In Sunset Boulevard, I chose to focus on Norma Desmond. I chose this movie because I thought the title was interesting and it took place in California. I liked Norma because she was mysterious and flirtatious. I've seen other movies with Femme Fatales like Norma which made it interesting to see the differences in the performances. Most Femme Fatales seem to be seductive and somewhat plays a big role in what ends up happening. Norma was mysterious because she didn't even know Joe was coming until he showed up to her house but she knew exactly what she wanted from him. Also when her Butler said that her last three husbands had slept in this room that he was moved into kind of put a twist on everything. You began to wondered what lead her to the end of each past relationship.This influenced the Butler and Joe. We end up finding out that the Butler was her first husband and is now just looking after her. Having her ex husband be the butler arranged a strange feeling. Norma being mysterious influenced Joe because he begins to notice that she is hiding something from him, and wants him for something more than just the movie. Throughout the movie Norma is seductive even though she is an older Femme Fatale. She uses her past acting career and her money to pull in the men. …show more content…
By the end of the movie Joe had majority of control. Norma would beg to him because she liked him so much yet Joe was not fazed by it. She wanted to watch the movies she starred in with Joe just so they could spend more time. She always wanted to be working. Joe ended up doing what he wanted and still got paid in cigarettes and clothes and got a roof over his head. She kind of played a victim role because she was always chasing after a man. Norma always seemed to get hurt by the men known from her past relationships. Joe does not feel the same about Norma, therefore Norma is let down once