David Lynch is a master of defamiliarization. The dialogue here has been heard by almost anyone who grew up around poor people, but the genius of the scene is the way Laura Dern meters her speech. The words are stripped of their familiarity by the strange context and you begin to listen to them with "fresh ears". You start to listen for meaning and implication instead of labeling it all "white trash drama". The writing is great here, as well. Some strange word choices are thrown in that add ...
