History Awesome / SunsetBoulevard

* At least 20 years had passed since Norma last got to be in a motion picture, yet Norma shows several times that she [[StillGotIt hasn't lost her touch at all]]. Just look at the picture above. Plus she also imitated a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty during one of her "live shows" and did a Creator/CharlieChaplin Tramp performance

** Also, when Norma ends up shooting Joe as he tries to leave, pay attention to how Joe reacts. He knew Norma was running behind him and had a gun with her and didn't even try to run or take cover after getting shot the first time. He knew he was destined for more unpleasant things to happen and embraced it. Talk about [[FaceDeathWithDignity facing death with dignity]].

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[StillGotIt Oh yes... yes down below, they're waiting for the princess.]] [[SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct I'm ready.]]"]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[StillGotIt Oh yes... yes down below, they're waiting for the princess.]] [[SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct I'm ready.]]"]]

* At least 20 years had passed since Norma last got to be in a motion picture, yet Norma shows several times that she [[StillGotIt hasn't lost her touch at all.]] Just look at the picture above. Plus she also imitated a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty during one of her "live shows" and did a Creator/CharlieChaplin Tramp performance

** Also, when Norma ends up shooting Joe as he tries to leave, pay attention to how Joe reacts. He knew Norma was running behind him and had a gun with her and didn't even try to run or take cover after getting shot the first time. He knew he was destined for more unpleasant things to happen and embraced it. Talk about [[FaceDeathWithDignity facing death with dignity.]]

** Then towards the ending, he tries to snap Norma out of her trace again by exposing everything that recently happened.

* Max UndyingLoyalty to Norma and him willing to whatever it takes to keep Norma from finding out the truth.

* Creator/CecilBDeMille gets one where he realizes how much Norma had missed working with him on the studio, and tries to cancel the separate film that was using Norma's car. Earlier, Norma was getting several phone calls for what she thought was her getting to do another film in the studio. DeMille didn't want to crush her hopes and was willing to throw away his work so Norma would live her dream.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[StillGotIt "I'll show them! I'll be up there again!]] [[SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct So help me!]]"]]

* At least 20 years had passed since Norma last got to be in a motion picture, yet Norma's shown several times that she [[StillGotIt hasn't lost her touch at all.]] Just look at the picture above.

** "I ''am'' 'big'. It's the PICTURES that got 'small'" could easily come across as a BadassBoast if you sympathize with Norma's plight.

** When the film was screened to a select audience of Hollywood stars, many of them were overwhelmed by Swanson's performance. Barbara Stanwyck bent down and kissed the hem of Swanson's dress.

* Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in ''Film/SunsetBoulevard'', particularly, the scene in which she returns to Paramount and is recognized by her old friend. The crowd gathers around her, and her reaction is...stunningly well acted, so much so that it had this troper [[TearJerker in tears]]. And that was before the final scene.
** When the film was screened to a select audience of Hollywood stars, many of them [[TearJerker were overwhelmed]] by Swanson's performance. Barbara Stanwyck bent down and kissed the hem of Swanson's dress.

* "I ''am'' 'big'. It's the PICTURES that got 'small'" could easily come across as a BadassBoast if you sympathize with Norma's plight.

* Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in ''SunsetBoulevard'', particularly, the scene in which she returns to Paramount and is recognized by her old friend. The crowd gathers around her, and her reaction is...stunningly well acted, so much so that it had this troper [[TearJerker in tears]]. And that was before the final scene.