mulholland drive
Imagine being lost in some 1950's sitcom, except when the lights and
cameras go off and the phony smiles disappear there is a dark lifeless
world of crime and murder. The lead character Betty seems almost
perfect with her conservative appearance and charming personality, but
by night she seems like a different person, often naughty and
dangerous. In Lynch's Hollywood, the night is extra dark and the day
seems excessively bright. The sounds of the night are often dark and
disturbing while the sounds of the day are perky and happy. The other
lead, Rita, is introduced on a darkened stretch of Mulholland Drive
where a murder is about to take place, her own. A horrific accident
causes her to escape but with no recollection of who she is. The
mystery begins when Betty and Rita meet up and try to figure out who
Rita is. As they come closer and closer to the Rita's identity, they
fall in love. Their love seems so perfect, yet it doesn't seem real.
Like that 50's sitcom it seems to be all a dream. When will this dream
end? It doesn't. Mulholland Drive remains a dream, remains a mystery.
As we come closer to discovering the truth, Lynch switches characters
around and Rita becomes Camilla Rhodes, an actress in love with a
director and Betty becomes Diane Selwyn another actress in love with
Camilla. Just when you think you've figured everything out the plot
thickens. The dream goes on forever. At this point, however, you simply
have to sit back and enjoy the dream. Don't try to figure it out or it
will end up haunting you and leave you wandering down Mulholland Drive
forever.