Singin’ in the Rain (1952) directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen is one of Hollywood’s most famous musicals. As a big fan of musicals, it’s surprising that I have never seen this infamous film. I had preconceived notions about what it would be like and I thought that I wouldn’t enjoy it. However, the movie was nothing like that I thought it would be and I enjoyed the “behind the scenes” style of film that the director used to show the transition between silent films to talkie. Due to this style of film, many Hollywood traditions are still in use today. The way that this film was composed seems very backwards which caused a lot of problems when the music, which was already created, didn’t fit into the storyline perfectly. This caused some
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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
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