The life of a movie star is something very volatile and strange.Their glam and fame make peoples love them,when they are young and at the peak of their career peoples admire their beauty and talent,we call them star because they shines among the billions like a star.But in reality they don't have the life time like a star,in fact celebrity status is more like a air bubble,so much fragile and thin which doesn't stay forever floating in the air,as the time passes it just need a little push of fate and in few moments they became past and no one remember them.But they never overcome their life style which is full of glamor and fame,they just don't want to believe that their days of repute are over,they always live in their past, unaware of their present and uncertain about their future.This is the dark and naked truth about the cruel world of Cinema that no body cares about a fading star not even their audience,a movie star is nothing more than a joker in the circus for an audience.whether it is Hollywood or any other place the story is same.Sunset Boulevard is a haunting tragedy and hard-hitting satire that make us familiar with this dark side of Film Industry,the harsh reality of a movie star's life.
The movie starts with a thundering music,showing a dead body of a movie writer in the pool.the story is narrated by Joe Gillis a penny less screen writer without any work,his fate took him to a big old mansion belong to a silent movie star Norma Desmond with an ugly grimace in her face, her career is faded by time into uncertainty just like the beauty faded from her face.But she doesn't accept the truth,she said "I am big,it is the pictures that got small".Joe get hired by Norma to write a script for her movie which she think that make her a star again.He forced to living with her and then came to realize the emptiness and loneliness of her life.At the end he pay a heavy cost for his relationship with her.
The movie have very strong script with excellent plot development.They given such a depth to characters,we can relate with them easily.The dialogues are very well written and hard-hitting and also create humor to give us comedy relief.Performance of Gloria Swansion brings the pain and emptiness of her character with expressions like an actor of silent era,worthy to be remembered among the greatest performances of cinema history.Willian Holden also did splendid job as a comic hero Joe Gillis.Direction of Billy Wilder was splendid and daring,he created a wonderful atmosphere in the movie,a feel of dark comedy film-noir with uncompromisingly direct and honest satire.Just look at the scene of first night at the mansion,gives us such a creepy feeling and the tragic ending that leaves you unspeakable.
Sunset Blvd.is certainly the best movie made about life in Film Industry.From every level of film making this movie is undoubtedly certified as a immortal masterpiece.The brilliant script filled with memorable dialogues,powerful performances from all castes and above all visionary direction of Billy Wilder and the haunting b/w cinematography combines all together to give us a memorable experience.The haunting atmosphere of a film-noir combines with the depth of a satire makes Sunset Blvd. an unforgettable and unique experience for audience.
The movie starts with a thundering music,showing a dead body of a movie writer in the pool.the story is narrated by Joe Gillis a penny less screen writer without any work,his fate took him to a big old mansion belong to a silent movie star Norma Desmond with an ugly grimace in her face, her career is faded by time into uncertainty just like the beauty faded from her face.But she doesn't accept the truth,she said "I am big,it is the pictures that got small".Joe get hired by Norma to write a script for her movie which she think that make her a star again.He forced to living with her and then came to realize the emptiness and loneliness of her life.At the end he pay a heavy cost for his relationship with her.
The movie have very strong script with excellent plot development.They given such a depth to characters,we can relate with them easily.The dialogues are very well written and hard-hitting and also create humor to give us comedy relief.Performance of Gloria Swansion brings the pain and emptiness of her character with expressions like an actor of silent era,worthy to be remembered among the greatest performances of cinema history.Willian Holden also did splendid job as a comic hero Joe Gillis.Direction of Billy Wilder was splendid and daring,he created a wonderful atmosphere in the movie,a feel of dark comedy film-noir with uncompromisingly direct and honest satire.Just look at the scene of first night at the mansion,gives us such a creepy feeling and the tragic ending that leaves you unspeakable.
Sunset Blvd.is certainly the best movie made about life in Film Industry.From every level of film making this movie is undoubtedly certified as a immortal masterpiece.The brilliant script filled with memorable dialogues,powerful performances from all castes and above all visionary direction of Billy Wilder and the haunting b/w cinematography combines all together to give us a memorable experience.The haunting atmosphere of a film-noir combines with the depth of a satire makes Sunset Blvd. an unforgettable and unique experience for audience.