tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post1242320940776153264..comments2023-12-29T10:59:37.133-08:00Comments on 35 Years of David Lynch: MULHOLLAND DR. (2001)Michael Adam Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-61791019373746273192012-03-25T23:21:31.977-07:002012-03-25T23:21:31.977-07:00Must be a great film...look at the ink splashed he...Must be a great film...look at the ink splashed here about it...see celluloidofkewl blogDan the Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962435484214197826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-77072375663467138092011-11-25T21:20:52.426-08:002011-11-25T21:20:52.426-08:00I believe that in the club scene Diane is close to...I believe that in the club scene Diane is close to awakening. The words of the song make her realize how much she had loved. Her tears and her face are so revealing of her near realization that "Rita" is the lover she murdered. Soon we are in the real, grim apartment in the morning. A long shot by the sink as it sinks in that her lover is dead. She is on the couch a long time, as we see outside the window it has become evening. "Rita" throughout the dream is rather like a ghost; remember, she has already been killed, so it is eerie to see her handle the hit money and the key. (Back to the club scene - Diane's heartbreak,love and guilt are all expressed in the song). Camilla movie success compared to Diane's poverty suggests Diane's career failure has forced her into prostitution. Her scene dealing with the hitman shows her as a tough babe, on the same level as the pimp/hitman. An example of Naomi's great acting is her face watching Camilla and the director in the convertible. (Incidentally this is the earliest scene in the real story of Diane, if we work back in real linear time, dating each scene).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-47729251187202541422011-07-21T14:00:04.965-07:002011-07-21T14:00:04.965-07:00OK you got me...I had to say something!
"Ada...OK you got me...I had to say something!<br /><br />"Adam catches a small glimpse of the actress he really should cast in the part. Adam and Betty connect on an emotional level where both of them understand that Betty is "the girl" and not Camilla. But there's nothing either of them can really do about it."<br /><br />Yes..I appreciate the audition aspect and parts that are up for grabs and Camilla/Diane competing etc....but it can be viewed other ways.<br /><br />Conversely...he is realising that his wife's (or soon to be) murderer has just entered the building and that knowing glance is Betty's guilt and his foreboding fear (she is all of the characters in this dream world)...no wonder he looks worried! Hell, you can argue that he is symbolically casting a part for a murdered girl...his own!<br /><br />Right after Adam uses that phrase 'this is the girl' then he notices Betty, who then makes her excuses....for obvious reasons.<br /><br />The 'this is the girl' tag relates to the hit itself, the one in reality...the phrase used to identify Diane's victim to be....and is the 'why' it features so heavily imo.<br /><br />Remember...it's a part that she'd KILL for!!! (said by agent)<br /><br />This is the girl!<br /><br />She has killed his future wife already and subconciously she knows it (even if she is asleep) and so does Adam, cos she is him too in this dream sequence.horseloverphatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-31768691358108154662011-07-21T13:24:22.453-07:002011-07-21T13:24:22.453-07:00My only comment about Mulholland Drive is that it ...My only comment about Mulholland Drive is that it is the greatest film ever made.<br /><br />11/10<br /><br />The End.horseloverphathttp://www.youtube.com/user/roachy333?feature=mhsnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-71566214914303196042011-07-13T18:19:55.254-07:002011-07-13T18:19:55.254-07:00Yes, we agree that Lynch's focus does seem to ...Yes, we agree that Lynch's focus does seem to be on the feelings and emotions of his characters, rather than only relate a completely objective view of their reality. In this way, his films can feel a little disorienting at first.<br /><br />But by the same token, Mulholland Dr. is one of the best examples of a Lynch film that reconciles the subjective desires of the main character with the objective reality of that character's life.<br /><br />Yet some of the ambiguity in its interpretation makes it refreshing to watch again and again, as if the uncertainty in what is real and what is fantasy is an extension of the main character's mind as it wrestles with itself to figure it out, too.Michael Adam Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-15500157238732002492011-03-15T15:09:28.681-07:002011-03-15T15:09:28.681-07:00The more I watch this film, the more I think it’s ...The more I watch this film, the more I think it’s about one person and she deals with her EMOTIONS; love, jealousy and rejection. It is also an allegory of Lynch’s view of Hollywood. When Betty and Rita return from Club Silencio to their apartment, Betty ‘disappears’ leaving Rita to open the box on her own. Why? I don’t believe she really existed, but this doesn’t matter. For example, in Eraserhead, does Henry really sleep with his neighbour or does he fantasise it? It’s irrelevant. David Lynch is unique in his ability to simultaneously create a film which is both unbelievable and yet totally believable as a work of art. He takes this concept of using characters to dramatise emotions and moods to even greater heights with Inland Empire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-8094078226733541602011-03-14T09:32:08.227-07:002011-03-14T09:32:08.227-07:00We were protecting as many aspects of the film'...We were protecting as many aspects of the film's mystery as possible to promote an enjoyable subconscious viewing experience. But the singed hair on the assassinated man was most likely caused by the heat of the exiting bullet, providing the hitman with a trajectory to mimic when setting up the body to fire the pistol once more to get powder burns on the corpse's hand. Hence, making the incident appear to be a suicide.<br /><br />With regards to the "shrunken old couple," we will leave that one to personal interpretation. But we have met many people who consider it one of the creepiest and disturbing things they have seen in a film and loved it. But we understand tastes vary.Michael Adam Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823691097383358983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3363719549739491411.post-76019462394388238912011-03-14T09:21:14.397-07:002011-03-14T09:21:14.397-07:00I really enjoyed your film's review. Globaly, ...I really enjoyed your film's review. Globaly, I agree with your interpretation. But I was expecting maybe a little more. I mean more details about some movie's scene. For exemple, the scene with the hitman and his friend show many curious things. Particularly, the hair of the guy after he was shot. What does that mean? Do you have some explanation?<br />Otherwise, what do you think of the "shrunk old couple"? Personnaly, I understand the general idea to create a metaphore of culpability or disappointment but I think unfortunatly it does'nt work well on screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com