A Portrait of Laura Palmer: A Video Essay Discussing Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me

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Fire Walk with Me is my favorite movie about depression. Here's why.

CLIPS USED:

• Twin Peaks (1990-91)
• Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me (1992)
• Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
• We Live Inside a Meme (YT: MediaHose)
• Blue Velvet (1986)
• Twin Peaks Explained (don't worry not really) (YT: Maggie Mae Fish)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• Going Steady (YT: Glamourdaze)
• The Sopranos (1999-2007)
• On the Beach Alone at Night (2017)
• Joker (2019)
• Blonde (2022)
• The Son (2022)
• Family Guy (1999-
• Duane!!! (YT: Everything is Terrible)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-)
• South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)
• Step Brothers (2018)

WORKS CITED:

• Letterboxd - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
• The Guardian - David Lynch: I've Always Loved Laura Palmer
• Metacritic - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with ME
• Esquire - How Twin Peaks Gave the Beautiful Dead Girl Pop Culture Currency
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Nihilism
• CAMH- Mental Illness and Addiction: Facts and Statistics
• Letterboxd - Mental Disorders in Cinema: 150 Great Depictions
• The Ringer - David Lynch's Heartbreaking Gift to Laura Palmer

MUSIC USED:

• Colorful Flowers - Tokyo Music Walker
• Alone - Relaxambo
• The Wind - Komiku
• Next Route - In the Dark
• Space Coast - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
• Journey Home - Day 7
• Laid Back Guitars - Kevin MacLeod
• Orbit - Johny Grimes
• Stickerbush Symphony - David Wise (From the Donkey Kong Country 2 Soundtrack)