I remember studying these songs while studying Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor last year in a theater class I took. My favorite scene in the whole film was then Don, Cathy and Cosmo danced to the song “Good Morning.” I like this song so much that I have set it as my alarm tone when I wake up in the morning. Finally hearing “Singin’ in the Rain” for the first time gave me goosebumps. I have never heard the song in context so I didn’t understand why a man was jumping around in an empty street. It’s such a goofy, lighthearted scene that adds so much to an already incredible movie. I give this film a five out of five stars for the music …show more content…
Many of the singing and dancing scenes were shot seamlessly using a single take. I assume that the camera is on a track similar to a train during the “Good Morning” song because the actors move from room to room but the camera shot remains the same and follows them throughout the set. Close-up shots were used almost exclusively for kissing and other intimate scenes which I felt helped the viewer understand the emotions that the characters were feeling. I think the cinematography used in this movie was very progressive for the time period and deserves a four out of five stars. This gives the movie an overall average of 4.17