Power Imbalance In Sunset Boulevard, Directed By Billy Wilder

This movie Directed by Paul Haggis who also directed Academy Award Winning "Million Dollar Baby" and had also won an Academy Award for this movie as well puts a twisted story in this film. This movie is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. He tries to make a point on how societies view themselves and others in the world based on there ethnicities. This movie intertwines several different people's lives, all different races, with different types of beliefs. Such ethnicities include Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Middle Eastern. This movie includes conflicts on both sides of the picture from cops and criminals as well

As we relate it back to the 1950s, we can see how masculinity was depicted especially in TV shows. These issues started to evolve within the Hollywood film industry where it is represented in a bigger platform. It’s expanded in a way where audience members can see what the directors are bringing to the table. Despite acknowledging the issues of gender roles, this reflects the changes in American society especially in the

Mae West is well-known for her role in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; however, her life on Broadway was much more explicit. She was not a “good” woman, in the eyes of the public, but her platform gave her a voice, which she expressed with passion. She made history by rebelling against the norms for actresses of her time. She used her body and her influence to create a new impression of what would become the normal screen behavior for actresses that would follow her lead even decades later. Her use of language and sexual innuendo

James Stewart’s viewpoint becomes gendered to that of the film’s director, Alfred Hitchcock.  Hollywood is male dominated, in turn, creating cinema which is more male-friendly.

The issue of female representation in Hollywood is one of the biggest issues in the film industry. Sexism, discrimination, and a lack of jobs for female filmmakers has been a problem in Hollywood since its early days, and recently this problem has been analyzed using many different genres. The Women of Hollywood Speak Out is an editorial written by Maureen Dowd of the New York Times. It is about difficulty for female filmmakers to break out and direct big budget films for Hollywood. Celluloid Ceilings: Women Directors Speak Out is a video created by Bloomberg about the issues with sexism and discrimination that female filmmakers have faced. These two pieces will be compared to discover how this topic can be discussed using different genres

Though at first glance this movie seems to only suggest the obedience displayed to authority, Stanley Milgram, Lee Ross, and Richard Nisbett would further argue that a lack of agency and the circumstances

The movie has a consuming environment that is made stronger by the subtle but effective sound design. Every audible part, from the ominous music to the frightening sound effects, has been skillfully designed to provoke a little fear inside the viewer. The film looks at themes of privilege, exploitation, and race with a solid basis in American social and political culture. To address these topics in a way that is both provoking and accessible. With its broad discussions about racial relations and systemic racism following its premiere, the movie established its status as a cultural

Norma Desmond’s revelation that it was the “pictures that got small” and not her own fame reveals Hollywood’s role in creating and fostering delusion. Hollywood surrounds the lives of people in the industry, fabricating a fake scenario to get the desired outcomes, much like the rigid and artificial set that surrounds both Joe and Betty. Billy Wilder's 1950 noir film Sunset Boulevard is renowned for its examination of issues such as falsehood and transactional relationships, as well as its criticism of Hollywood. In "Sunset Boulevard," Wilder employs the characters of Joe, Norma, and Max to examine the false nature of love and celebrity in Hollywood, finally illustrating the catastrophic repercussions of chasing stardom at any cost. Norma,

Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard'' is a stinging critique of Hollywood's deceptive nature, exposing the numerous layers of illusion that surround the industry. Wilder creates a narrative that reveals Hollywood's evil interior through careful character portrayal, clever setting choices, and tragic language elements. This is particularly evident in three main sections of the film: the portrayal of the protagonist, Joe Gillis; the depiction of Sunset Boulevard as a symbol of deterioration and disillusionment; and the use of language to communicate Hollywood's charming appeal. Joe Gillis, is a struggling screenwriter who becomes caught up in the film industry's world of deception. Initially, Joe appears to be the stereotypical Hollywood dreamer, anxious

But, to the contrary to we might assume, we see in Hollywood’s filmography that they have been assigned few roles, which are also mostly stereotyped and unflattering. In this essay, we will review some

Billy Wilder’s film Sunset Boulevard delivers a scathing critique of mid 20th century Hollywood culture, focusing on the role of deception and manipulation as a hallmark of the era. Through Sunset Boulevard, Wilder asserts that deception and manipulation were fundamental aspects of Hollywood at the time. The film explores deception by revealing the stark contrast between the glamorous facade of Hollywood and the dark reality that lies beneath. Additionally, the way Hollywood culture establishes the conditions leading people to manipulate others for their own gain is presented. Ultimately, Sunset Boulevard serves as a warning of the dangers of deception and manipulation in celebrity culture at the time.

Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard presents a dangerous tale of characters misunderstanding their own destiny, for a more make-believe career. Through its deep dive into the film industry, the film explores the often-destructive ways that characters hide their own impending downfall behind their own fantasies. Wilder begins to explore this impact throughout the film often zooming in on the lost career of Norma Desmond, and by the end, shows the complete destruction of this individual after she mistakes her own fantasy for reality. Wilder begins the film by exploring the dangerous impact of having an illusion of success. Norma Desmond, a silent movie star, has seemed to have lost all her popularity once the industry transitioned from silent to

Advising the female lead to disregard the onslaught of male harassment, Jason Robards quote covers many facets dealing with the overarching theme of the mythical West throughout Sergio Leone’s film, Once Upon a Time in the West, 1969. Through in depth analysis of our course materials, I attempt to highlight the films usage and portrayal of sound and music, gender roles, and incompatible desires of the main characters in order to demonstrate the importance of these themes and how they relate the stereotypical confines of the Hollywood Western genre.

Again, the audience is not presented with a perfect copy of such a personality in the character of Norma Desmond; her “appeal” is arguable, considering her hefty age of fifty, and her deception is not exclusive to her victim, but has cast a much heavier net upon herself. However, Norma is still manipulative in the sense that she uses the appeal of her wealth to keep Joe under her control. In this way, she strips him of his pride and manhood by taking him on as her dependent, and eventually into her “boy toy” (for lack of a better term) by inducing his guilt with her suicidal threats. Whether or not she deserves the audience’s pity is no matter—Norma fits her role as the femme fatale since she uses Joe entirely for her own purposes, and eventually brings him to his very literal demise.

Movies regularly illustrate a glimpse into the inner working of an organization. They analyze how the characters as individuals and groups interact with each other, how they think and feel about each other in an organization.