🍅EXAMPLE PROMPT: Wilder's film is as much about the failings of people as it is about anything else. Discuss:
Sunset Boulevard solely focuses on the failures of people, by showcasing its effect onto those that hold power. Wilder comments on the inability for people to adapt to new forms and changes - the lack of initiative to move on from the past. This leaves former stars like Norma continue to fantasize on the outdated forms of silent film, that is reminiscent of her prime days of her career. Wilder sets Norma as a representative of those who are unable to accept her failure and moving on. Often, it is hard for many to accept their failures - especially if one is as delusional as Norma. In her mansion, she is only left with the bof the past, which is another dimension where she is praised, not as a failure, but as a 'star'. As the mansion decays and dilapidates, so does her age and the qualities she once inherited from Hollywood. Wilder utilises this to comment on the sentiment of depicting the trends among media and the cold nature of Hollywood - where stars come and ago, and the industry leeches off the latest successes of the current age. Where film stars are only left to mask in their former successes, whilst failing to adapt to new medias. Wilder's film thrives to protray the depressing reality that Hollywood abandons those who once thrived, leaving them as failures and in their own ruin.
