Sunset Boulevard - Resilience, Belonging, & the Impact of Film

PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: 

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Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Sunset Boulevard, a timeless, tragic, Hollywood fairytale. The two meditate on what its like to be transported back in time, the importance of resiliency, finding a place of belonging, and "the medium is the message" as it relates to photography and film. 

Topics:

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• Kathryn, "Like seeing the source code for filmmaking."
• The opening act tone setting is really strong.
• Sunset Boulevard is grounded, but it has a touch of the fantastical.
• On belonging, resiliency, stagnation, and empowerment.
• Kathryn notices the mention, or visual use, of animals kept popping up in Sunset Boulevard.
• Talking about, as Kathryn calls it, "the car, the other car, and the nose".
• Melvin talks about how photography and film, as mediums of communication, can uniquely impact the world and people, and proposes it as a read for understanding Norma's neurosis.
• Talking about the haunting, tragic ending.

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