Piecing together reality in absurd fantasy

Carolyne 2022-03-20 09:01:35

The first 20 minutes of this movie made me sleepy and I almost fell asleep, the brief conversation between the husband and wife, the cold atmosphere, the videotape placed at the door every day, it seemed like a clue, there was a strangeness everywhere, but no What can be inferred, the evidence given is too little, I am gradually attracted by the light and shadow under the director's lens, especially in the sunny place, the glittering velvet on the face, the oily leaves, or the very characteristic turns. Field, the butt of light and shadow.

After Fred killed his wife, the rhythm of the film officially started. He fell into a fantasy. He became a young car repairman Pete, and he had an affair with the lover of the black boss. After several spring breezes, he was discovered by the black boss. , his lover Alice bewitched him to kill, and then they flew away. I thought it was weird when I watched it, there were hidden secrets in many places, Pete's slurred parents, his sudden headache, flashbacks, but I only matched his fantasy with reality after the movie ended. In fact, everything is There are traces to follow. Dreams are a subconscious reaction of people. In his imagination, the mistress Alice and his wife have the same appearance, but Alice is more charming and charming, with blonde hair like an elf, and like Medusa. Dangerous and tempting. What Alice said, she was forced to be with Dick and filming porn, corresponds to the reality of his wife's infidelity and betrayal, and Alice said that he could never get her, which corresponds to the reality of betrayal. The burning cabin appeared repeatedly, and each time it returned from the fire to its original appearance, half hidden in the darkness, and the old monster in black that could appear at any time. Too many symbols were used, and the interpretation space was infinite.

I simply took a look at the timeline. It should be that Fred and his wife were at the party. The wife and Andy were very close. Fred asked about their relationship in the car on the way home. The wife said that Andy had introduced her to work. , but did not talk about the content of the job, only said that he had forgotten it. Fred became suspicious. During a bar performance, he saw his wife and Andy appear together. Later, he discovered the adultery between his wife and Dick. , After the murder, schizophrenia, fantasy, corresponding to the beginning, began to escape.

The style of the whole movie is stream-of-consciousness narrative. David disrupts the order of everything, the result is in the front, the original cause is in the middle, the narrative of the movie is not a real course of events, the dream and reality are intertwined, very confusing, and those Is the film, cheating, real or Fred's fantasy? I am very afraid to think about it. Is it true that he killed his wife? Is everything based on imagination? Where to start with fantasy? This most crucial information, the boundary between reality and fantasy, is completely hidden by the director's divided narrative

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Extended Reading
  • Jace 2022-04-23 07:01:44

    Lynch is the master who truly masters the psychology of fear. He knows how to make people crazy: to be mysterious enough, to be as incomprehensible and unknown as possible, to make space and time free from common sense and experience, and to make reason disappear completely. The lighting is really a must, except for the lightning and thunder that he used to express the style, the changes in the ratio of light and dark in the indoor scenes all contribute to the narrative tension. When we were tired of those "cracking Nolan"-like explanations, we found that being able to feel the pure mystery and powerlessness in the dark for 2 hours was so refreshing.

  • Bernhard 2022-04-23 07:01:44

    The most chaotic film David Lynch has ever made is actually about a man's fantasies and dreams. Although the theme is not as profound as "Mulholland Drive", this experiment laid the foundation for "Mulholland Drive" four years later. . The film uses a lot of music like Chariot, Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, and even invited Manson to make a cameo appearance as a male actor in porn (almost didn't scare me), it seems that Lynch is still following the trend yes

Lost Highway quotes

  • [in Pete's vision of Alice]

    Alice Wakefield: Did you want to talk to me? Did you want to ask me "WHY"?

  • Arnie: Pete! Where've you been? It's really good you're back! A lot of people are gonna be happy that you're back, including me!

    Pete Dayton: Well, it's good to be back, Arnie.

    Arnie: Mr. Smith is waiting for you.

    Pete Dayton: Sure, I'll take care of him.

    Arnie: And Mr. Eddy called every day asking about you. Can I call him and tell him to come in?

    Pete Dayton: Sure, call him. Tell him to come in and I'm ready to work.

    Arnie: You're ready to work?

    Pete Dayton: I'm ready to work.

    Arnie: [to the other garage employees] Pete is back!