5 Reasons Mulholland Drive is Postmodern

1. The strong sense of hyper reality displayed by Betty/Diane - she has an inability of consciousness to distinguish reality.
2. The story is fragmented and schizoid, reality is broken several times and we are disconnected from the story. It’s a massive meta narrative - stories within stories each revealing Diane’s/Betty’s mental states.
3. There is use of pastiche referencing Hollywood culture and it’s history - it’s a trope of a blonde actress who dreams of being a Hollywood star, in this way Mulholland Drive is reflexive - self referencing film it acknowledges itself as a film where the audience see the behind the camera part of film making such as: full sets, directors/producer, lights, cameras etc.
4. The film is abstract and ambiguous in terms of the ideas presented/questions evoked.
5. Mulholland Drive has a non linear narrative and it is hard to distinguish an accurate timeline or a linear plot to follow and understand.