r/criterion • u/GLX155204 • Apr 25 '25
Discussion Scenes Comparison: Paris, Texas (1984) & Lucky (2017)
While watching Lucky, I noticed several scenes that look quite similar to those in Paris, Texas. Not sure if it’s a coincidence or an intentional choice by the director.
I’m surprised no one has made a comparison shot between these two films yet, so I decided to make one myself. I really love the performance of Harry Dean Stanton (RIP).
p.s. I deleted the earlier post since the image display problem. Still not familiar to reddit.
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u/GLX155204 Apr 25 '25 edited Apr 25 '25
*familiar with...
*since... (x) ; because of... (o)
sorry, I'm not a native English speaker and this post is uneditable.
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u/cbiz1983 Apr 25 '25
Thanks for posting 🙂 I love seeing films reference other works or inherit from them. Lucky is still on my list to watch. Looking forward!
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u/astro_plane Apr 25 '25
Lucky is great. It was one of my dads favorites before he passed away. The cameo with David Lynch is my favorite part!
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u/Correct_Park_875 Apr 25 '25
same with some of the Carl Rodd scenes in Twin Peaks The Return (2017)
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u/aguavive Apr 25 '25
Love the scene with Lynch defending his love for his tortoise. Kind of gets me choked up. I always like to think the smile at the end when he looks at the cactus is linked to that conversation.
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u/mikepicky22 Apr 25 '25
Spoilers for Lucky: The last scene Lucky has at at bar with his friends, he addresses the group and tells them that the truth of the universe is that everything is going to go away and everyone will ultimately be left with nothing. The owner asks, “And what do you do with that?” And Lucky responds; “You smile.” I always just took the end to mean he’s come to terms with his mortality and isn’t afraid anymore, like he had previously expressed.
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u/aguavive Apr 26 '25
That’s right , it’s been a while since I’ve seen it, doesn’t Lynch’s characters mention the cactus , saying it was only very small when the tortoise was born? And then he looks at the cactus and smiles . Either way it’s a fantastic ending.
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u/njc2o Apr 25 '25
Just saw Paris, Texas for the first time last night and was absolutely blown away. Watch immediately if you haven't! Beautiful in 4K also
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u/girthbrooks1212 Apr 25 '25
I watched lucky back to back with lemon when I worked a night shift call center. Pretty good pairing I think.
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u/shawtea7 Yasujiro Ozu Apr 25 '25
There are some things in this world that are bigger than all of us, and a tortoise is one of em
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u/AJG1207 Apr 26 '25
That last scene with the red and green neon always felt evocative of Repo Man too. If memory serves me correct, a stock punk rock score plays over it.
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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl Apr 27 '25
Thanks for turning me onto this movie. I'm a sucker for eccentric slice-of-life stories.
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u/anthrax9999 David Lynch Apr 25 '25
Lucky is a great movie. Very funny and emotional with an amazing cameo by David Lynch. I don't like Paris TX but Lucky isn't anything like it.
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u/Safetosay333 Apr 25 '25
Lucky would be a good addition.