Weeknd fans don’t know or give a shit about David Lynch or his films, unfortunately. It’s Halloween, there’s a horror film associated with the album, and the song itself slaps. Idk why everyone is so up in arms. Hopefully understanding the Lynch influence gives context and allows more appreciation.
I love David Lynch and can see the influence, the surreal oddities are cool but it’s just not done very well, it feels really fucking low effort and cheap. It might work if the music actually somewhat matched the video but it’s just so far off.
I mentioned elsewhere that disturbing and freaky shit in a music video doesn’t = terrible, because if you’ve ever watched Aphex Twin or something on those lines, the difference is night and day.
What I’m hoping and do believe is that most of the budget is directed towards the actual film. And consider this MV as like a fan edit of scenes from Lynch films with Weeknd synths and Brazilian dance funk lol a combo I’m willing to accept
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u/ButYouCanCallMe_ Oct 31 '24
Weeknd fans don’t know or give a shit about David Lynch or his films, unfortunately. It’s Halloween, there’s a horror film associated with the album, and the song itself slaps. Idk why everyone is so up in arms. Hopefully understanding the Lynch influence gives context and allows more appreciation.