Lost Highway

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Madeline N Probably an unpopular opinion, but I honestly don't know how people find this movie harder to understand than Mulholland Drive. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/24 Full Review Cole N As my third Lynch movie (Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, previously), I felt that this was the most Lynchian out of all so far. "Id" came to mind while watching -- there are moments which just activate this primal, unconscious part. High intensity scenes that cut to silence, the silence accompanied by this droning sub tone that suffocates the auditory atmosphere. The mixing of the dark backing tracks and the high octane rock music. The weird plot twists and character swaps, how everything feels like a symbol in a way where you wonder what is supposed to be "real" and if we're even in that kind of movie. The whole thing feeling of course like a dream -- that's easy -- but a dream in which its latent content is laid out for you to interpret. This was another movie I decided to watch from Zizek's "A Perverts Guide to Cinema" -- the psychoanalytic lens is useful for making any sense of this movie. Even then, I think I would need another watch to really come up with anything. But despite its inscrutableness it remained captivating, a thoroughly entertaining film all the way through. Not sure if this is cause for the latter or not, but the movie is essentially porn for about 15 minutes of its runtime. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review T What makes this film so memorable and special are the unique plot elements, set to powerful visuals / soundtrack with an excellent cast. David Lynch's films offer a welcome alternative to the same old same old contemporary three act films of which there are way too many. Lost Highway is his most "Lynchian"nightmare, with its signature menace and mystery. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review David W Essentially two movies in one, the stories are connected in a mysterious fashion. Despite the mysterious plot, Lost Highway is an enjoyable film with two stories that are easy to follow. I would watch this again, if for no other reason to further discern its meaning. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/24 Full Review Gustino A Felt like a dream the whole time, amazing. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Luis M. D At first sight this surreal movie makes no sense at all and clearly calls for an interpretation. I want to offer two interpretations, hoping to turn it into a coherent crime story. Against many film critics that claimed this movie is superficial or just an empty exercise in style, I think it is possible to find substance in it. But before I go on I must warn of SPOILERS. It's impossible to explain this messy plot without including some spoilers. So you're warned not to read on if you haven't seen the movie yet. This comment will assume that you have already seen the movie. So there is go. Interpretation 1. A young auto mechanic called Pete meets Alice, the beautiful mistress of Mr. Eddy, a powerful gangster. Suddenly they fall in love with each other. So they concoct a plot to cheat Mr. Eddy and run away, changing their names and occupations. Then they think they are safe. But Mr. Eddy is hunting them down and finally finds them. He kills Alice (now called Renée) arranging the evidence to implicate Pete (now called Fred). When Fred realizes what has happened, he goes to confront Mr. Eddy, killing him. "Dick Laurent is dead." But he is spotted by the police, chased and finally captured. He's tried, convicted and sentenced to death for murdering his wife (and perhaps for killing Mr. Eddy). In the end nobody wins. Interpretation 2. A young auto mechanic called Pete meets Alice, the beautiful mistress of Mr. Eddy, a powerful gangster. Suddenly they fall in love with each other. So they concoct a plot to cheat Mr. Eddy and run away, changing their names and occupations. Later on, at the insistence of Alice (now called Renée) Pete (now called Fred) goes out and kills Mr. Eddy. "Dick Laurent is dead." He does so preemptively for they can't be safe until Mr. Eddy is dead. But Mr. Eddy has survived. He hunts them down and finally finds them. He exacts his final revenge by killing Renée and framing Fred as the culprit. Fred is tried, convicted and sentenced to death. In the end Mr. Eddy wins. This movie is actually very complex. Each interpretation has its pros and cons. There may be other interpretations, even better than these ones. But that's what makes this movie great. It will always be open to reinterpretations. That's why it deserves a four full stars as a minimum. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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