Mulholland Drive's story takes place in our protagonist Diane’s mind, with three main characters that each represent a facet of her personality, which ultimately influences her emotional state in the real world. You know... kinda like in Pixar's “Inside Out”?

But what's up with that Blue Key? Who is the Cowboy? And just who is the Jumpscare Monster?

Today, we’re going to try a different approach to "solving" Mulholland Dr., since a lot meaning can be pulled from the film's inexplicable moments, not by analyzing them as “clues”, but by using story structure to contextualize them. Because the places where story beats land, greatly effect the course our characters’ arcs and the film’s meaning!

Now, let’s finally solve the mystery behind Mulholland Drive and reveal its true meaning once and for all! ... if David Lynch lets us...

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0:00 - Intro
1:48 - "Act 0" Recap
2:44 - The God-Awful Feeling
4:30 - The Man Behind the Winkies
5:52 - The Dreamplace
7:44 - Meet Adam
10:25 - The Whoiziss
11:45 - Adam and the Pool Guy
12:16 - Chasing a Dream
13:09 - The Cowboy
14:59 - Changing Your Attitude
16:00 - The Audition
17:08 - This is the Girl
18:20 - Searching for "Diane"
19:11 - Bedtime
19:50 - There is No Band
21:43 - Facing Reality
23:27 - The Whoiziss Solved
25:13 - The End...
26:56 - This still doesn't really make sense...
28:38 - The Pilot
33:51 - Wrapping Up
35:26 - End Screen

Storyograph is a story analysis channel that explores the hidden meaning of popular and obscure media by tracking thematic elements through the use of story structure. And if you just fell asleep half-way through that sentence, there’s also a bunch of dumb sound effects, shoddy animation and cheap jokes to keep you entertained through to the end.

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