Continued film review "Sunset Boulevard" ----- Is Sunset Boulevard the predecessor of "Mulholland Drive", 50 years later?

Madyson 2022-04-19 09:01:27

David. Lynch likes [Sunset Boulevard] very much. One was filmed in 1950, and the other was in 2000. 50 years later, David paid tribute to Billy
! The male protagonist is dealing with the two women, and he seems to be at ease at first, but gradually becomes overwhelmed. On one side are enthusiastic reviewers who have spiritual resonance and age-matched age, and on the other are movie stars who are too old and fading. The male protagonist suffers from a debt crisis and is beleaguered on all sides, while the old movie star has a lot of money and is willing to help.
The old movie star has some psychological problems, she has strong vanity and self-esteem, she is unwilling to accept the reality of old age, and does not want to lose the high-profile glory, so she was arranged by the first husband who also discovered her and now serves as her servant. Live in a virtual world. Forging letters from fans, asking for photos, and starting new films, it was difficult to justify it, until the dream collapsed. She couldn't accept the reality, and the male protagonist decided to leave her, return to the reviewer, and kill the male protagonist by mistake.
As a victim who broke into her life by mistake, like a comet hitting the earth, it was a lose-lose ending. The male protagonist's final awakening is also very happy. When the matter was revealed, although the reviewers had been forced to ask questions, the male protagonist chose an old movie star, which made the audience sigh. He needs a stable life, which is unethical and understandable. . But the screenwriter changed his pen. Let the male protagonist change his mind and return to his favorite side. But he couldn't walk away, because the muzzle of the mad old movie star was aimed at him, and he tore the fig leaf willfully and fell by the side of his favorite swimming pool.
At the beginning, the old woman had a funeral for the orangutan, using a coffin to create a terrifying atmosphere. There are also desolate, empty, prosperous, and well-decorated villas. I just felt that the plot was explained too clearly at the beginning. Personally, I don't think it should be written clearly that the man who fell in the pool is the male protagonist who will be in the film. It will be more suspenseful. This point was not handled properly.

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  • Joe Gillis: [Betty is softly crying, facing away from Joe] Stop crying, will you? You're getting married. That's what you wanted.

    Betty Schaefer: I don't want it now.

    Joe Gillis: Why not? Don't you love Artie?

    Betty Schaefer: Of course I love him. I always will. I... I'm not in love with him anymore, that's all.

    Joe Gillis: What happened?

    Betty Schaefer: [She turns and meets his eyes] You did.

    [They kiss]

  • Joe Gillis: A very simple setup. An older woman who's well-to-do. A younger man who's not doing too well.