Sunset Boulevard was one of the defining films of the 1950s, and its ending had a lot to say about the dark and comic world of Old Hollywood.
Billy Wilder's bitingly humorous noir classic Sunset Boulevard spoiled its own ending at the beginning of the film, but there is so much more to the movie's finale than meets the eye. Originally released in 1950, Sunset Boulevard captured the spirit and essence of Old Hollywood and had a lot to say about stardom and the fleeting nature of success.
The best film noir movies often featured femme fatales, but Norma was far from the usual black widow out for her next big score. In fact, the movie switched the roles as Joe was the one playing with Norma's heart, and bilking her of her opulent fortune. She couldn't bear the thought of being abandoned by Joe, and the only way she could think to keep him was by killing him.
Though Max's grip on reality was much stronger, he allowed Norma to believe she was still receiving fan mail because he could live vicariously through her success. Temperamental, as actors usually were, Norma couldn't handle even the slightest disturbance to her fantasy realm, and Max worked overtime to keep it going.
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