Mulholland Drive explained - the real explanation
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- DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAfter a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.It's one of these movies that you won't forget in your life. If you like surreal movies, this is one of the best, if not the best. A lot of people love it, but a lot of people don't understand the story. Just in case you are one of them and are having trouble understanding the movie, here is the explanation in spoilers. I've read many false attempts to explain it. But it's actually not that hard: >>>>>
>>>>> A few minutes after the start, at minute 2:29, there's an important scene. It's a very underrated and overlooked scene because it's the most important one in the story: someone is sleeping in a bed and the camera zooms in. That's it. About 100 minutes later, there's another key scene for the story: Betty (Naomi Watts) wakes up.
From this moment on, the mood of the movie changes from surreal to realistic. Immediately. Strange and surreal things have happened before in these 100 minutes.
What does all this tell the audience? They have seen a dream. For 100 minutes! A dream of Bettie. (Naomi Watts). Suddenly everything makes sense. Because dreams reflect a person's fears, wishes, hopes and feelings in symbols. Dreams are a perfect way to show the state of a person's soul and how they feel inside. Bettie's soul was in a state of unfulfilled longings, disappointment and the resulting depression. The reason for Bettie's suicide at the end of the movie. What a brilliant move by David Lynch. Perhaps it's his best movie.