[Movie Review] Mulholland Drive

2001 USA Mystery/Thriller
Director: David Lynch
2 hours 27 minutes

Synopsis

Betty comes to Hollywood dreaming of becoming an actress. One day, she finds a mysterious beautiful woman, Rita, in her apartment. Rita has lost her memory. In her bag, there is a large stack of cash and a blue key. Betty decides to help Rita recover her lost memories, but—.

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The greatest masterpiece
of the genius David Lynch IS HERE!!!!
This film, which is in my top 3 best movies, is a luxurious dish packed with David Lynch's signature style: mystery, horror, thriller, suspense, occult, sci-fi, puzzle-solving, and yuri! Even now, more than 20 years after its release, fans never stop blooming with theories!

The first half is full of mysteries.
Betty, who came to Hollywood from the countryside, catches the eye of a famous director at an audition and begins to steadily climb the ladder to success.
When she returns to her apartment, a beautiful woman named Rita who has lost her memory is waiting. The blue key that Rita had—what on earth is this key for? If she unlocks this, will Rita's memory return?

Betty and Rita go to see a performance at Club Silencio. The MC shouts, "This world is an illusion!" At that moment, the two have a blue box in their hands.
As soon as they return to the apartment and open this box with the blue key—!!

This film was originally produced as a TV series, not a movie. And it was cancelled halfway through.
It was supposed to be scrapped, but surprisingly, it was announced as a movie a few years later. That is why the actors all look older in the second half.
It brilliantly won numerous awards, including
Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award
César Award for Best Foreign Film
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film & Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
1st place in the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
. I'm so glad they didn't scrap it!
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● Spoilers Included

In the second half, all the mysteries from the first half are revealed.

"This world is an illusion." This line says it all, doesn't it? The crying woman who sings until she collapses, representing Diane's (Betty's) feelings, represents Diane herself. No matter how many times I hear it, it's heartbreaking and makes me cry. When you learn the meaning of the theater name Club Silencio, all the mysteries of this film will be solved.

I loved you.
I wanted to be one with you.
I wanted to get along better with you.
Even though I was betrayed, what have I done—!!

A shocking ending. While the ending theme was playing, I was just stunned by the high level of perfection of the work, and I had goosebumps from the emotion.
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David Lynch is truly amazing!!
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Speaking of director David Lynch, many of you probably remember the famous "Twin Peaks." Unfortunately, because the TV series was cancelled halfway through, not all the foreshadowing was resolved, but the main story, the Laura Palmer murder case, was fully depicted in the theatrical version "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me." It was a wonderful film. This is the only work that has ever made me sob in a movie theater.

David Lynch's works are often described as difficult to understand, but hints are scattered throughout the work, and it is structured so that everything fits together properly. It leaves just the right amount of room for the audience to speculate, and it's interesting enough even if it remains full of mysteries, and if you solve the mysteries, it's even more diabolically interesting. That idiosyncrasy is the reason he is called a "genius", and there are many fans like me who are hooked. (*´ω`*)

This film, "Mulholland Drive," is said to be particularly difficult even among David Lynch's works, and it was so famous at the time of its release that if you brought your movie ticket stub, you could watch it again, but all the foreshadowing from the first half is resolved in the second half. Puzzle-solving fans, please give it a try. When everything is solved, watching it again from the beginning should make the experience even more moving! (*´∀`)

★ Score

100 out of 100 points!!
Naturally! \(^o^)/

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