Please explain Mulholland drive?

My friend says that the DVD contains clarifying clues. I have only had the chance to see it in the theatre. The best movie of the year, imo. I don't know if i want to know the ins and outs; i was a little iffy reading this thread.

I like a lot of David Lynch's stuff, and enjoyed the film until the last 20 minutes (after Betty wakes up as Diane-hope I have the 2nd name right). As to the clues in the DVD (I watched it on DVD with my wife), either I'm totally stupid or they don't mean that much. As much as I like him, Lynch is not perfect-while I think Blue Velvet was a great movie and like a bit of his other stuff, Dune was absolutely laughable. I'd put Mulhulland Drive somewhere in between. That it may have been the best movie of last year (don't think I'd agree with this one) just shows how the overall quality of movies has degenerated in the past few years, particularly in Hollywood. Then again, it was a much better picture than Moulin Rouge, which, in my opinion was not much more than an extended MTV video.

I like what sugarbrie and Jameswei had to say about the movie. I too didn't understand the movie until several days later. This is clearly a movie with multiple interpretations and levels of impact. I felt that the "dream" was also a person in a state of decompensation and a depression spiral. There were also delusions of grandeur with perceiving herself as a person who performed exceptional at her audition, her role as the "savior" for the injured and vulnerable starlet, and she had someone powerful watching out for her (the cowboy), etc. Ultimately the concept that nothing is what it seems, everything is grey, there are no absolutes is even more clear. I will be interested to hear what others thought of this odd-interesting movie. Entertaining movie??? I am still deciding that one. I was told that this movie was a lot like Momento. What do you think of that comparison? Jallen

The Cowboy is the messenger of the Dwarf. The Dwarf is all-powerful, but has gone crazy. Once you know who the Dwarf is, everything else falls into place.
Silencio.

I'll buy the DVD soon, so I don't feel like renting it again to try and figure out who the Dwarf is. Joe, can you help me here please? I thought the Cowboy was the messenger for the old studio guy behind the glass.