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Mulholland Drive
Posted on 9/23/18 at 3:32 am
Posted on 9/23/18 at 3:32 am
What is the opinion on this movie? I love it and it might be my favorite movie, only because I've seen it so many times. I don't try to figure it out and embrace the weirdness. I love David lynch and really think he will be missed when he passes. He makes what he wants and I respect that. First step in his projects though is u can't expect to figure out his films. Twin peaks is the same way
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Posted on 9/23/18 at 3:41 am to Joecaster06
Who the frick knows, David Lynch likes being weird for the sake of being weird and fricking with the audience without really accomplishing anything.
As best as I could tell, Mulholland Drive was basically his send up of the Hollywood machine and the way it throws young starlets aside. And the lesbian scene gave me a boner.
As best as I could tell, Mulholland Drive was basically his send up of the Hollywood machine and the way it throws young starlets aside. And the lesbian scene gave me a boner.
This post was edited on 9/23/18 at 3:46 am
Posted on 9/23/18 at 7:32 am to Joecaster06
Great movie
Posted on 9/23/18 at 7:42 am to Carson123987
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Great movie
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:56 am to Joecaster06
I have only watched it once. I have a lot of respect for Lynch as an artist. I have no idea what to make of it. I did not know what was going on at all when I was watching it. I had to read some about it after I finished watching it, and the explanations that I read were apparently things that went way over my head. I think I probably need to watch it again, but I can't say that I liked it because I can't say confidently that I honestly get it.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:58 am to Peazey
I have the exact same feelings as you
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:04 am to Joecaster06
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I don't try to figure it out
I like to figure things out. This film is a strange sort of Lynchian puzzle. I find it the most straightforward of his original films (not adaptations like Elephant Man or Dune) - once you go through his clues and figure out what is dream and what is reality.
It's by far his most beautiful film, even over Dune which is also amazing looking. The textures of Mulholland Drive are fantastic even when you don't know WTF is going on.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:28 am to Peazey
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:01 pm to Peazey
the simplest explanation is that the first half is a dream and the second half is reality for Naomi watts’ character, basically split by the theater scene.
I didn’t pick up on that until afterwards but I wasn’t watching it trying to solve a puzzle. Evidently nearly every scene is a clue
I didn’t pick up on that until afterwards but I wasn’t watching it trying to solve a puzzle. Evidently nearly every scene is a clue
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:31 pm to cgrand
You almost have to view these films in context of his whole catalog...
Lost Highway has the same themes of duality and reality/dream states. Twin Peaks plays with doppelgängers and the shadow self.
Hell, even the name Twin Peaks infers duality...
There are no definite “answers” to be found in his works but the spaces that are created in between the scenes are what is special. Hard to explain and definitely works on an unconscious level. Lynch truly is a painter that uses film as a canvas.
Lost Highway has the same themes of duality and reality/dream states. Twin Peaks plays with doppelgängers and the shadow self.
Hell, even the name Twin Peaks infers duality...
There are no definite “answers” to be found in his works but the spaces that are created in between the scenes are what is special. Hard to explain and definitely works on an unconscious level. Lynch truly is a painter that uses film as a canvas.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:41 pm to Joecaster06
The greatest film mankind has ever produced (not joking). It is beautiful nightmarish puzzle in which the pieces can fit in different places.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:42 pm to Joecaster06
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:43 pm to DreadDub
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You almost have to view these films in context of his whole catalog...
Lost Highway has the same themes of duality and reality/dream states. Twin Peaks plays with doppelgängers and the shadow self.
Hell, even the name Twin Peaks infers duality...
There are no definite “answers” to be found in his works but the spaces that are created in between the scenes are what is special. Hard to explain and definitely works on an unconscious level. Lynch truly is a painter that uses film as a canvas.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:47 pm to Carson123987
TM definitely plays a role in the creation of his films.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 12:50 pm to YankeeBama
100%.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 1:02 pm to Carson123987
I love the fact that every time I watch one of his films I get something different from it. Something different will resonate with me depending of the head space I’m in when I view it.
Understand that non-linear, non-resolution story telling isn’t everybody’s cup of tea...but damn, I love it.
Getting to view Mulholland Drive in the theatre was a beautiful experience and one that will probably never be duplicated for me personally.
Also, Lynch should get more credit for his sound design work on his projects. The audio can be just as important as the visual to the experience.
Understand that non-linear, non-resolution story telling isn’t everybody’s cup of tea...but damn, I love it.
Getting to view Mulholland Drive in the theatre was a beautiful experience and one that will probably never be duplicated for me personally.
Also, Lynch should get more credit for his sound design work on his projects. The audio can be just as important as the visual to the experience.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 1:09 pm to DreadDub
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Also, Lynch should get more credit for his sound design work on his projects.
His partnership with Angelo on the music aside (which is another huge part of the Lynch experience), the most impressive thing to me about Eraserhead was the sound.
For whatever reason, the "sound" component just isn't as big with Blue Velvet or Lost Highway - obviously music (again, Angelo) is a big part, but not that ambient sound like in Eraserhead - of course, I agree with you on Mulholland Drive - sound returns again to be almost another character in the film. I suppose it was because music (although important early) seems to drop in importance as we leave the dream sequence and back to reality.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 1:59 pm to Joecaster06
Jennifer Connelly's body being mush and embedded into the hard ground was cool.
Overall excellent cast. Loved Chaz Palmenteri's character portrayal.
Overall excellent cast. Loved Chaz Palmenteri's character portrayal.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 2:46 pm to DreadDub
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Something different will resonate with me depending of the buzz I have when I view it.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 3:09 pm to chinese58
That’s true to.
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