MASTERPIECE REVIEW #3
“Silencio…”- Blue-Haired Lady
I always find it funny that a lot of David Lynch films are about mysteries, but the way Lynch tells the story, is a mystery in of itself. By far his most popular mystery box, besides maybe Blue Velvet or Twin Peaks, is Mulholland Drive.
Once again, Mulholland Drive is a mystery. The main story begins with a mysterious girl(Laura Harring), almost feminine fatal like, getting into a car accident and not remembering who she is. For now I’m going to call her Rita. Shortly after, she finds herself in the apartment of an aspiring actress named Betty(Naomi Watts). For a majority of the runtime, we follow Betty and Rita trying to figure out the real identity, while Betty is working on her acting …show more content…
This where things get tricky. After that scene, the roles of our main characters have changed. Betty is now Diane, a character we found dead in her apartment earlier in the film, and Rita is now Camila. Diane is a failed actress and Camila is a far more successful one. For the rest of the film, we see an alternate reality of the events of the film.
Throughout the film, we are introduced to many other subplots. The biggest one being about a film director named Adam(Justin Theroux), who goes through a very troubled and bizarre production.
Mulholland Drive has this reputation of being this ultra confusing film, which it is towards the end. For the first 2/3rds of Mulholland Drive, it’s a fairly straightforward mystery. Since it is Lynch, he sprinkles in a few bizarre scenes, but it’s ultimately straightforward enough. It isn’t until that certain point, that the film pulls a 180.
There’s this idea that you can “solve” Mulholland Drive. All you have to do is hunt down every clue in film. By doing this, you get this magical key that unlocks the film and all the meanings reveal themselves. To some this is fun and I understand. As human beings, we naturally want to unlock boxes to see what’s inside. For me personally, that’s not the point of Mulholland Drive or for any Lynch film I’ve
“Silencio…”- Blue-Haired Lady
I always find it funny that a lot of David Lynch films are about mysteries, but the way Lynch tells the story, is a mystery in of itself. By far his most popular mystery box, besides maybe Blue Velvet or Twin Peaks, is Mulholland Drive.
Once again, Mulholland Drive is a mystery. The main story begins with a mysterious girl(Laura Harring), almost feminine fatal like, getting into a car accident and not remembering who she is. For now I’m going to call her Rita. Shortly after, she finds herself in the apartment of an aspiring actress named Betty(Naomi Watts). For a majority of the runtime, we follow Betty and Rita trying to figure out the real identity, while Betty is working on her acting …show more content…
This where things get tricky. After that scene, the roles of our main characters have changed. Betty is now Diane, a character we found dead in her apartment earlier in the film, and Rita is now Camila. Diane is a failed actress and Camila is a far more successful one. For the rest of the film, we see an alternate reality of the events of the film.
Throughout the film, we are introduced to many other subplots. The biggest one being about a film director named Adam(Justin Theroux), who goes through a very troubled and bizarre production.
Mulholland Drive has this reputation of being this ultra confusing film, which it is towards the end. For the first 2/3rds of Mulholland Drive, it’s a fairly straightforward mystery. Since it is Lynch, he sprinkles in a few bizarre scenes, but it’s ultimately straightforward enough. It isn’t until that certain point, that the film pulls a 180.
There’s this idea that you can “solve” Mulholland Drive. All you have to do is hunt down every clue in film. By doing this, you get this magical key that unlocks the film and all the meanings reveal themselves. To some this is fun and I understand. As human beings, we naturally want to unlock boxes to see what’s inside. For me personally, that’s not the point of Mulholland Drive or for any Lynch film I’ve