Is there some context I should know to make the film easier to understand or should I just experience it raw?
Why would you want to understand a Lynch film? That’s like wanting to understand a Dali painting or an Escher print; it takes the funny right out of the experience.
Hmmm, I generally don’t enjoy films I don’t understand or have any solid grasp on. The exception is if the technical elements are aesthetically pleasing enough on their own - then I can still enjoy myself. I guess I have a desire to be able to comprehend most things. If I am unable to understand why something is happening or what something means I feel like I am unable to care. That’s not to say I need everything be easy to understand or that everything needs to make perfect sense, I’m talking about when I have no idea whatsoever is happening.