David Lynch almost directed Return of the Jedi and I'm so glad he didn't. At that stage of his career,he could never match the charm, color and epic weirdness of the finished film. You can tell he regretted passing on it by making Dune, which is heavily inspired by Star Wars 1-3. And it really doesn't work (although its well-directed). It just sucks seeing a great experimental director doing commercial work only for the money or to copy.

Interestingly, Twin Peaks: The Return (my favorite show of 2017) felt like Lynch finally doing a convincing job of commercial Hollywood style from the modern era. The original Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet are excellent but they work best as 1950s realism (much like Lucas' work is always reminiscent of 1960s realism). Lynch has explored lots of different eras and localized American cultures and tried to showcase all of it in a TV series. It was a fantastic experience, feeling galactic and making the smallness of life seem so alien and mystical.

Its bizarre that people seem to see Lynch & Lucas as being so different. I think David is just a small town guy and Lucas always thought big. Now its kinda like they've developed the same style, just in different genres and arenas. One commercial and the other still indie/TV.

*And the latest Star Wars has Lynch stars Laura Dern & Justin Theroux???? Weird stuff.

And Lynch has basically preached the same mystical Eastern religious theories of oneness in Twin Peaks as Lucas has in Star Wars. Is Lucas the secret rival inspiration for Lynch's commercial career?