This movie has its own audience

Tremayne 2021-10-20 17:36:11

This movie tells a logically chaotic story with multiple main lines. Everyone has a story, slightly funny and slightly horrifying. After watching more than half of it, I didn't understand what the movie was talking about. Think about the evaluation of this movie by various authorities-the classics in the classics, and finally endure fast forward in the last part to finish watching this suspenseful classic.
The ending is slightly horrible. Think of that smiling and energetic Betty turned into a hideous corpse. It's a nightmare come true.
There is an allusion in Chinese history that the blind rides a blind horse and faces a deep pond in the middle of the night. It's about a few people who have nothing to do, and whoever tells the story in the game is more terrifying. One person said: A hundred-year-old man is climbing dead branches. One person said: Swaddled children are placed on the rollers. One said: The blind man rides a blind horse and faces the deep pool in the middle of the night. Just one person in the room was blind, and he felt cold and terrifying.
After watching this movie, I also got chills. Just because of the innuendo of the story, I didn't realize myself. Unemployed and frustrated, trying to control life, but was led by the nose.
Just like Betty, she can only make up the beauty in her dreams to avenge the harm done to her by the society. However, when I woke up from a dream, I was extremely decadent, weak in my heart, and almost collapsed.
Some time ago, I happened to experience two near collapses. One time seemed to be the unfortunate story of others in the book, told to set off the happiness of this world; one time, it seemed as if God was going to surrender to me and to be ravaged first.
From emotion to soul, to extreme weakness. For those who don’t know my situation, I choose to conceal it completely and selectively. Well, it’s almost a lie, just to the person closest to me. No one knows how miserable I have been except myself. For others, I always beautify my situation. Only I can figure out the weight of the damage that has been added together again and again. This heavy weight can only be digested by oneself.

For Betty's final destruction of herself, it happened to resonate with me. Deep down, those demons also tried to run out and drag me into hell, although only rarely.

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Extended Reading
  • Rosalia 2022-03-24 09:01:18

    Pretend to be a masterpiece

  • Fanny 2021-10-20 19:01:46

    Divided by the midnight stage of the opera, the previous four-fifths are all dreams, a compensatory illusion created by a strong sense of guilt in reality. In this illusion, Diane, who has failed her career/lover's heart, gives herself the ultimate beautification, and the model is partly copied from the Hollywood genre: her name is Betty, aunt star, smart and lively, talented in acting, willing to help others, take risks, amnestic beauty Cami Ra was grateful to give her arms; at the same time, Duoqing’s most hated male guide was humiliated, his wife had an affair with an adulterer, and Pianka was written off, and because of the mysterious cowboy threats, he was forced to cast a role and did not like the actress, but he treated Betty for his beauty and talent. Look at it differently (look back on the set)... All dreams "participating" mainly come from real people who interacted or witnessed at Mulholland Road's party. The protagonist depends on his personal likes and dislikes. For example, the director's mother is more amiable and changes. Be close to the landlord; the killer is cold and efficient, and the most guilty accomplice who wants to alienate the most, make the assassination process stupid and embarrassed... The reason why Lynch does not give attention to the dream/current work is not just because of his aesthetic preference, but also because of the audience. Bewildered and revisited repeatedly can strengthen his subconscious identity with the theme of broken dreams.

Mulholland Drive quotes

  • Irene: Well, it's time to say good-bye, Betty. It's been so nice traveling with you.

    Betty Elms: Thank you, Irene. I was so excited and nervous. It was sure great to have you to talk to.

    Irene: Remember, I'll be watching for you on the big screen.

    Betty Elms: [smiling] Okay, Irene. Won't that be the day?

    Irene: Good luck, Betty dear. Take care of yourself. And be careful.

    Betty Elms: I will. Thanks again.

    Irene: Okay, dear.

    Irene's Companion at Airport: Betty, it was so nice meeting you. All the luck in the world.

    Betty Elms: Thank you.

  • Adam Kesher: I got the pool, she got the pool-man.