Lynch on point

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2002)

Speaking of Mulholland drive, I think it's not the best of his films, but that doesn't mean that it is bad. Alot of the critics in this forum, are very vocal about how bad "Mulholland Drive" and "Dune" is, I don't agree. I think the message is very clear in Mulholland, but how you interpret it, is very dubious. Because how do you interpret a dream! this is important in allmost all of the films David Lynch has made, except "Dune" and "Straight Story" Mulholland Drive is alot like Lost Highway, suddenly the story twist when Rita opens the box, like when Bill Pullman, awakes as a boy in prison. this is apart of the Dream/reality, Dream/Dream or just reality. but it has something to do with the duality of mankind. for eksample O.J. Simpson the, moviestar, football player, the killer and so on. Samething with people wh o abuse their kids, they are quite often normal people with jobs, house, dogs, cats, good neighbours and care about the environment. But along with the good, is a parallel evil and absurdity. This theme is often used i Lynch films. a good example is Twin Peaks. this little town of nice people, with alot of dirty thoughts and secrets. "The owls are not what the seem" Not even Dale Cooper is uncorrupted, because for Lynch it is alot about the Body and Mind. Dale Cooper is not what he seems. Bob says "Leland has been a good vehicle and I enjoyed the ride. But now he's weak." "Leland is a babe in the woodswith a large hole where his conscience used to be." and Bob later says to Cooper "I have this thing for knives. It's like what happened to you at Pittsburgh that time." So Cooper's conscience is not clean, it has a crack, and in the end Bob uses the crack to invade and corrupt Cooper.

But about Mulholland Drive I don't quite know how to interpret it yet. but like Dale Cooper says.
"Gentlemen, when two seperate events occur simultaneously pertaining to the same objekt of enquiry, you must always pay strict attention."

So watch Mulholland drive and enjoy.