"Mulholland Drive": The happier the dream, the crueler the reality

Roberto 2022-04-23 07:01:18

If the love after passion is not available, it will kill her. The disparity in identity, status, and ability gradually opened the distance between the two. So Diane turned everything upside down in the dream with a heart of repentance and fear, turning imperfection into perfection. As a result, the reality after waking up was so cruel and incomplete.

The town girl Diane (the real name is Diane, and the name Betty in the dream is actually the name of the waitress who was standing next to Diane in the real world when Diane traded with the killer to kill Camilla in the Vicks restaurant, so Rita in the dream is Camilla can't take her eyes off the waitress's name tag that says Diane, and she feels deja vu.) Camilla to the metropolis of Los Angeles, full of fighting spirit and enthusiasm, wants to make a difference in Hollywood, and dreams of becoming a highly anticipated movie heroine. Helpless dreams are beautiful, reality is very dilapidated. The dance champion who had high hopes in a small town, came to a big city, but his situation fell sharply. In his career, he could only play some minor supporting roles, and he had the opportunity to perform with the help of his girlfriend Camilla. Over time, Camilla's love for Diane also dissipated. There were too many temptations in Hollywood. She turned to the rich Adam, and flirted with other girls openly in front of her. The deep love turned into jealousy and hatred at this moment, and Diane hired The killer kills Camilla and then regrets it. Of course this was not known at the beginning of the film.

The scene of dancing after the movie starts is the scene where Diane wins the dance championship. Later, the old couple who met Diane on the road in the dream are actually Diane's uncle and aunt who passed away in reality. profound meaning. Then in about 30 seconds of the picture, no one was seen, only heavy breathing sounded constantly approaching the pillow, which would make the viewer very confused and may ignore it, but it is very important, because this is actually where Diane started to enter the dream. If you don't understand here, you won't find that everything is a dream next.

In reality, Diane is attached to Camilla, Diane is from a small town, has a failed career, is stubborn and weak, and Camilla is always the heroine of the movie, the focus of everyone, strong and independent. But in the dream, Camilla is like a frightened bunny who needs Diane's care all the time, even erasing her memory and letting herself dominate everything. Floyd's dream is the fulfillment of desire, which is in line with Diane's desire to keep Camilla by her side in real life.

The scene in the film in a dream, I personally think it is the most consistent scene between the dream and reality, is in the seemingly happy dream, when Diane met Adam, the person who took her beloved, on the set, the sadness in his eyes. It is still strong, and it is loved by people. It has always been a tragedy, and it makes people sad.

Diane woke up at 116 minutes, thinking that it was the end, but it was actually the beginning, and the truth of the truth gradually began to be answered when the dream returned to reality. Diane saw Camilla in perfect condition, with a gleam on her haggard face and said: (You've come back! You're finally back), only to show a heartbroken expression after a moment, the kind of pain in Diane Twisted facial expressions are revealed without words. It's all fantasy, her beloved Camilla has long since been killed by her hired killer.

The blue key in the film can be said to symbolize sin. As long as it is used to open the blue box, everything in the dream will be destroyed. The blue box in Diane's bag contains the remains of Camilla, and Diane herself is the culprit because of the blindness of love and desire. Let her keep falling until the end of the world. At this time, the imaginary deceased uncle and aunt kept chasing after Diane with a hideous face. Diane screamed like a madman, and finally broke down and shot himself. The dream is shattered.

PS This is a movie that needs and is very worth watching several times. It is also a movie that will kill many, many brain cells. There are thousands of interpretations of it on the Internet, because the dream itself is full of esoteric secrets. individual, there can be many answers.


....Mo.2014.10.25

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Mulholland Drive quotes

  • Betty: Mulholland Drive?

    Rita: That's where I was going!

  • Adam Kesher: What's going on Cynthia?

    Cynthia: It's been a very strange day.

    Adam Kesher: And getting stranger.