After reading what voltes wrote (and man, you are a genius) I must say that I like the film a bit more. However, I still think David Lynch is a quack.
I guess these just aren't the films for me. Now that I look at Mulholland Drive, I can piece together the pieces and put the story together. The problem I had was that I didn't see how each piece connected and how the film is sort of told backwards. My problems was also that this was not obvious enough. Memento tells you straight out that the film is told backwards, but no this film. I guess that's both good and bad.
It's good because it keeps the film feeling like a big dream, and dreams do't make much sense. But, as a film, it's hurt by it, almost crippled by it. I laughed during this movie at how ridiculous it was at times. The ending is a prime example. Once the movie decided to "wake up" I think it should have stayed that way, and the ending with the grandparents should not have happened.
This movie isn't clear nor is it logical. I'm a logical person, which is why I love movies like Memento. Memento is a very logical film. Mulholland Drive is a fantasy, but it never really tells you that. I guess I'm too conservative for these kinds of movies.
Now, looking back, I like this film... and at the same time I don't like it. I like what it did and I like the aspects of it (performances and such) but I still see how unclear it is. There is a line between telling the audience too much and ruining the fun of it, and not telling them enough. I don't think Mulholland Drive explains itself very well, and that, in my opinion, is both its strength and its weakness.
Okay... I haven't ranted like that in a long time. It's good to vent that every now and then. As always, this rant is brought to you by Cheese Biscuits... eat me.
