Mulholland Drive

When I first watched this film, the only prior work of Lynch that I saw was Eraserhead which in hindsight was a huge contrast considering it’s almost a 25 year difference between those 2. No doubt about it, I still thought it was a masterpiece then but now revisiting it after getting to know some of his other works more really helped me notice certain techniques that he’d been using for a while. When I watched Lost Highway for the first time a little bit ago I noticed just how much Mulholland Dr. is similar with all the eerie lighting and quite literally the same setting. I’ve seen some interpretations that these 2 are “companion films” with one being male focused and the other being female focuses and I can definitely see that. Just like one my first watch, the visuals amazed tf out of me but this time I was really blown away by just how insanely good Naomi Watts’ acting was. That character switch is so crazy that one my first watch I almost couldn’t even tell it was still her. (i also just got 2 original poster from this film and i’m extremely ecstatic)