tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post5317099669730067703..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: The Year 2001: Counting Down the Zeroes - Mulholland Drive (David Lynch)Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-50062179598871800482009-06-06T12:10:54.978-04:002009-06-06T12:10:54.978-04:00I put this one on a recent Top 5 of mine (I've...I put this one on a recent Top 5 of mine (I've been going through the decade year by year)...and would have included it on there for that achingly beautiful "silencio" scene alone.<br /><br />Great post!Ryan McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440134802928893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-63472193216284914992009-05-28T01:59:52.057-04:002009-05-28T01:59:52.057-04:00Funny, isn't it, how one of the oldest cliches in ...Funny, isn't it, how one of the oldest cliches in the book ("It's all a dream") actually turns out to enrich and deepen Mulholland Drive (much the same as its subject matter, a potential E! True Hollywood Story when looked at from a distance is treated with exceptional poignancy and depth so that it is amplified to the level of tragedy).<br /><br />Of course, the film's detractors (and they are legion) will use both of these points against MD, but to my mind they are indications of its genius.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-9971133888347408802009-05-26T22:52:50.195-04:002009-05-26T22:52:50.195-04:00James and MovieMan,
I agree that this works bette...James and MovieMan,<br /><br />I agree that this works better as a film. In addition to liking the ending Lynch fashioned for MD much more than the ending for the Euro-theatrical version of TP, it seems to deepen MD.<br /><br />What I meant to say is that had this gone to series, then characters that appear briefly would have made more sense, been more directly tied into the action concerning the protagonists, etc. I'm thinking of folks like Robert Forster, Lee Grant, and the like. who appeared briefly, but seemed to be cast with the hopes of further exploration down the road, a la the Log Lady in TP.<br /><br />I highly doubt that much of the denouement as it exists now would have played into the series at all.<br /><br />Bruce,<br /><br />Thanks for the praise. It's much appreciated.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-16742225396444435902009-05-25T20:42:10.262-04:002009-05-25T20:42:10.262-04:00I will the bite the bullet and say that, as fun as...I will the bite the bullet and say that, as fun as it would be to explore the world of Mulholland Drive for several seasons, the movie is most likely better than the TV show would have been. Particularly if the series would not have ended the same way as the film.<br /><br />Excellent overview; as always, your focus on context is illuminating.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-68377496285753751732009-05-25T18:28:40.904-04:002009-05-25T18:28:40.904-04:00Absolutely incredible.
I never thought of MD as ...Absolutely incredible. <br /><br />I never thought of MD as a pilot for a series, but it certainly makes sense. I do agree that the series would have struck mainstream American as "just plain nuts," but would have gotten phenomenal reviews from the likes of <I>Rolling Stone</I>, <I>Newsweek</I>, and <I>Time</I>. If one remembers, <I>Newsweek</I> had a fairly lengthy and favorable article on <I>Twin Peaks</I> prior to the launch. <br /><br />The series obviously would have had to been on HBO or Showtime. A nice introduction of each episode reminiscent of <I>Alfred Hitchcock Presents </I> would have been a nice touch.<br /><br />Thank you for a completely credible thought piece.Bruce Oksolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952652803684625738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-13866361706068787912009-05-25T12:31:44.118-04:002009-05-25T12:31:44.118-04:00This is a nice post and looks at MD from a perspec...This is a nice post and looks at MD from a perspective I haven't read before. Considering general bafflement about the movie in reviews, I'm glad to see your (always) smart approach to criticism. At the same time, I wonder how much you can really speculate that the show would have been much more clear cut. Unlike the pilot for Twin Peaks, the MD pilot is just as baffling and doesn't really offer much set up for anything that isn't in the movie. I'm sure the end product would have gone a little deeper, but I don't think the answers would have all been there, especially if the ending were to remain the same. For all the people who think LOST is confusing, I think MD would have just been nuts. But, of course, this is all speculation. Hard to say much definitively about what could have been, but its still fun to think about that under the lens of what we have in the movie as you do here. Nice work!James Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.com