Mulhulland Drive

Mulhulland Drive is all about illusion. Nothing is as it seems. Like the Silencio director explained in his act, No hay banda, this is all a recording. He uses his hands and motions to create sounds a band would make as well as a trumpet player who plays and then stops while the music continues to play in order to convince the viewer that what you you see may not necessarily be reality. You get taken out of the film when the club singer, sings this beautiful balled and even though it's in another language you can feel the message she is conveying through emotion. She draws you in but you realize this is not really happening when she collapses on the floor but the music continues to go and the singing continues even though she is clearly unconcsious.
You must keep a kene eye on the entire film and pay attention to all the details. For example, the actress that "must" be the one according to the mafia guys name is Camilla according to the picture. They force Adam the director to choose her. This is Diane or "Betty's" way of convincing herself that the only reason Camilla got parts in movies over her was because Camilla had a bunch of people threatening the director to cast her in a certain part therefor keeping Diane from all the leading roles.
This film is 90% a dream, a fabrication of Diane's subconscious. The story is based around how she wants life to really be. She is the sought after actress and is seen as the perfect innocent and helpful girl. She is hopelessly in love with Camilla however Camilla is in love with the director Adam who are to be married. I feel that this is where Diane's whole craziness began to unfold and eventually led to her ultimate demise. You come out of the dream when Camilla opens the blue box and Diane is thrown back into reality where she hates and eventually kills herself.