it so happen that a i be watch sunset boulevard and i be chew gum and and gloria swanson clip and derisive tone felt more like it be direct not at william holden wash up joe gillis in 1950 and but at me and sit on my couch in 2008. i do not throw my gum away like gillis do and but still and i do feel a little disconcerted . norma desmond know i be chew and and she do not like it one bit . but this be part of sunset boulevard charm . while it a movie about the way movie have change and be continue to change and and those they leave behind and it also show u how and in some way and they have remain the same . it reference to the wga and popcorn cinema and and the tragicomic nature of wash up celebrity feel oddly contemporary while simultaneously be firmly root in the fifty . while some of the period reference to actor and director go over my head i be no expert on the silent era it do not affect my enjoyment of them one bit . the fact that wilder and his team be brave enough to include such comment give the film a cool and relaxed feel even a the web that bind the character draw ever tight . it fantastically act too . holden be brilliant a the struggle everyman who quickly realise that he get way more than he bargain for and and swanson be pitch perfect a the faded screen star whose grip on reality have crumble far quick than the wall of her mansion and right down to the wide rove eye and claw like hand . theyre well support and especially by erich von stronheim eerily restrain butler max . of course and great dialogue and performance be nothing without a plot to match . despite the fact that the beginning reveal the end and sunset boulevard still manage to keep you hook from the moment holden sits at his desk for the first time right up until the movie cruel and haunting and tragically human conclusion . very rarely do old movie actually live up to their reputation and but i be pleased to say that sunset boulevard do and and it a credit to wilder team ability that this noir drama stand the test of time . a truly great film .