the KEY to Mulholland Drive

The key to understanding David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. It started as a television pilot, a large portion of the film was shot with the plan to keep it open-ended for an on going TV series. Lynch's characteristic style and his lack of explanation, have left the general meaning of the film open to interpretation. After ABC dropped the two hour project, an extra eighteen pages of material that included the romantic relationship between Rita and Betty and the events that occurred after the blue box was opened were added.

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[1986BJK]

@ishpirate The movie isn't complex because you read an explanation somewhere on the internet

[1986BJK]

@burgerkingmurders She sees herself, it's her bad conscience that makes the girl on the bed (herself) look dead. It's because when they're looking for the girl with that particular name (her), it trickles those thoughts and dreams...

[ZIROLAND]

@DWaq32 yeah, but this film is amazing. brilliant and underrated. it's a true masterpiece.

[DWaq32]

@ZIROLAND I would not even try to explain it to him. He won't get it. He says he's a successful independent filmmaker with several projects under way, yet he still finds the time to bash Lynch on youtube using the vocabulary of a rude, retarded 10 year old.

[ZIROLAND]

@DWaq32 sorry dude... my bad... it was meant for him cheers

[ZIROLAND]

I've learned to take comments from artists themselves at arms length, a bit of a grain of salt. even Lynch's. WHY? Artists, even though they may tell you what such and such means etc.... ARE CREATING FROM and unknown creative source. Artists themselves don't completely understand the works they are creating. Works are created largely from the subconscious with some help from the conscious brain. If you ask an artist why..he might respond it was my gut. the Greats are vehicles not the source.

[ZIROLAND]

She's also the prostitute, the waitress, etc... In dream theory, all characters that appear tend to be aspects of the self (UNLESS it's a real person in your life eg. Father, Mother, etc...) Dream logic is entirely different from waking logic. I LOVE the scene in the theater of Illusion... that's a huge hint. also... notice that when searching for "Diane Sellmans" apt. theres a telling shot of Betty and Rita walking stride for stride in EXACT synchronization (they are the same person) GENIUS!!!

[ZIROLAND]

personally, I believe this is a masterpiece. I've seen the movie 6 times and still do not completely understand it (why?). it's in the language of DREAMS. dreams are contradictory, not necessarily logical, metaphorical etc.. I've come to believe that the ENTIRE movie is a death dream, that is, the dream that Diane has after pulling the trigger yet still alive as she dreams toward death. Diane's identity is ambiguous (She is Betty, Rita, the homeless monster,..they are all aspects of herself)

[DWaq32]

@ZIROLAND Dude, why are you beefing with me? I like Mulholland Dr. I think your comment was meant for that asshole below who says he's an independent filmmaker and hates Lynch. According to him, if a movie makes money, it's a masterpiece. By that principle, he values Michael Bay more than Lynch and Transformers 2 is better than any Lynch film.

[ZIROLAND]

@DWaq32 All of this is subjective. Why are you so bitter. Why even comment, if it's not your cup of tea? No one can prove that one work of art is "better" than another, yet there are certain principles that in common concerning great art. Would any sane person believe that Billy Idol is a better composer than JS Bach, just because he made more money/more popular ? Personally, I think Mulholland Dr. is a masterpiece. Like all great works, it requires multiple viewings. It's complex.

[pccrybabyhater1]

@DWaq32 well you woulnt watch my projects would you as you just watch crap like what lynch made, and i bet you loved that other crap called amile dont you thats about some retarded french girl, thanks but no thanks i think i shall watch films by the masters such as Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Lucas etc etc etc, ah so you have no clue about films and have not studied film but you try and tell me what a good film is LMFAO oh the irony

[pccrybabyhater1]

@DWaq32 is that what your retarded mac loving retarded media tutor told you to say ? come on duck head explain why that crap called mulholland drive flopped in the box office