed the HORSE to represent the intuitive aspect of human nature. The WELL is a symbol of the soul and an attribute of things feminine. The act of drawing water out of a well is symbolic of drawing out and upwards the contents of the deep. All of these aspects relate to the journey of Betty/Diane's character.

BOYDE2000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

what Glen miller song is this?

WeRGod (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The first time you watch it, you sorta wonder why this scene is eerie... then when you watch it again, you realize that you overlooked the fact that the people are dancing sort of hurrily and forced, and none of them are smiling (since they're contestants). It greatly contrasts with Diane's beaming smile at the end of the scene. Brilliant.

BasementKoOk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

have to love it!

JohnMerrick93 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This scene represents the Jitterbug contest that Diane won and lead her to having minor acting parts in Hollywood movies. We see the two smiling old people here too because the representation of the contest is very dreamlike and so the old people are falsly happy.

balckshafen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I loved this part it was so eerie the first time i saw it.

billythehick (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

same here. i'd seen the movie from about fifteen minutes after that scene once before, and when this came on i wondered if they were showing the wrong movie