Rabbits (2002)
8/10
It's probably the rain.
24 January 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I must start off by saying that only, and I repeat, only if you are a true lynch fan- you can appreciate this movie.

Now, being the guy I am, I really tried to figure out what this is all about. But as it is with most lynch films, you can never really figure it all out. You can only enjoy what you are watching, and create theories of what you think is happening.

Of course I'm wrong, and I think there is no right in this case. but when I started watching I noticed that some sentences that the rabbits are saying should be placed in order. When you watch it for the first time it may seem that they are just talking a load of nonsense, scary nonsense I must add, because what they are saying has a creepy feeling behind it.

But I wrote the dialog of all 8 episodes down and however it leaves a lot still unexplained; it also made some sense to the story line.

*SPOILER?* When placed in correct order, you have a dialog of the rabbits missing someone, and/or a dog. now, as they are rabbits and refer to each other as human beings, it would not be surprising if the dog was a human-alike creature too. now, something has happened to the dog, something bad. this, you can hear in the monologue, repeated but not exactly the same by all 3 rabbits. The fact that the man-rabbit goes outside and the mentioning of "it's probably the rain", I think, refers to them, waiting for the dog to come home. "He goes out at night, and comes home in the morning." *End Spoiler.*

This spoiler is only a storyline on the surface. Of course this movie goes much deeper, but since thát is something we will never find out. (Lynch won't tell us either) It is up to yourself what you think is the message behind this movie. That is something you have to decide for yourself, and I would recommend you'll think about that before you read a so-called spoiler from someone that gives his theory. It can really influence your own thoughts and I think Lynch wants you to think for yourself, not many people do that nowadays.

Anyways, for this is truly a dark, frightening, but very much weird experience, I would like to recommend it to all who like David lynch. especially if you can appreciate his short movies and eraserhead.

It's a masterpiece that can inspire every film maker.
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