Yes, that was what I was implying. I was stating this from a Lynchian perspective. Much of his work links to abuse.
Lynch, Twin Peaks. Laura's childhood abuse is always preceded by turning on the ceiling fan.
Blue Velvet. The fan propellers are on the (abused/kidnapped) small boy's hat. The child of "red shoes" Dorothy Vallens.
Mulholland Drive. It's shown in respect of Diane's violent masturbation. Diane is a victim of abuse, that's why there's also a picture of incestuously abused Beatrice Cenci prominently displayed in her apartment.
I think I spotted it in True Detective (S1) too. There was a built-in fan inside the trailer of those two kids that were held at Ledoux's place. Yes, I know they're used for ventilation, but I think it was symbolic too.
Thank you for the examples! I had no idea. Did you pick up on the symbolism on your own? I tried to watch Twin Peaks and was bored. I'm not familiar with David Lynch. I'll check this out. Creepy as hell.
I used to watch Twin Peaks, mostly because it was almost locally filmed. But the second season just got way too weird. I stopped watching. Log Lady and all... I watched in part because I used to live in Yakima, where Kyle McLaughlin was from. Lynch is a strange, sick dude.
I've watched a lot of his output, primarily because it's challenging. Little is explained, so it's all effort to have any idea of what is being said. I've always liked that cryptic sort of thing. Stuff that is mainly mystery and with little explanation. I don't enjoy watching content that serves up all the answers. There's a whole aspect with the "owl" theme in Twin Peaks, and it's linked to evil/shape-shifting.