reflection

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2005)

Enough has been said in user reviews regarding the movie's interpretations (and of all Lynch's movies, I'd say this one has the most solid core of discernible plot hiding beneath the strangeness). I just want to make a few comments on the negative reviews posted by some viewers-- An ironic and extremely frustrating aspect of ignorance is that it cannot recognize itself, doesn't seek to expand itself into knowledge or understanding.
This is evident in many of the negative reviews of Mullholland Dr. posted here. Just because certain viewers couldn't make sense of this film, or wouldn't even TRY to make sense of it or think about it, many of them reacted with anger & insults of David Lynch. Unfortunately for those people, there ARE answers to this movie, very real and satisfying answers. How unfortunate for American audiences that our film industry is constantly spewing out such boring, predictable, clichéd drek that when something of substance and artistic creativity & quality comes along (Mullholland Dr.), many are left puzzled and angry, and follow their knee-jerk impulse that it must be the MOVIE's fault, not THEIRS! A creative, artistic film that's daring and original--no wonder Hollywood-suckled zombies are left so confused!!!---"WHAT?! The director wants me to actually THINK about what's going on?! It's not all wrapped up for me in a clichéd 'surprise-ending' that spells it all out for me?! I might have to see it several times to understand it?! Then I don't WANT it!"
Sorry, but if this film makes you angry, then it's YOUR fault--your fault for being so intellectually lazy that you want everything to be cut & dried then spoon-fed to you. So lazy that you wouldn't know a good piece of art if it came by and bit you on the nose. This doesn't apply to the thoughtful viewers who saw the film more than once, thought about it, figured some things out, and came to the conclusion that this film just wasn't up their alley. But the negative comments by so many users here display a belligerent refusal to stop for a moment and consider things.
So keep these things in mind as you peruse the user comments and see all the moronic comments of, "This movie is garbage!" "This movie is stupid, it's meaningless!" "This is a waste of time!" "The only reason people say they like this is because Lynch made it!" My honest first reaction is anger at the ignorance of these people, anger at that very ignorance of much of American's viewing public that has in part caused our entertainment industry to overflow with so much soul-less, brain-less junk. But really I feel sorry for the people who can't get anything out of this movie, especially those who think they "love film" but still can't understand why anyone would like this movie! It's a crime against art to see this film dismissed by some while so many pieces of crap garner loads of gushing praise. Thankfully the majority of IMDb's users realize the worth of Mullholland Dr.
All I can say to those who so quickly dismiss and insult this film is this--you can keep your John Grisham adaptations, your action-explosion blockbusters, your Jackie Chan non-sense. A film like Mullholland Dr. is for those willing to view a piece of art from the standpoint of an intelligent adult, but unfortunately there are way too many juvenile, ADD-afflicted boneheads dictating the direction of "entertainment" in America these days.