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Watched Mulholland Drive last night and I really enjoyed it. Even though I found the film to be totally engaging, I will have to give it a second viewing so I can put more of the puzzle together. I was kinda left with the feeling "what was that all about?" at the end of the movie. Seems like all pieces to the story are there, but I wasn't quite able to assemble them in a cohesive manner.I had a little different reaction after I saw Blue Velvet, which I also liked. At the end of Blue Velvet, while I had more of an of understanding what I saw in regards to plot, I felt a bit disturbed - like coming upon a recent a car accident or something.....Anyway, I'll probably give MD another look over the weekend. Hopefully things will come together a liitle better after a 2nd viewing.
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I loved Mulholland Drive, easily my favorite movie in years, and for me it resonated completely. Like a perfectly constructed dream that uses symbolism and rhythmic effects to express concepts far more efficiently and organically than a narrative ever could, I was not left with any feeling of inadequate understanding or a puzzle left unsolved. Personally, I feel that Lynch has come a long way since Blue Velvet. He's probably my favorite American director right now.Yet Lost Highway went completely over my head. I still loved it for the imagery, but I did not understand it.
Eraserhead is loads of fun. When I was in Paris in 1994-5, Eraserhead was the only movie that played in the theaters every single week, like a ritual. I guess it's their version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. One of the many reasons why Paris just feels right. There was a wild analysis of Eraserhead in Film Quarterly that really pulled out all the stops on the symbolism.
It was the cult classic midnight show a la "Rocky Horror." T-shirts were sold emblazoned with "Eraserhead..........I SAW it!" Those caught wearing the shirts were beaten with sticks (and an occasional banana) by the general populace.
Cleveland, Ohio. So misunderstood. So much to offer. When did this stop? I used to live in Pittsburgh... could have made a road trip.
Supposedly the first two hours of the film are composed of the untouched pilot that Lynch developed for an ABC series. Consider that the next time you watch it - as I understand it that part of the film is completely suitable for network television. It's not hard to guess where the pilot ends and the "movie" begins (for more of Naomi Watts see '21 Grams'). I personally feel like some of the unexplained sequences that occurred early on in the film (that fellow's dream from the diner, the botched hit) would have been expanded upon in later episodes had the pilot been picked up as a series. Some accuse Lynch of slapping on a nonsensical ending in a fit of self-indulgent laziness. I don't think that that is entirely true but if there is sense to be made of the ending it is beyond my capacity to do so (at least without putting too much energy into it). Regardless, I find it highly entertaining.
BT88 - thanks for the info. One thing that was particularly unusual was that at almost exactly the 2 hour mark, the whole tone & pace of the film changed dramatically. Same characters and setting, just a real noticeable shift in the flow. That would explain what you suggested about the first 2 hrs being the director's intended pilot and the last 30 minutes possibly being tacked on at a later date.I too found MD very entertaining. I'm hoping I'll be able to get a better handle on the story after another viewing....
Think of Mulholland Drive as a film version of an Escher drawing and it makes complete sense.
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Eraserhead...it's not on DVD is it??? Why not!?
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