The labyrinth of sin

Junius 2022-04-21 09:01:47

Are things that real people can't do for people in dreams to do, or things that people in dreams can't do for real people to do? Does reality escape into fantasy, or does fantasy make reality come true? How much longer do people spend in fantasy than in reality? Close to infinity? (Studies have shown that the real time of people's dreams in sleep is no more than 3 seconds) Is there any person who can be mentally powerful enough to imagine a complete world in a short period of time (although we will call him a mental patient)
For example, "Pretty Girl Agent" In order to escape from the mental hospital, I entered layers of illusions on the way to realize the plan. Although the reality may only be a matter of stealing something for tens of seconds, time can experience a long battle in the illusion, but There is still relative freedom of movement in a mental hospital, and the real conditions (there is indeed a possibility of escape) provide a lot of room for imagination.
The difference here is that the male protagonist has been restricted from all freedoms because of the crime of murder. The objective reality is that the male protagonist has no chance of escaping at all. So even if he starts a new life with another identity/personality in the fantasy world through "transformation", because of the fear of the imminent death penalty and the guilt towards himself, people in reality will still appear in the fantasy world one by one, facing stronger and stronger people. Big and fiercer wealthy businessmen, more selfish and vain, know how to deceive their wives, and press more policemen. At this time, the personality that exists in the dark side to help him will also appear in a stronger image, helping him to remove obstacles and continue to survive in the illusion. The male protagonist is even a young and stylish car repairer in the fantasy world. He has parents who care about him, and a beautiful girlfriend who loves him deeply. He imagines that his wife is forced by a wealthy businessman. Comfort yourself with killing pimps and outright revenge on wealthy businessmen.
But no matter how many obstacles the protagonist clears in the fantasy world, and how many goals he wants to achieve but cannot be achieved in reality, in the desperate situation of reality, the protagonist in the fantasy world will never be able to walk away smoothly, only to get lost in the fantasy world, in the long-term Escape the pursuit through another "transformation" on the highway, breathing and continuing to survive in the endless next layer of fantasy.

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Extended Reading
  • Gillian 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    The real time of the story ends before the transformation in prison. At the end of the film, the car is superimposed on the real scene of being electrocuted. Therefore, the perspectives of the two protagonists of the story are the near-death hallucinations of mixed memories, which have the mechanism of dreams.

  • Jacinthe 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    The whole film is full of bizarre atmosphere, half-true dreams and reality are intertwined, and the sound effects are great. The subsequent "Mulholland Drive" is like a further expansion of this film~

Lost Highway quotes

  • [Pete, disturbed by the saxophone music on a radio, switches the channels]

    Phil: What'd you change it for? I liked that.

    Pete Dayton: Well, I don't!

    Phil: I liked that.

  • Bill Dayton: The police called us today.

    Pete Dayton: What'd they want?

    Bill Dayton: They wanted to know if we had a chance to find out what happened to you the other night. And they wanted to know if you remembered anything.

    Pete Dayton: But... I don't remember anything. What'd you tell them?

    Bill Dayton: [after a long pause] We're not going to say anything about that night to the police.

    Candace Dayton: We saw you that night, Pete.

    Bill Dayton: You came home with your friend, Sheila.

    Pete Dayton: Sheila?

    Bill Dayton: Uh-huh. There was a man with you two.

    Pete Dayton: What is this? Why didn't you tell me anything? Who was the man?

    Bill Dayton: I've never seen him before in my life.

    Pete Dayton: What happened to me? Please Dad, if you know, tell me.

    [Bill and Candace sorrowfully look away from Pete]