Wim Wenders' 2000 film, "The Million Dollar Hotel," conceived by Bono (U2), unfolds as a post-modern film noir hybrid and a melancholic portrait of Los Angeles' urban fringe existences. The plot centers on a loose community of societal outsiders, freaks, and dreamers who inhabit the dilapidated "Million Dollar Hotel" in Downtown L.A. The narrative is presented from the retrospective perspective of the lovesick, intellectually impaired resident, Tom Tom (Jeremy Davies), who jumps from the roof shortly after the film begins. At the heart of the story is the mysterious death of another resident, the eccentric junkie Izzy (Tim Roth), who, to everyone's surprise, turns out to be the rich son of a media mogul. The investigation is led by the eccentric FBI Agent Skinner (Mel Gibson), whose bizarre behavior disrupts the already fragile world of the hotel. As Skinner investigates the apparent murder, Tom Tom becomes a focus, both as a witness and a suspect. He is also desperately in love with the mysterious, almost angelic Eloise (Milla Jovovich). The film is an existentialist study of loneliness, unconditional love, and the illusions of the American Dream. It contrasts the colorful, though dysfunctional, parallel world of the hotel residents—a mix of loyalty, deceit, and despair—with the cold, sensationalist outside world, represented by the media and the official investigation. The resolution of the case ultimately reveals a tragic truth about Izzy's fate and the innocent nature of the alleged perpetrators, while Tom Tom's narration culminates in a bittersweet finale.