Chapter 227 Confused

This is the first time director Miracle has involved thriller, suspense, and crime. Frankly speaking, no one understands what he wants to express in the movie, but there are suspense everywhere and connections everywhere. Adrian not only picked up what he once lost, but also continued to deepen it, giving people uneasy while still wanting to continue pursuing.

Le Figaro

This is a movie that needs to give up on oneself. It consists of countless pieces. Adrian wants to use the multi-line narrative technique that once made him generous and brilliant. However, it seems that he hasn't used it for too long. Finally, he played it too much and then presented such a boring work.

The Guardian

It’s hard to believe that this movie is full of low-energy and broken garbage fragments. Want to find logic from it?Sorry, you went to the wrong place, and the light of director Miracle seems to be about to fade away.

The New York Times

As the most popular work of this year's Cannes Film Festival, "Mulholland Road" immediately received many comments after its release. What surprised many people was that most of these comments were not very good. Film critics from various countries seemed to have made an appointment, and they all agreed that the logical lack of this film was a huge failure.

Even though there are many French and Italians who think it's pretty good, the composition of the lens, the use of colors, the creation of the atmosphere, and the performances of the two actresses are very good, but when talking about the logic of the movie, this fact cannot be avoided.

This is a very strange thing. As a famous miracle director, Adrian could not direct such a meaningless movie. So why can't he express what he wants to say clearly?

A certain film critic raised a question, which was also the question of many people who watched the premiere. Although the applause after the premiere was still quite enthusiastic, it did not eliminate the doubts in their hearts, and Adrian's subsequent plausible answer made this doubt even more.

However, many people secretly gloat about it. This is exactly the picture they want to see. They have been waiting for this moment for too long.

So in the next two days, the comments on "Mulholland Road" became even more intense. Texts such as "Mulholland Road" have just finished their work and this is a bad Waterloo" kept appearing in the newspapers, which made many directors of miracle very dissatisfied with their support, but they didn't know how to refute it. Although Adrian has produced movies of various themes, the styles of "Mulholland Road" and his previous works are too different. The only similar one is the "Eye Opening Ring", but that is Kubrick's work.

But Adrian didn't respond to this situation. The reporters waited outside the hotel for two days. Whether it was Nicole or Naomi, they had encountered it several times, but they just couldn't catch the Miracle Director.

While they were depressed, they were secretly happy. Almost most of them thought that the miracle director could not accept this fact, so when they were stuck in the room and didn't come out, they naturally started to play it at will.

But this didn't last long, as Roger Albert's reviews were released soon.

It was a surprising work, and for this I had to spend a few days savoring and taking the time to watch it in the theater again.Undoubtedly, Adrian is a very good director. Whenever you think you are familiar with his style of conduct, he will release works that unexpectedly come from you, and always maintain extraordinary vitality and significance, especially those movies that are not expensive, yes, movies like "Mulholland Road".

Many people believe that the biggest failure of "Mulholland Road" is that there is an illogical story, but I think this is the most interesting part of the whole movie.

Even no matter how harsh people are, they will not admit that the upper and lower parts of the obviously divided part have a clear connection. To give the simplest example, the actress from Canada in the first half is called Betty, but afterwards, she is called Diane, and the amnesia woman in the front is called Rita, which is obviously from Rita Hayvas and then called Betty. It is obvious that the two have an inseparable close relationship, which is also proven in the movie.

So what is the connection with the name Diane?

It's very simple. In the first half, the waitress in the cafe is called Diane, and in the second half, the waitress's name becomes Betty.

Very interesting, right?

If you look closely, you will find that the characters who appeared in the first half also appeared in the second half, but their images have changed a lot. The audience needs to find the connections in this.

Think about it, how pleasant it will be when you find the whole clue because of a thread in a mess!

This is an atypical movie, and its meaning is not to tell a story, but to let the audience find their own story. As Adrian said after the premiere, there is no standard answer for this movie, and there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people.

"Mulholland Road" gives enough clues for the audience to search for. It's wonderful, not inferior to any of Adrian's previous works. I think I will watch them again sometimes. As for what kind of story I saw, I'm sorry, that's my business.

It is also worth mentioning that the acting skills of the two actresses have also added a lot of color to the movie. Nicole Kidman interprets the confusion, fear and confusion in front, the sexy and demonic behind them very appropriately. This should be her best role in several years.Naomi Watts is even better. In addition to her innocence and confidence as a newcomer at the beginning, and her struggle in despair because of losing her lover, she also has an audition-based drama. These are all well grasped by her and are convincing. They can almost be regarded as different destinies of Hollywood actresses at different stages. They are very exciting. I want to give her a thumbs up!

Roger Albert

The release of this film review immediately changed the direction of the entire critic. Albert is a top film critic in Hollywood. Even those Europeans with high self-esteem cannot stab too much when talking about his film reviews.

Since he said so, "Mulholland Road" must be worthy, so where is the excitement of this movie?

The theater where the movie "Mulholland Road" was broadcasting, with the decline in traffic after the premiere, suddenly ushered in the second wave of peak. Some came with curiosity, some wanted to watch it again, and some wanted to prove that they were better than Roger?

Albert is smart and wait, and then new reviews are released again.

In fact, it cannot be said to be a new film review, because many of the reviews were published by critics who did not speak out after the premiere.

These are truly famous critics who would rather read them a few more times than Albert without going to a conclusion casually.

Of course, there is another reason because this is the work of director Miracle.

From the beginning of directing to the present, every time someone is not optimistic about him and then makes ridicule, Adrian will slap these people in the face with facts, once, twice, or even three or four times. If you have to despise them tirelessly every time you are slapped in the face, that is not personality, it is brainless and masochist.

Film critics write film reviews for readers, not for directors or producers. If a reader is slapped in the face every time when he stands on the side of the critic, unless he is also a brainless and masochist, no one is willing to stand with them.

So if there is no special reason, such as having a holiday with Adrian or having a special mission, these well-known film critics will be very cautious.

It's indeed a quirky movie, especially the latter half, the desperate story of the desperate actress, enough to sting our nerves and will continue to sting.

Los Angeles Times

From a performance perspective alone, Naomi's role is probably one of the most difficult characters this year.The Times

The absurd and illogical story contains a cruel theme, which deeply shows the other side of Hollywood, which is also one of the good intentions of director Miracle.Liberation News

After all, "Mulholland Road" is a movie full of logical fragments. There is no prompt, and Albert is unclear. It will be difficult to make a rough idea for a while.

But this does not mean that the film reviews cannot be written. The overall plot is difficult to grasp, and the actors' performances are also possible. Moreover, the two stories before and after are basically complete, so it is very simple to find something that can be said from it.

Not only is the critics busy because of this, but ordinary movie fans are also discussing movies in large quantities. Among the sub-sites of AC Media’s official website about movies, many movie fans who came to Cannes to visit communicate in the forum.

But the busiest thing is not them, but David Lynch who was caught up in because of Adrian's words.

For David Lynch, this should be the worst May of his life, because of the unprecedented defeat of "Lost on the Highway" last year. He had no plans this year and just stayed at home and went nowhere.

But as soon as they woke up, the outside of their house was full of reporters. As soon as they opened the door, they held up their cameras and took photos, and then handed them microphones, recorders, etc. to themselves and asked about his relationship with miracle director Adrian.

God testifies that although he is also a well-known director in Hollywood, his directing style is too weird. Although he has a famous cult TV series like "Twin Peaks", his audience is always small. Except for various film festivals, he has never been treated so grandly in private. It's a hell.

Sorry, I don't know what you are talking about, and I have no intersection with Mr. Adrian Cowell.

Faced with the bombardment of the reporters, Lynch could only say this repeatedly, but how could the reporters believe it? You should know that Adrian personally admitted that this was not his work, and this was David Lynch's work.

Lynch had no choice but to retreat home, and a good day was ruined.

He would not be able to leave the house in the next few days, but he finally figured out the reason for the matter. Although he didn't know how the miracle director who had no intersection with him would say this, he quickly notified his family, friends and agent, and issued a statement through his agent that he did not provide any help to Mr. Adrian's work, and he had no intersection with Mr. Adrian. As for why Mr. Adrian said this, please go and ask him better. Of course, he respected a young director like Mr. Adrian and hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate.

After Lynch made such a firm statement, the reporters began to get confused again. In fact, since the two had nothing to do with each other, why did Adrian say such things?

When they were puzzled, after Albert's film review was released, another heavy review was published in the Los Angeles Times. The only one who published the article was a well-known critic, but the content was unignorable because his title was: Just a dream.

I don't know how many people have noticed this detail. When the two stories were split, that is, when Rita opened the blue box, after the smoke was shrouded, Betty or Diane was lying on the bed, and then the cowboy who threatened director Adam opened the door and walked in. At this time, the camera switched. It was not Betty or Diane lying on the bed, but the rotten female corpse before.Then, the cowboy smiled, turned around and went out again, the camera switched again, and still Betty or Diane was lying on the bed, and then the second story began.

It should be noted that Betty or Diane lying on the bed was exactly the same as the rotten female corpse, and then when she shot herself, the position of lying on the bed was still exactly the same as the rotten female corpse.Through the details shown in the second story, we can be sure that Diane loves Betty very much, but although Betty has feelings for her, she is not as strong as her. So when Betty announces that she is going to marry director Adam, Diane, who has become a hateful person, finds a killer and asks him to kill Betty. But when she finds that Betty is really dead, the torture of the conscience of the Blue Box makes her feel in pain and eventually kills herself by swallowing the gun.

The whole article analyzes the emotional relationship between Betty Diane and Rita Betty in detail, and then pairs up the characters behind and the characters in front one by one. For example, the director behind is powerful, so in the dream ahead, he is not only threatened by the underworld, but his wife also sleeps with the painter, and finally goes bankrupt and has to surrender.

Or the relationship between Betty, Diane, and Rita, the beautification of Betty in Diane's heart, and the different atmospheres of the two performances with Rita during the lines and audition, etc. I have to say that this guy is quite attentive.

This report quickly caused a warm response. Both ordinary audiences and film critics of all sizes began to discuss it. Many people supported and many people opposed it. The most important thing for opponents is that since it was in a dream, since it was a dream and swallowed a gun and committed suicide after waking up from the dream, why did they dream of rotten female corpse?

The statement that supports people naturally needs to be maintained. Dreaming is finally clear. After all, there is finally a logical explanation, so all kinds of reasons are raised. For example, since it is dreaming, it is normal to have illogical aspects. The director of miracle may want to use this method to guide everyone's thinking.

As for whether it would be strange if it was normal to find logic and say illogical parts, it was not something they had to consider.

In short, the heated debate began again. In just less than a week, "Mulholland Road"'s reputation in Cannes has increased again, becoming the most popular movie at the festival. If people who come here to participate in the festival don't go to the theater and watch it, they will be embarrassed to chat with others.

Then, the fans soon added fuel to the fire and posted a post on the Internet that Director Miracle was paying tribute to David Lynch.

As long as someone has seen all David Lynch's works, he will find that Adrian's new work has many typical 'Lynch-style' vocabulary and scenes: the squeaking lights that flicker, the neurotic narrator, the mysterious man with a hideous face, the singer's singing that has fallen on the stage but is still loud, and the plot of a harmonious imitation of the noir movie: the sexy woman with amnesia, the tall and strong white man in a windbreaker and sunglasses, etc.The reason why Adrian claimed after the premiere was that this was actually a work of David Lynch? It was a tribute work!

This is a short paragraph from the fan's post, and the following is a detailed analysis of the similarities between "Mulholland Road" and Lynch's works.

This is because the person who wrote the article was originally an Adrian movie fan, he was a fan of niche movies. Lynch's weird movies were in line with his appetite, so he liked to run to the European Film Festival.

I fell in love with Adrian because of "Two Big Blows" and "Pulp Novels". After he started directing mainstream movies, he left. This time he came to Cannes and heard that he had a new work to participate in, so he immediately took time to watch it.

Such people will naturally like such movies very much, and immediately began to guess the plot without exhaustion. Later, I saw what Adrian said after the premiere in the newspaper, and immediately began to compare, so the post came up.

Of course, many people also rebuked them, especially those loyal Adrian movie fans, who believed that this analysis was unreasonable and was completely far-fetched, and the director of miracle did not need to pay tribute to anyone.

However, some supporters of this movie fan also had a quarrel with the newspaper about how to interpret "Mulholland Road", and in the end they were reprinted in the newspaper by a guy with a keen sense of smell.

It is conceivable how many people will be surprised if such news is published. David Lynch's weird style works are still very artistic in the eyes of these people in Europe, so he has received much more attention here than in Hollywood. Naturally, some people are familiar with his style. After this post was reprinted, someone immediately came out to say that it is indeed very similar.

This is incredible, but Mulholland Road does have a very obvious ‘Lynchy’ style.A more famous French film critic said this.

So the news surrounding this movie became even more chaotic.