sunset bullavard quotes Flashcards
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The close up shot of “sunset Boulevard”
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The film begins by juxtaposing the dramatic flourish of music with a close up of “sunset bullervard” in the gutter, foreshadowing how the stories of the characters will be dramatic, but end in ruin. This early symbol of the damaging effects of celebrity and the pursuit of fame immediately warns views of the ephemerality of stardom in the capitalist American society of 1950s.
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“the pool dope, he always wanted a pool, well in the end he got a pool, only the price turned out a little Hight”
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This quote empathises the key themes of power and control and joes fixation on wealth. Drawing attention to joes heavy fixation on materialism, which has ultimately cost him a lot.
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