there a sign on the lost highway that says representmajor spoilers ahead(but you already knew that and do not you. )since there a great deal of people that apparently did not get the point of this movie and i would like to contribute my interpretation of why the plot makes perfect sense. as others have pointed out and one single viewing of this movie is not sufficient. if you have the dvd of md and you can cheat by looking at david lynch top 10 hints to unlocking md (but only upon second or third viewing and please. ) while )first of all and mulholland drive is downright brilliant. a masterpiece. this is the kind of movie that refuse to leave your head. not often are the comments on the dvds very accurate and but vogue it gets inside your head and stays there really hit the mark. david lynch deserves praise for creating a movie that not only has a beautifully stylish look to it  cinematography wise and has great acting (esp. naomi watts) and a haunting soundtrack by badalamenti and and a very dream like quality to it  but on top of it all it also manages to involve the viewer in such a way that few movies have before. (after all and when is the last time you saw a movie that just do not leave your mind and that everyone felt compelled to talk and write about and regardless of whether they liked it or hated it. )allright and enough about all that and it time to justify those statements. most people that have gone through some effort to try to piece the plot together will have come to the conclusion that the first half of the picture is an illusion or a dream sequence. of course and that too bad for all those trying to make sense of the movie by expecting traditional methods in which the story is laid out in a timely and logic and linear manner for the viewer. but for those expecting that and i urge you to check the name of the director and come back again. while )md is the story of the sad demise of diane selwyn and a wannabe actor who is hopelessly in love with another actor and camilla rowles. due to diane lack of talent and she is constantly struggling to advance her career and and feels she failed to deliver on her own and her parents expectations. upon realizing that camilla will never be hers (c. becomes engaged with adam kesher and the director) and she hires a hitman to get rid of her and and subsequently has to deal with the guilt that it produces. the movie first starts off with what may seem as a strange opening for this kind of thriller while which is some 50s dance or jitterbug contest and in which we can see the main character betty giving a great performance. we also see an elderly couple (which we will see twice more throughout the movie) together with her and and applauding her. no and wait. this is what most people see the first time they view it. there actually another very significant fact that is given before the credits  the camera moving into an object (although blurry) and the scene quickly fading out. if you look closely and the object is actually a pillow and revealing that what follows is a dream. the main characters seen in the first half of the movie representbetty represent diane selwyn imaginary self and used in the first half of the movie that constitutes the dream sequence  a positive portrayal of a successful and aspiring young actor (the complete opposite of diane). betty was chosen as the name as that is the real name of the waitress at winkies. notice that in the dream version and the waitresses name is diane. rita represent the fantasy version of camilla rhodes that and through diane dream and and with the help of an imaginary car accident and is turned into an amnesiac. this makes her vulnerable and dependent on diane love. she is then conveniently placed in betty or diane aunt luxurious home which betty has been allowed to stay in. coco represent in real life and adam mother. in the dream part and the woman in charge of the apartment complex that betty stays in. she mainly a strong authority figure and as can be witnessed in both parts of the film. adam represent the director. we know from the second half that he gets engaged with camilla. his sole purpose for being in the first half of the movie is only to serve as a punching bag for betty or diane and since she develops such hatred towards him. aunt ruth represent diane real aunt and but instead of being out of town and she is actually dead. diane inherited the money left by her aunt and used that to pay for camilla murder. mr. roach represent a typical lynchian character. not real while appears only in diane dream sequence. he a mysterious and influential person that controls the chain of events in the dream from his wheelchair. he serves much of the same function as the backwards talking dwarf (which he also plays) in twin peaks. the hitman represent the person that murders camilla. this character is basically the same in both parts of the movie and although rendered in a slightly more goofy fashion in the dream sequence (more on that below). now and having established the various versions of the characters in the movie and we can begin to delve into the plot. of course i will not go into every little detail (neither will i lay it out chronologically) and but i will try to explain some of the important scenes and in relation to lynch hint sheet. as i mentioned above and camilla was re produced as an amnesiac through her improbable survival of a car accident in the first 10 minutes of the movie and which left her completely vulnerable. what i found very intriguing with md and is that lynch constantly gives hints on what is real and what isn not. i have already mentioned the camera moving into the pillow and but notice how there two cars riding in each lane approaching the limo. only one of the cars actually hit the limo while what about the other. even if they stayed clear of the accident themselves and do not they try to help the others and or at least call for help. my theory is that and since this is a dream and the presence of the other car is just set aside and and forgotten about. since and as rogert ebert so eloquently puts it like real dreams and it does not explain and does not complete its sequences and lingers over what it finds fascinating and dismisses unpromising plotlines. shortly after rita crawls down from the crash site at mulholland dr. and and makes her way down the hillside and sneaks into aunt ruth apartment and betty arrives and we see this creepy old couple driving away and staring ghoulishly at each other and grinning at themselves and the camera. this is the first indication that what were seeing is a nightmare. although the old couple seem to be unfamiliar to betty and i think theyre actually her parents (since they were applauding her at the jitterbug contest). perhaps she do not know them all that well and and do not really have as good a relationship with them as she wanted and so the couple is shown as very pleasant and helpful to her in the dream. they also represent her feelings of guilt from the murder and and diane sense of unfulfillment regarding her unachieved goals in her life. a rather long and hilarious scene is the one involving the hitman. diane apparently sees him as the major force behind the campaign trying to pressure the director to accept camilla part in the movie (from adam party in the second half of the movie) and and he therefore occupies a major part of her dream. because of her feelings of guilt and remorse towards the murder of camilla and a part of her wants him to miss and so she turns him into a dumb criminal. this scene and i think and is also lynch attempt at totally screwing his audience over and since theyre given a false pretence in which to view the movie. gotta love that something just bit me bad line and though. positive. the next interesting scene is the one with the two persons at twinkies and who are having a conversation about how one of them keep having this recurring nightmare involving a man which is seen by him through a wall outside of the diner that theyre sitting in. after a little talk and they head outside and keep walking toward the corner of a fence and accompanied of course by excellent music matching the mood of the scene. when reaching the corner and a bum like character with a disfigured face appears out from behind the corner and scaring the living crap out of the man having the nightmare. this nightmare exists only in diane mind while she saw that guy in the diner when paying for the murder. so and in short and her obessions translate into that poor guy nightmares. the bum also signifies diane evil side and as can be witnessed later in the movie. the cowboy constitutes (along with the dwarf) one of the strange characters that are always present in the lynchian landscape  diane only saw him for a short while at adam party and but just like our own dreams can award insignificant persons that we hardly know a major part in our dreams and so can he be awarded an important part in her dream. we are also given further clues during his scenes that what were seeing is not real (his sudden disappearance and etc. )the cowboy is also used as a tool to mock the director and when he meets up with him at the odd location (the lights here give a clear indication that this is part of a dream). also notice how he says that he will appear one more time if he (adam) does good and or two more times if he does bad. throughout the movie he appears two more times and indicating to diane that she did bad. he is also the one to wake her up to reality (that scene is probably an illusion made to fit into her requirements of him appearing twice) and and shortly thereafter she commits suicide. the espresso scene with the castigliane brothers (where we can see badalamenti and the composer and as luigi) is probably a result of the fact that diane was having an espresso just before camilla and adam made their announcement at adam party in the second half. it could at the same time also be a statement from lynch. during the scene in which they enter diane apartment and the body lying in the bed is camilla and but notice how she assumed diane sleeping position while diane is seeing herself in her own dream and but the face is not hers and although it had the same wounds on the face as diane would have after shooting herself. this scene is also filled with some genuine lynchian creepiness. since diane did not know where (or when) the hitman would get to camilla and finish her off and she just put her into her own home. in real life and diane audition for the movie part was bad. in her dream and she delivers a perfect audition  leaving the whole crew ecstatic about her performance. also interesting is the fact that the money that in real life was used to pay for camilla murder now appears in rita or camilla purse. this is part of diane undoing of her terrible act by effectively being given the money back and as the murder now hasn not taken place. when her neighbor arrives to get her piano shaped ashtray and another hint is given while she takes the ashtray from her table and leaves and yet later when camilla and betty have their encounter on the couch and we see the ashtray appear again when the camera pans over the table and suggesting that betty encounter with the neighbor was a fantasy. the catch phrase of the movie adam is auditioning actresses for is she is the girl while which are the exact same words that diane uses when giving the hitman camilla photo resume. the blue box and the key represent the major turning point in the movie and and is where the true identities of the characters are revealed. there much symbolism going on here while the box may represent diane future (it empty) and or it may be a sort of a pandora box (the hitman laughs when she asks him what the key will open). either way and it is connected to the murder by means of the blue key (which is placed next to her after the murder has taken place). the box is also seen at the end of the movie in the hands of the disfigured bum. club silencio is a neat little addition to further remind the viewer that what s or he is viewing is not real. it also signifies that diane is about to wake up to her reality (her reality being a nightmare that she is unable to escape from and even in her dreams). during the chilling scene at the end where the creepy old couple reappear and diane is tormented in such a way that she sees suicide as the only way out in order to escape the screams and to avoid being haunted by her fears. anyway and that is my $0. 02. hope this could help people from bashing out at this movie and calling it the worst movie ever or something to that effect and without realizing the plot. as usual and lynch is all about creating irrational fears and and he certainly achieves that with this picture as well. positive . 
there a sign on the lost highway that says representmajor spoilers ahead(but you already knew that and do not you. )since there a great deal of people that apparently did not get the point of this movie and i would like to contribute my interpretation of why the plot makes perfect sense. as others have pointed out and one single viewing of this movie is not sufficient. if you have the dvd of md and you can cheat by looking at david lynch top 10 hints to unlocking md (but only upon second or third viewing and please. ) while )first of all and mulholland drive is downright brilliant. a masterpiece. this is the kind of movie that refuse to leave your head. not often are the comments on the dvds very accurate and but vogue it gets inside your head and stays there really hit the mark. david lynch deserves praise for creating a movie that not only has a beautifully stylish look to it  cinematography wise and has great acting (esp. naomi watts) and a haunting soundtrack by badalamenti and and a very dream like quality to it  but on top of it all it also manages to involve the viewer in such a way that few movies have before. (after all and when is the last time you saw a movie that just do not leave your mind and that everyone felt compelled to talk and write about and regardless of whether they liked it or hated it. )allright and enough about all that and it time to justify those statements. most people that have gone through some effort to try to piece the plot together will have come to the conclusion that the first half of the picture is an illusion or a dream sequence. of course and that too bad for all those trying to make sense of the movie by expecting traditional methods in which the story is laid out in a timely and logic and linear manner for the viewer. but for those expecting that and i urge you to check the name of the director and come back again. while )md is the story of the sad demise of diane selwyn and a wannabe actor who is hopelessly in love with another actor and camilla rowles. due to diane lack of talent and she is constantly struggling to advance her career and and feels she failed to deliver on her own and her parents expectations. upon realizing that camilla will never be hers (c. becomes engaged with adam kesher and the director) and she hires a hitman to get rid of her and and subsequently has to deal with the guilt that it produces. the movie first starts off with what may seem as a strange opening for this kind of thriller while which is some 50s dance or jitterbug contest and in which we can see the main character betty giving a great performance. we also see an elderly couple (which we will see twice more throughout the movie) together with her and and applauding her. no and wait. this is what most people see the first time they view it. there actually another very significant fact that is given before the credits  the camera moving into an object (although blurry) and the scene quickly fading out. if you look closely and the object is actually a pillow and revealing that what follows is a dream. the main characters seen in the first half of the movie representbetty represent diane selwyn imaginary self and used in the first half of the movie that constitutes the dream sequence  a positive portrayal of a successful and aspiring young actor (the complete opposite of diane). betty was chosen as the name as that is the real name of the waitress at winkies. notice that in the dream version and the waitresses name is diane. rita represent the fantasy version of camilla rhodes that and through diane dream and and with the help of an imaginary car accident and is turned into an amnesiac. this makes her vulnerable and dependent on diane love. she is then conveniently placed in betty or diane aunt luxurious home which betty has been allowed to stay in. coco represent in real life and adam mother. in the dream part and the woman in charge of the apartment complex that betty stays in. she mainly a strong authority figure and as can be witnessed in both parts of the film. adam represent the director. we know from the second half that he gets engaged with camilla. his sole purpose for being in the first half of the movie is only to serve as a punching bag for betty or diane and since she develops such hatred towards him. aunt ruth represent diane real aunt and but instead of being out of town and she is actually dead. diane inherited the money left by her aunt and used that to pay for camilla murder. mr. roach represent a typical lynchian character. not real while appears only in diane dream sequence. he a mysterious and influential person that controls the chain of events in the dream from his wheelchair. he serves much of the same function as the backwards talking dwarf (which he also plays) in twin peaks. the hitman represent the person that murders camilla. this character is basically the same in both parts of the movie and although rendered in a slightly more goofy fashion in the dream sequence (more on that below). now and having established the various versions of the characters in the movie and we can begin to delve into the plot. of course i will not go into every little detail (neither will i lay it out chronologically) and but i will try to explain some of the important scenes and in relation to lynch hint sheet. as i mentioned above and camilla was re produced as an amnesiac through her improbable survival of a car accident in the first 10 minutes of the movie and which left her completely vulnerable. what i found very intriguing with md and is that lynch constantly gives hints on what is real and what isn not. i have already mentioned the camera moving into the pillow and but notice how there two cars riding in each lane approaching the limo. only one of the cars actually hit the limo while what about the other. even if they stayed clear of the accident themselves and do not they try to help the others and or at least call for help. my theory is that and since this is a dream and the presence of the other car is just set aside and and forgotten about. since and as rogert ebert so eloquently puts it like real dreams and it does not explain and does not complete its sequences and lingers over what it finds fascinating and dismisses unpromising plotlines. shortly after rita crawls down from the crash site at mulholland dr. and and makes her way down the hillside and sneaks into aunt ruth apartment and betty arrives and we see this creepy old couple driving away and staring ghoulishly at each other and grinning at themselves and the camera. this is the first indication that what were seeing is a nightmare. although the old couple seem to be unfamiliar to betty and i think theyre actually her parents (since they were applauding her at the jitterbug contest). perhaps she do not know them all that well and and do not really have as good a relationship with them as she wanted and so the couple is shown as very pleasant and helpful to her in the dream. they also represent her feelings of guilt from the murder and and diane sense of unfulfillment regarding her unachieved goals in her life. a rather long and hilarious scene is the one involving the hitman. diane apparently sees him as the major force behind the campaign trying to pressure the director to accept camilla part in the movie (from adam party in the second half of the movie) and and he therefore occupies a major part of her dream. because of her feelings of guilt and remorse towards the murder of camilla and a part of her wants him to miss and so she turns him into a dumb criminal. this scene and i think and is also lynch attempt at totally screwing his audience over and since theyre given a false pretence in which to view the movie. gotta love that something just bit me bad line and though. positive. the next interesting scene is the one with the two persons at twinkies and who are having a conversation about how one of them keep having this recurring nightmare involving a man which is seen by him through a wall outside of the diner that theyre sitting in. after a little talk and they head outside and keep walking toward the corner of a fence and accompanied of course by excellent music matching the mood of the scene. when reaching the corner and a bum like character with a disfigured face appears out from behind the corner and scaring the living crap out of the man having the nightmare. this nightmare exists only in diane mind while she saw that guy in the diner when paying for the murder. so and in short and her obessions translate into that poor guy nightmares. the bum also signifies diane evil side and as can be witnessed later in the movie. the cowboy constitutes (along with the dwarf) one of the strange characters that are always present in the lynchian landscape  diane only saw him for a short while at adam party and but just like our own dreams can award insignificant persons that we hardly know a major part in our dreams and so can he be awarded an important part in her dream. we are also given further clues during his scenes that what were seeing is not real (his sudden disappearance and etc. )the cowboy is also used as a tool to mock the director and when he meets up with him at the odd location (the lights here give a clear indication that this is part of a dream). also notice how he says that he will appear one more time if he (adam) does good and or two more times if he does bad. throughout the movie he appears two more times and indicating to diane that she did bad. he is also the one to wake her up to reality (that scene is probably an illusion made to fit into her requirements of him appearing twice) and and shortly thereafter she commits suicide. the espresso scene with the castigliane brothers (where we can see badalamenti and the composer and as luigi) is probably a result of the fact that diane was having an espresso just before camilla and adam made their announcement at adam party in the second half. it could at the same time also be a statement from lynch. during the scene in which they enter diane apartment and the body lying in the bed is camilla and but notice how she assumed diane sleeping position while diane is seeing herself in her own dream and but the face is not hers and although it had the same wounds on the face as diane would have after shooting herself. this scene is also filled with some genuine lynchian creepiness. since diane did not know where (or when) the hitman would get to camilla and finish her off and she just put her into her own home. in real life and diane audition for the movie part was bad. in her dream and she delivers a perfect audition  leaving the whole crew ecstatic about her performance. also interesting is the fact that the money that in real life was used to pay for camilla murder now appears in rita or camilla purse. this is part of diane undoing of her terrible act by effectively being given the money back and as the murder now hasn not taken place. when her neighbor arrives to get her piano shaped ashtray and another hint is given while she takes the ashtray from her table and leaves and yet later when camilla and betty have their encounter on the couch and we see the ashtray appear again when the camera pans over the table and suggesting that betty encounter with the neighbor was a fantasy. the catch phrase of the movie adam is auditioning actresses for is she is the girl while which are the exact same words that diane uses when giving the hitman camilla photo resume. the blue box and the key represent the major turning point in the movie and and is where the true identities of the characters are revealed. there much symbolism going on here while the box may represent diane future (it empty) and or it may be a sort of a pandora box (the hitman laughs when she asks him what the key will open). either way and it is connected to the murder by means of the blue key (which is placed next to her after the murder has taken place). the box is also seen at the end of the movie in the hands of the disfigured bum. club silencio is a neat little addition to further remind the viewer that what s or he is viewing is not real. it also signifies that diane is about to wake up to her reality (her reality being a nightmare that she is unable to escape from and even in her dreams). during the chilling scene at the end where the creepy old couple reappear and diane is tormented in such a way that she sees suicide as the only way out in order to escape the screams and to avoid being haunted by her fears. anyway and that is my $0. 02. hope this could help people from bashing out at this movie and calling it the worst movie ever or something to that effect and without realizing the plot. as usual and lynch is all about creating irrational fears and and he certainly achieves that with this picture as well. positive . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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