Will Probably Leave You Speechless And Confused And From My Point Of View, It Requieres A Second Watching.

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2014)

Okay, I've just finished watching this movie for the second time after I watched it two days ago for the first time. I have to be honest, when I watched it completely the first time, I seriously felt challenged; because I couldn't understand a thing! I really wasn't able to fully conceive what I had just saw... Maybe it is just me, although this second time I watched it with a friend and she was as lost as I was the fist time I saw it. So to make myself understood, I absolutely think that in order to make sense out of this film, you either have to watch it again very carefully, or maybe if you are some kind of a genius and you're really concentrated, you might catch it with the first try... Well, in my case, I just read all about it and after that I couldn't stop thinking about this film! After I had all the pieces of this confusing, yet enjoyable puzzle together and of course having watched it once before, I was able now; with my second viewing to truly appreciate this masterpiece as a whole! From where I stand, yes, I find this film quite difficult to comprehend with only one viewing, so I believe it is essential to watch it again!
Not only did I picked up all the elements that the director leaves, even from the beginning, for us to see, but I have made out some of my own theories and also have a better understanding of the characters' actions; especially Diane's. Diane is such a complex character and the more you think of her and the things she's been through, you acquire a much better understanding of what is going on, after the illusion starts to spring. This movie is indeed like a puzzle, begging to be solved, and once it is solved, you just love it and everything is so much easier! Mulholland Drive is such a challenge and it is just so worth it; there aren't that many films that give us the chance to analyse endlessly the scenes and the actions and the emotions behind each character and that is why, I now consider this film to be one of my personal favorites. Another thing that I find stunning about Mulholland Dr., is that it just shows us how much we can unravel, just from a person's subconscious and in this case Diane's'; even though almost the whole film consists of her somewhat of an illusion/dream, we feel as though we know her, we know how she feels, we know that she didn't want to end up like this, we see the person she truly wanted to be, her ideal self, we get why she was driven mad! I believe that her dream self Betty is a hidden part of her, a part of her that she could have been... It is tragic, it is beautiful, it is haunting, it is confusing and yet in the end it all makes sense. 10/10, and mark my words, after you watch it, read about the "secret elements" and give it another go. Beware, for it is not an "easy" film, for one to just pass some time, it requires concentration.