Elin Woods (shoeless11)

One of my all-time favorite movies. This was the first film that made me love film or really pay attention to it. I remember sitting in my music class after it was over thinking how beautiful the whole thing was, even though the ending was not the happy one my normal 13 year old self would have wanted. But it was perfect. This will forever remain one of my favorite films.

This is one of the greatest movies I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. It has been and remains one of the few movies that changed the way I watch film and gave me reason to love film even more than I already had. Norma Desmond ranks as one of the greatest characters ever to be played on film and Billy Wilder, had he only made this film even, will go down in history as one of the greatest directors in the known world. Fantastic story, great acting and one of the best endings to a film ever.