[uncertainrhymes]

If you enjoy surreal movies then definitely Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. Just don't watch them with your kids. (Or parents...)

They are not 'normal', which is something I always admired about David Lynch. He had a very personal style and vision, and stuck with it.

[evanelias]

Random anecdote along those lines: I got along great with my manager at my first full-time job, but was surprised when he mentioned one day that he wasn't interested in independent film at all. As an indie film lover myself, I asked him why.

He grew up in a very straight-laced conservative community, and he said that he and his friends tried to watch an independent film once, but they all found the film was far too disturbing. So after that he never tried again.

I asked what film they watched, and he answered Blue Velvet, and suddenly his perspective made a lot more sense to me!