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Originally Posted by CSflim
So thats my take on the film. As you may have guessed, the aboce italics are sort of ,sarcastic! They aren't the truth, they are what Diane believes, or tries to make herself believe, with her dream.
So any thoughts? Any queries?
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I think a few of the more specific details you mentioned are a little "overanalyzed"
Don't forget, this was originally supposed to be a pilot for a series that was never picked up, so it's quite likely that a lot of these minor episodes were setups for plot lines that would develop later.
Trying to figure out the symbolism for some of them is a little like trying to figure out who killed Laura Palmer, or what the significance of the one armed man is, after watching the pilot episode of Twin Peaks - you just don't have enough information.
I don't remember the exact chronology (haven't seen it in a while), but I don't think
all the scenes before the box being opened were meant to be part of the dream. While they reinforce and explain parts of the dream sequences, I believe the scenes that don't actually have Betty and/or Rita in them are "real life"; I think one of the clues was the sound - real world scenes have music (eg the large enforcer fellow looking for Adam), while the dreams ones just have a low hum/rumble in the background.
Actually, that's a thought - were there
any scenes that had Rita in them but not Betty (after they met up in the house, of course)?