OVER BLACK SCENE CARD
Mulholland Drive Makes Dream Logic an Identity Reversal
The reversal works because dream logic is not random; it is an emotional cover story. Performance, casting, romance, and dread become the materials of a self-protective hallucination.
Why it works
Club Silencio teaches the grammar before the collapse: the performance can be fake and still produce real feeling. That rule lets the identity shift reprice the entire fantasy.
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