mulhollan drive

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2009)

It's a great film. I don't have it fully figured out, and perhaps it can't be, but if you take into account that a large portion of the movie is a dream, it makes it a little easier to understand. Exactly where the dream begins and ends is not so easy to understand. The first half or so is her dream. I think this accounts for some of those bizarre scenes. She has had her lover killed; now she dreams of how she wishes it to be. A mixture of fear, regret, among whatever other emotions you may experience is such a situation is twisting the dream about. The movie is loaded with symbolism, and if you are into dream interpretation you can go a long way with it as well. The scene with the singing woman is great. She sings "Crying" in Spanish. She is a representation of her love for her lover. She cries because she loves her, but she is now gone. The singer collapses, apparently dead, but the singing goes on; her lover is dead, but her love for her still lives on. Great film because you can watch it so many times and pick up new things. What I've said here is, of course, just my interpretation.