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    Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
    Thanks Monet - yes I was listening to it yesterday, but it was late at night and I dozed off so I will re-listen to the part I dozed off on. I have completed my re-viewing of Mulholland Drive. My main take is that the movie succeeds in conveying the message that people seeking stardom are eaten up all the time by Hollywood. These star-seekers just don't realize what a long shot it is even if you have all the looks and talent in the world (they are all congregated in one place after all). Well you know all this already, but it is the main message of the film IMHO. Naomi's character deals with it, with her highly detailed dream (recall the movie Jacob's Ladder) and eventual suicide (not a great way to deal with it). Others may cope with it differently (drug use, alcohol,gambling, wanton sex, etc. just like any other trauma). The characters in the dream are really something. In particular The Cowboy.
    Anyway, it was good to see it again as I had forget quite a bit of it having not viewed it again until almost 20 years later.

    Cheers, TP.
    Podcast

    For me, the first hour or hour and a half was pretty good.
    Things got a little redundant after that and different after Alex started to feel the effects of alcohol.
    I agree with most of the main points being made but you have to cipher through the opinionated facts.
    They lose me when they get all upset about Devil Worshiping but believe in some sort of Dimensional Metamorphosis.
    I'm not sure why Alex Jones is so focused on drinking and smoking marijuana.
    Hard to believe or understand this statement that he has made before...
    "God doesn't know where he came from" - Alex Jones

    Mulholland Drive

    I agree with your statements and analysis.
    I think its a simple story that has been told over and over and over again.
    Innocence being Corrupted.
    The interesting or entertaining concept is the way the story is being told and the visual experience of the movie.
    My main problem with David Lynch is that he focuses on porno, too much, in his movies.
    I get it though... we are a sex crazed society and always have been.
    And of course, Sex Sales.

    Lost Highway

    Basically the same story being told with the same method which is fine and fun to watch.
    More difficult to watch as the blood, porn and satanism is overwhelming or offensive to my delicate senses.
    More difficult to cipher compared to Mulholland Drive.
    In the end, its the same old story again.
    Boy meets Girl...

    Twin Peaks

    I remember when this show was on TV every week.
    I was one of the few who wasn't watching or following it.
    I may have caught part of an episode or two with my father but I had no interest.
    So that is going to be nice now as I can watch all the episodes back to back and see what all the fuss was about.
    I guess he made part 2 as well 25 years later so if I find the show interesting I will probably be watching that for awhile now.
    Last edited by monet; 10-30-2020 at 03:52 AM.

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