Mulholland Drive

In the film Mulholland Drive directed by David Lynch there are many examples of Meta Film that can be found throughout the entire film. Some of these examples can be seen throughout the characters displayed in the film. Their dreams, motives and personalities reflect the hectic atmosphere found in the modern day film industry. Other examples of Meta Film found throughout Mulholland Drive include the characters struggles and how they each relate to each other along with the setting of the films such as the mysterious casting threats made towards the director during the beginning stages of the filming process.

The film Mulholland Drive uses an excellent example of Meta Film by exposing the corruptness found inside of the film making industry. The film uses screen writing characters as well as directing characters to show the real struggle of getting a film made. During the creation of the director’s , Adam Kesher’s, film he is trying to impress some very temperamental and rich members of the film making industry. He begins to lose his mind and do chaotic things in reaction to the fact that his film making processes is so stressful. One great example of Meta Film through this takes place when Adam begins to become threatened about who to cast for the lead in his film even though it is not the girl he truly wants. This directly relates to and exposes the intense ways the film making industry dictates specific films and uses corruption to do so which is a great example of Meta Film.

The character of Betty is also an excellent example of the films usage of Meta Film. Betty is a young girl with a big dream to be a fantastic and famous actress. Her dreams seem to get the best of her as she begins to fall into the corrupt system of the film industry. The character of Betty is quite confusing and hypnotic which describes the way Betty is feeling throughout the film. Although the film starts out with young and pretty Betty it ends with a drug addicted Hollywoodized reality of the actress she has become, or will become throughout her career. It seems as though she is older and has become a corrupt part of the movie making industry and she has begun to dream of how young and excited she used to be when she first started her acting journey. By portraying this raw image of what Betty has turned into shows the viewers what real life actors and actresses are like and what they go through beyond the screen which is another brilliant example of Meta Film.