Lost Highway

“I like to remember things my own way”“What do you mean by that?” “How I remembered them. Not necessarily the way they happened.” What the fuck. Great movie and a very cool one too, but wow I was so confused. I was so invested in the movie, particularly because of Patricia Arquette and the killer soundtrack. This movie had a very interesting mystery element and by the end, while still very confused, I had some kind of a sense of what happened. I was specifically confused on how Fred just transformed into Pete and then back. I feel like this is a similar situation with Diane/Betty in Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts’ character. I had come to the conclusion that most of the story was her dreaming of a better life and the ending was the reality. I feel like in this, Pete is the dream and Fred is the reality. I feel like this mixes the mystery aspect of Blue Velvet with the confusing aspect of Mulholland Drive, and makes them into something so cool. This is probably my favorite David Lynch movie I’ve seen. Everytime I watch one of his movies I mourn the fact he isn’t alive.