Mulholland Drive

So, if you're interested:

Opening the Blue Box OR: MY TRIP ALONG MULHOLLAND DRIVE

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Stupid me, should have read back a bit. Oh well, your comments on this weird wierd film have been great. I really enjoyed it, been think about it loads and your explanations of it make it seem better and better! I can normmaly figure films out, im an English Literature student so i have to be good at interpretation and analysation of the arts but that film stumped me!

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cant believe blibblobblib saw mulholland drive without me

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Sorry SisboomBah..........i think im in trouble..... Well you didnt miss much, it wasnt very good (everyone else go along with it )

Its not supposed to make sense, theres nothing to figure out. David Lynch woke up one day and wrote something down in a notebook, because occasionally, he wishes he could make porn films (blue velvet, ****ed up but still very erotic) and sometimes he wants to make great films like Dune and the elephant man. Theres so many better ways of doing it. Its stupid and has no plot, basically it was made to pis us off, no one went out of that movie and was like YES IT WAS GREAT! everyone said WTF!!!!!
Everything about this movie could have shown well, if there was a plot.

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You are so wrong man!!!! It does make sense for the most part, but you need to discuss it, think about it, ask questions, and surf the net if none of the others work. I love this movie, one of my top 10 of all time!

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Really?

And what do you think it's about ultimately?

i must admit that i could agree with Mercurdius. Whilst i was watching it and even now i dont understand why he needed to put so much graphic lesbian stuff in there. i mean everyone knows how much of a porn cliche lesbian sex is (not in general, only in films, hope im not offending! ) and he seems to use it alot in this film with no apparent reason. i did start thinking he only put it in there for his own enjoyment. i mean i know its the story of two lovers, Dianne and camilla but the first half of it acts like a porno! i swear, you watch it and listen to the dialogue and all the touching between the two and it really does. But maybe thats the way its supposed to be? its Dianes fantasising dream where shes in control so maybe thats why it seems so erotic?

As I believe that, yeah, it's the dream Diane has at her death - a dream of recreating herself, and her love for Camilla and Camilla's love in return - I believe the "erotica" was fair play.

If it had been a female dreaming the recreation of the love a man once had for her and the same style of sex scene happened, I'm sure it wouldn't be as big a deal, no?

No your absoloutly right, it wouldnt have been such a big deal, but it still would have been graphic which would still make me wonder and with Lynchs previos movies all being quite erotic, it just shows how he likes to show the intensity of relationships in his films i guess.
The thing that just got me was the acting wasnt that good in the first half. it was rubbsih dialogue and soft lighting which all made it seem slightly "porno" But looking at the acting from the second half i expect that they were told to act like this to give the first half its artificiallity (is that a word?)

Yes and yes.

The glib conversation between Betty and Irene is hilarious to listen to and the stuff surrounding Diane's house is dark and cliche. I guess not even our dreams are original. So, yeah, I think that this is perfectly deliberate. The scene at the audition has me cracking up everytime too.

Although, personally, I believe the film belongs to Justin Theroux.

His the director in the film right? Why would you say the film belongs to him?

What do you want from me, man? A 5,000 word essay?

I think it's about Diane's guilt ridden, obsessed, conscience. She went to Hollywood, fell in love with a bi-girl, got betrayed in more ways than one, hired a killer, went mad, commited suicide.

The movie starts with her madness first, then moves to reality, then to a surreal reality of the mad.

I would like to break down a bunch of the segments, but the truth is, I haven't seen it for a few months. I'll need to get the DVD, then if you want we can ICQ it.

Because his performance is outstanding.

I thought he was quite wooden in it. But i remember seeing him in something else but i cant remember what. I thought the best piece of acting was from the woman who played "Betty". She was brilliant in it. How she changed her character so drastically.

People are wooden.
in a sense, regardless, I quite appreciated his performance in the film, and he played the role exactly as Betty imagines it. Your opinion might have been drastically afeected by how little he appears out of the dream. He never really had a chance to show off his "realistic" chops.

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I thought his performance was one of the best.
Simple as that.

http://www.davidlynch.de

this is a really great site on david lynch. The about section of the movies is really helpful, to me anyway.

How naive i was Funny how someones way of thinking can change over a short period of time.

Absoloutly love this film now. Thought i would ressurect this thread as from reading back over these posts, it seems that there is till so much to say about this film.

And SB, if your still around have you still got that analysis of the film that you posted on here? The link doesnt work anymore and i'd love to read it again.

Just remembered, these questiosn were posted on another thread here, but they can also be found on the inside cover of the DVD, i may have to take these into account on my next viewing...

David Lynch's tips for Mulholland Dr.

1. Pay particular attention to the beginning of the film: at least two clues are revealed before the credits.

2. Notice appearances of the real lampshade.

3. Can you hear the title of the film that Adam Kesher is Auditioning actresses for? Is it mentioned again?

4. Notice the location of the accident.

5. Who gives a key, and why?

6. Notice the robe, the ashtray and the coffee cup.

7. What is felt, realised and fathered at club Silencio?

8. Did talent alone help Camilla?

9. Note the occurences surrounding the man behind 'Winkies'.

10. Where is Aunt Ruth?