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Leray97 It's usually refreshing to watch a film that, even with the sheer amount of praise and recognition it gets, still delivers on all fronts. Sunset Boulevard is one of these movies; it has a great balance of not only being significant with its commentary on old Hollywood, but also being entertaining. There are many parts to this movie that contributes to its joy factor, my favorites are how dark this film turns out to be along with its character performances.Many classic films that I know of have a predisposition to be slightly comical and lighthearted, primarily because of the "overacting" and probably just due to how people looked at film back in the day. Sunset Boulevard is dark; drama is not merely a tool for storytelling or showcasing of talent and personal relationships are not touched on the same way modern drama films usually do so. The character archetypes are developed throughout the film are done in away that makes all the mystery and suspense so easy to become invested in. This is where my other favorite part of the film comes in: the actors/characters.Dramatic acting in old films is always so fun to watch. It's a craft that seems to have influenced a large part of acting seen in modern films but also can't be replicated due to their novelty. In Sunset Boulevard, the talent frontline consists of actors William Holden and Gloria Swanson. It's so easy to become enraptured by the performances these two give; Swanson's dramatic overacting is so entertainingly outlandish but also gathers meaning over time and Holden really knows how to portray emotions without verbalizing them while also giving some great little monologues here and there.Sunset Boulevard has been called "a movie about movies" with its commentary on the perceptions and misconceptions of Hollywood back then. Billy Wilder, the director of this film, came under a bit of fire for going this direction with this story. I think I can relate to most fans when I say that his efforts in portraying Hollywood and the film industry as a whole in such a different light has gained my utmost respect and gratitude, as I also found this film to be a very enjoyable experience.

Yashua Kimbrough (jimniexperience) Classic Hollywood Tale of Insanity: A struggling writer is hiding out from insurance collectors when he stumbles upon an abandoned mansion. The mansion belongs to Norma Desmond , an aged Hollywood starlet 0 years out of her prime. She's hold up in the mansion with her housekeeper, who keeps her in a delusional world of fake fan letters and false praise. She sits around and watches movies or herself and host card games with other retired actors.They hold Joe hostage to complete Norma's script she wants sent to Paramount Studios. Paramount, who's been moved on, bans Norma from the property but her housekeeper (secretly her first husband and director), keeps her in la la land.Joe falls in love with a young aspiring writer, which drives Norma more insane Joe is out creeping on her. She puts some bullets in his back and gets ready for her close-upOnce again excellent storywriting from Billy Wilder, and excellent use of lighting and cinematography

Ivan Lalic When you combine Billy Wilder behind and Gloria Swanson and William Holden in front of the camera you can not get a mediocre result. Semi-autobiographical story about the fallen star of silent movies that struggles to catch up with the moving industry perplexed with a love story and a crime mystery, you get a really decent movie with some dramatic depth. On the other hand, the praise it received were mainly due to the moment it appeared, thus being really up to date with its display of the changing cinematography. "Sunset Boulevard" is a good ol' school drama, but with a somewhat obsolete subject