Adam's wife cheats on him and she kicks him out?
What kinda *beep* is that?
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Adam's wife cheats on him and she kicks him out?
I have seemed to be unsuccessful in explaining this view but enjoy making the effort. I am not sure if this will make any sense as words seem insufficient.
In my multi-leveled POV (that includes ALL viewer theories) there are certain deeper “non-physical” levels that interpret ALL characters in the film as artistic symbolic abstractions of mental processes occurring within “the mind” as opposed to a story taking place in the real physical world. “Adam” (a “part” that is “directing” “the mind”) is wanting to go “home” to safety and escape having to deal with the dilemma...symbolically putting “out of mind” and repressing or ignoring the situation in which another part of the mind is functioning to “force” the choice of a wrong path upon the mind (Castigliane Bros.). From this perspective, Adam represents “the mind” having to face a choice between maintaining control of being “true” to an “inner self” or (blinking) succumbing to a less noble darker powerful “desire” that will lead the mind astray to a dark and unintended world. The mind faces a choice of “paths” (=Rhodes/roads) to take...the right one to “inner satisfaction/peace” (and “happiness”) or the wrong one of “outer material worldly desire” (ultimately that results in “suffering”). There is no escaping to safe "home" inside the mind. The mind attempts to repress and avoid making the choice and becomes (subconsciously) distressed, represented by being kicked out of home and causing additional damage that continues to spiral beyond, affecting other things (and people).(“Now you’ve done it! What are you even doing here?!?”). This idea is repeatedly portrayed in various ways in the film. It can be noted here that Lorrain has been untrue and suffers too, as does Gene who is diddling the wife of his employer, symbolizing further damage born of bad self-centered desires. (“Try not to think of it. It’s better that way”. Fail!)
Further unsuccessful “repression” ("They know where you are.") is attempted in Adams hiding “down”town at The Park (parking/thinking/timeout) where the Cowboy is presented as a means to rationalize choosing a path that will lead to “suffering” (“How life will be”). Adam fails to recognize the signs that might inform him of the right path. This deeper level of the film might be thought of as depicting the repeated cycle of damage (negativity, jealousy, hate, fear, selfishness, anger. loneliness etc) caused by failing to understand how to achieve a higher level of consciousness, free of negativity.
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Wow, great interpretation. You should write a post with your thoughts about the entire movie.
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Ummm...I will presume you "get" some of the ideas expressed in this POV but perhaps you have your tongue planted in your cheek instead. Thank you in any case! Few posters have indicated any interest in discussing this direction but I sometimes write and attempt to detail the experience, mostly for my enjoyment to clarify my own thoughts. It really is a beautiful and fulfilling perspective (and very reflective of Lynch's own beliefs). My posts (and replies) often tend to be long (necessarily?) and likely challenging to read. The film's levels of interconnected richness and detail may be understood but difficult (impossible?) to put in to words. I have enjoyed exploring this expressionistic artwork for years as my understanding eventually began to "transcend" from an initially narrow physical interpretation to a wider more universal appreciation that continues to evolve and deepen. I doubt I would be able to explain all of my thoughts in any comprehensible written form as there is just so much the film seems to provide "within". Although I have mixed feelings about how much to relate, maybe one day...?
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That's the least of his smart-alec worries.
How is it that his credit goes bad at the downtown hide-out hotel, even though he's paying in cash?
Brevity is the soul of wit.
I don't know but it's probably the funniest scene in the movie, that and the Mob guy standing in the hallway yelling "...Adam Kesher??" instead of just searching the house for him.
"Honey, he's probably upset"
More like he got his butt kicked after fighting with his wife. Time to leave and reconnoiter the situation. In the end, "I got the pool and she got the pool man." Thus in the end the divorce court kicked her out.
He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.
Well, technically it was the GENE CLEAN guy that kicked him out . . . .
shareShe does that because it's all part of a dream where Diane unleashes a revenge fantasy on Adam for having stolen Camilla away from her.
shareI generally consider the scene where Dianne is watching Camilla seduce the director during rehearsal in the car a "real life flashback." However, if that too is part of a dream, it's interesting that Dianne's subconscious put a Scarlet letter "A" prominently on the windshield in front of the two as they kissed in the car. In that scenario, Adam was the one committing adultery as well. Which makes sense of his gloating at the dinner party when he boasts "I got the pool and she got the pool man -- I wanted to buy that judge a Rolls-Royce."