Deciphering Mulholland Drive

Deciphering Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive is a twisted and exhilarating movie directed by David Lynch. The movies tells the story of a Canadian women, Diane Selwyn, who moves to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. For the most of the movie, we are thrown into a dream Diane has. In this dream many of the characters and people in her actual life are integrated into her dream with new identities. The last part of the movie we are brought back to Dianes actual reality. Only once I was brought into Dianes reality did I realize the importance of the fantasy. I believe Diane has realized the hard, cruel reality of Hollywood and this has caused her to have a breakdown. She has lost the love of her life to this Hollywood scene and is faced with the fact that she is a failed actress. These inner conflicts and struggles have caused her despair and ultimately her demise. David Lynch is highly praised in this movie because of his ability to mesh fantasy and reality. The fantasy part digs into Dianes deepest desires and conflicts. A lot of the things that happen in the dream part of the movie, I feel display the way she wished things had happened, mostly with her relationship with Camille. In order to understand Mulholland Drive you must be able to distinguish between Dianes dream and her reality. The movie starts with Diane arriving to Hollywood, she is very excited and thrilled for her new opportunity. In the fantasy Diane is introduced as Betty and is described as wholesome girl who has come to Hollywood after winning a Jitterbug Contest. Throughout the movie many odd things happens with different random characters. One of the first things that happen is an old couple that Betty befriends on her plane ride to Los Angeles. They seem very thrilled for Betty and wish her the best of luck on her new journey. Oddly, after the scene ends in the airport they are pictured in a limousine laughing and smirking, as if to be laughing at Betty. This was very interesting and

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