Confused and Intrigued

Confused, bewildered and intrigued – these were my emotional reactions after watching David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. I didn’t know what the fuss was, when my friend recommended this movie to me. He said that this is one heck of a arcane, complex movie. I’m a self-proclaimed movie buff and I’ve watched a gazillion cryptic films to be daunted by a daring claim such as: Mulholland Drive will definitely frustrate you at first and then it’ll make you think, really think.

The movie did frustrate me, alright. But most importantly it drove me to ponder over all the dangling threads of the sub-plots within the main plot. I realized that, even the main plot is not what it seems, it’s interpretation is layered, and to get to the crux of the plot each layer has to be peeled carefully and thoughtfully. After watching the movie, I googled the term “review of Mulholland drive” and found this beautiful analysis of this brilliant movie by Allen B. Ruch of TheModernWord. Allen has done a thorough job of de constructing the movie’s fine details.

The undesirable consequence of it’s complex story is, that you can’t discuss the movie or it’s labyrinthine plot with anybody who hasn’t watched the movie yet. So, I won’t spoil the surprise for you if you haven’t seen the movie, by revealing any details. But, I’d strongly commend you to buy/rent a DVD of this enigmatic movie, watch it and then analyse the movie by reading the review mentioned above. Trust me, if you consider yourself a serious movie fan, then you’ll love this movie.