Lost Highway: Interpreted but Never Explained The purpose of this essay is to explain the psychoanalytic and postmodern ideals portrayed in the David Lynch film “Lost Highway.” His works are, for the most part, non-linear, absurd, chaotic and emotional. Lynch takes the rawness of human schizophrenia and attempts to create a world where everything happens at once. His visuals are a subconscious storm that evoke rather than render a concrete story. With this destruction of …showed first 75 words of 2586 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2586 total…They have definite motivation and visuals to evoke interpretation from the audience. Though the audience is alienated from Lynch’s initial intention of his films, the concept of movies subject the audience to be interpretive. “Lost Highway” is an object that creates stir beyond the convention of tradition Hollywood cinema. Lynch challenges the audience and wills them into a direction of thought—much like abstract art, but the psychology behind his film is purely postmodern.