David Lynch is dead, but there is already an heir.

With David Lynch’s death, cinema has lost its greatest architect of the unconscious—a master at transforming dreams (and nightmares) into visual narratives that defy logic. Lynch didn’t just make films; he created experiences. Every shot, every sound, was a portal to mystery and the unknown. Now that he’s gone, the void he leaves behind is immense, and if there’s anyone who can even come close to touching that greatness, it’s Zack Snyder.

At first glance, they might seem like opposites, but Lynch and Snyder share a deeply symbolic and mythological vision of cinema. Zack himself annoverated Lynch’s Blue Velvet ad one of his four favorite movies. Lynch explored the human psyche as a labyrinth, from the suburban horrors of Blue Velvet to the inscrutable darkness of Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks. Snyder, on the other hand, takes that same introspection and projects it on a cosmic scale, working with archetypes and religious allegories.

Take Cooper in Twin Peaks: a savior desperately trying to rewrite a corrupted reality, only to be condemned to an endless cycle of sacrifice. Now look at Superman in Batman v Superman: an alien messiah, feared and misunderstood, who willingly sacrifices himself for humanity. The difference is that Lynch leaves us in doubt, while Snyder gives us resurrection—the hope that the hero will return.

With Lynch’s passing, the master of unease is gone, but Snyder remains as the only filmmaker daring enough to create cinema that is mythic, spiritual, and almost prophetic. Perhaps the cinematic landscape isn’t entirely lost just yet.

Here’s an interview with an actor, Ana de la Reguera, Who worked with both, on how the differences between the two: https://www.gamesradar.com/army-of-the-dead-actor-on-how-working-with-zack-snyder-compares-to-david-lynch/