I have always found David Lynch’s films rather “interesting” to say the least. I’ve only just begun to truly appreciate his style and ways of being. Perhaps its because he’s been more vocal, accessible and showing that he is and artist of great depth. In the spirit of looking consciously at everything that we do, I felt it would be fun to bring to our awareness the impact of technology in how we digest and assimilate films today. As you’ll see from David’s commentary on the iPhone, I wonder if we truly are missing something by looking at ever smaller and smaller video screens. One argument may be that media in this format, specially in the era of YouTube, represents universal access to content in ways impossible in the past, ie. forget about getting the story or message if we can’t even get the film otherwise. However, having been moved by films either on TV or the big screen and coming away with a “message or learning”, I’m curious if one is able to extract such jewels equally when one isn’t fully immersed in the experience due to distractions within our visual periphery. At least one Hollywood director doesn’t think so!