..The gateway to Shangri-La lies in a mountain pass high in the Himalayas.Beyond it is a golden tower.Once the diamond is placed at the top, it will point the way to Shangri-La." She predicted that Yang and the Emperor would proceed there, and that they should follow and prevent them from discovering the path to Shangri-La that would provide the Emperor with immortality at the Pool of Eternal Life.Blurred wipes between shots represented the turning of pages.a near-naked deceased female was extracted from an iron maiden (a torture device consisting of an iron cabinet with a hinged front and spike-covered interior)whippings of individuals who were bound in stocks or other restraining devicesa rotating wheel with a nude woman tied to itthe pre-rape stripping of the blouse of a femalemultiple axe-executions and beheadingsa group of four bound, topless females burned at a stakean upside-down, swinging male torture victim used as a cathedral""s giant bell-clapperProposal of Marriage:The last image culminated in a dissolve from the human bell-clapper into the hoop skirt of the young 15 year-old Empress-to-be (Marlene Dietrich) being pushed on a flower-decorated swing in her garden.BackgroundBlue Velvet(1986) is screenwriter and maverick director David Lynch""s artistically bizarre cult film.Released in both 3-D and IMAX 3-D.Set-pieces:The Lizard""s attack on he Williamsburg Bridge, the struggle between the Lizard and Spider-Man in the underground sewer, at Peter""s high school, and on the Tower at he top of the Oscorp Building.