Singing In The Rain Analysis

On September 15th I went to go see Great Theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain at the Paramount Theatre. Singin’ in the Rain is a musical about silent film star Don Lockwood, who while walking the streets one night meets Kathy Selden, an unknown actress whom he becomes infatuated with, and they become unlikely friends. When the Jazz Singer premiered, the first talking picture, Don’s film studio began to go under, so Don, his best friend Cosmo, and Kathy turn the silent film Don is working on into a talking film, the only issue is his film co-star Lina can’t do the film as she has a very unattractive voice. This moment is when Don begins to help Kathy jump start her career, as he suggests she does the vocals for the movie. There are debates and arguments

Released in 1951, Singin in the Rain was one of the last films to be produced during the profitable golden age of the studio system. It evokes the typical characteristics of the popular MGM Hollywood musical by relying on superstar names and infectious dance numbers. However, Singin in the Rain incorporates an additional level of parody into its nostalgic plot that focuses on the disruptive shift from silent movies to "talkies." The film showcases classical Hollywood musical numbers supplemented by affectionate satire. The music of the film reflects each inherent level and in doing so becomes an identifiable character. It helps to add irony to the plot as well as comedic support. Singin in the Rain "glorifies American entertainment" while

The film consists of many cliché western characters. There is a banker, an outlaw, a prostitute, a doctor, a gambler, and a pregnant woman. These characters are categorized by social class. The banker, the pregnant

The film “Singin’ In the Rain” is directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen premiered in 1952 with the lead as Gene Kelly himself as Don Lockwood, his counter part Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden, and best friend Donald O’Connor as Cosmo Brown. The film portrays the studio Monumental Pictures’ performers going through the transition of silent films to “talkies.” This musical comedy has many different aspects of mise-en scene regarding blocking, how the film was shot, and costumes. In the infamous Singin’ In the Rain number, Gene Kelly’s talented theatrical performance, the blocking of the other characters walking into the scene, and simple pattern of film shots that match the non-diegetic tempo resulted in continuity editing making this whole musical number flow perfectly.

Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like A Professor is a thorough guide that analyzes both the deeper meanings and the underlying elements in literature. In one of the chapters, titled “It’s More Than Just Rain or Snow,” Foster elucidates that if an author incorporates a weather condition into his writing, it is not just a meaningless, superficial detail. Weather can act as a template for the plot or be symbolic to the mood of the story. Foster uses weather as a way to symbolize literary details in general, indicating that they can contribute a copious amount of quality to the descriptiveness and significance of the content. He uses rain to illustrate this, reasoning that if a character needed to be cleansed and the author inserts a rainstorm for cleansing, the rain has much more substance than just another April shower (Foster, 71). Rain is clean, so this type of water pouring down on the character is essentially cleaning them. This detail of rain can be used to create another type of environment for the story, such as a way to unite people (Noah’s Ark) or serve as a form of

Set in the Frontier of Oklahoma in the early 1900s, this musical tells the story of two pairs of lovers. Laurey, is a farmer’s daughter and Curly is a cowboy. Both of them are in a love/hate relationship with each other and have a secret passion towards one another but won’t admit it. Judd, who was hired by Laurey to be a helper, tries to come between them. Meanwhile, Ado Annie is torn between Will, a cowboy who very much loves her, and Ali Hakim, a peddler who 's a ladies man and does not like commitment. During this time, the Box Social was almost near. The Box social was this huge fundraising

The policeman, passing couple, and stranger that accepts his umbrella are wholly unaware of the fantasy world Don has inhabited during the scene. It appears that anytime someone is singing or dancing in the film that they are telling the truth. And it is during those more serious moments of what one would expect a sincere expression that one finds deception and Hollywood scandal. Operating behind a persona that is expected of an actor or actress is common in Hollywood and Singin’ in the Rain does not hesitate to laugh at the industries many ethical shortcomings along with the

First of all the movie won 5 Tony awards and it was number one on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks, and it was on the charts for 245 weeks. Even more, this shows that the movie was a very stupendous one if it was number one for a long time, and on the charts for a lot longer. In addition, the story that the musical has is an excellent one, and here it is. When a man named Harold Hill, who is a traveling con man comes to River City he wants to convince the people of River City to start a band, and he succeeds. He announces to them they need to purchase uniforms and instruments for the band from him, because right away after he got the money he was going to leave. When a woman named Marian starts to realize that he is a fraud, though she doesn’t want to say anything because her brother is thrilled about the new band. In the end of the movie Harold doesn’t leave town after developing feelings for Marian, and he creates the band and makes the town proud, which is where the story ends. Plus, the set of the movie was made to create a town set in the time of 1912, and it came out in 1962. The movie took 18 or more sets to make the movie that it was. For example, The set wasn’t the only thing that took a while, the scenes did too. Also, one of the scenes took eight hours of straight filming for two days, to film it. Lastly

For those of you who have never seen it, I highly recommend it. It’s a beautiful film with highly talented actors and fantastic musical numbers like “Good Morning”, “Make’ Em Laugh”, and Gene Kelly’s “Singin’ in the Rain”. In grade school, I would always put on “Good Morning” everyday before school it would just put a smile on my face before I would face the bullies. Singin in the Rain was actually one of

Through different events from the book, Ruby struggles to get to her dad. She dodges killer rain, apocalyptic maniacs, malnutrition and dehydration just to get to her dad. With her friends and family all dead except for her dad, with all the dead bodies everywhere and all the water but not a drop that she can drink. It is a very stressful trip that even with other people around she has trouble controlling her anger. ”A millimeter from my face, rain streamed down. @!#$% poisoned rain. !@#$ $@!# #@!%$ poisoned %$!@ #!$% rain, teeming with million dillion (so,definitely cumulus congestus then.) I flattened my back against that front door, the measly little porch above. One frightened hand crept around behind me and went to open that front door.

The version of “Stormy Weather” I like best was the cover by the Reigning Sound. In this version, the song is updated from a classical style to an alternative rock and roll from the 50’s. The Reigning Sound uses different instrumentation than the covers done by Lena Horne and Royal Crown Revue. The instrumentation used by Reigning Sound, includes guitars, electric bases, keyboards, drums and possibly other instruments. Using these types of instruments gives the song more appeal to the young generations that have a taste for classic rock.

The musical centers around a photographer Bobby. A mid-thirties popular and likable single man, who’s friends are all either married or is some form of a committed relationship.

According to Rolling Stone Magazines Peter Travers, Wilson’s performance is pitch perfect to capturing the humor and gravity that Gil Pender’s role demanded. I have to agree with Travers because Wilson took on a few scenes where we were able to recognize his comedic rooms from other films. USA Today’s Claudia Puig doesn’t applaud Wilson’s performance as I do. She refers to his work to less than convincing of a novelist with a passion for Fitzgerald or Hemingway like he does in the film. Puig argues that unlike his comedy films like Wedding Crashers or Zoolander, Wilson does a mediocre job on the film. Based on the film, Wilson is able to keep the audience thinking and believe that he is a dedicated and talented writer. Pete Hammond of Box Office Magazine, declares Allen’s romantic comedy to be a delightful film giving Gil what he wants every night taking him back to the golden era of 1920’s Paris, to be Wilson’s best work in years. Hammond took the words right out of my mouth; it’s indeed Wilson’s best work since his comedy film, Wedding Crashers. Jon Maguire from Confessions of a Film Critic, sums that Wilson plays a key performance to a film romanticizing Paris’ beauty a good one. Of course I’m not arguing with Maguire, only adding onto what he critiques is that Wilson keeps he audience engaged for the duration of the film keeping us on the edge of our seats. I heart the talkies gives

The stage adaptation of the renowned motion picture, Singin’ In The Rain, is currently featuring out of the Zach Theatre in Austin, TX. Based on the 1952 film starring Gene Kelly and Debby Reynolds, it is regarded as one of the greatest musicals in history. The screenplay seemed to be based verbatim on that of the original picture’s. Prior to my investment of the act, it was evident that this production had great expectations to meet, and it would be a challenge to align with these standards and capture the essence and imagery of the original. Zach Theatre’s production exceeds this quality, and delivers righteously, tastefully recreating the legendary picture. The direction, choreography, and acting did not spare difficulties, and there was enough invention to bring this old-time production into the modern age to intrigue and entertain those of all ages. The actors impeccably resembled the original ensemble and characters, which immortalized each song and dance, as most would have remembered it. Luke Hawkins, who portrayed Don Lockwood, carried the cast with his perfected impersonation and tactical movements, combining elements of tap and swing. Supporting Hawkins, portraying Cosmo Brown and Kathy Selden, were Sasha Hutchings and Blake Spellacy. All were a joy to watch and indefinitely provided the audience with the required ambience, aura, and appeal that would be a cultivation of that glamorous appeal. The modern Don, Kathy, and

Gene Kelly, who plays as Don Lockwood, portrays a cocky, arrogant, suave actor who has lost himself to the film industry. In the movie, Don Lockwood is a famous silent film actor. Lockwood only became famous by sheer dumb luck. He stumbled upon his career by first, becoming a stunt double. Don Lockwood fabricates his younger years when asked about his past. Instead of going to a fine Dance Academy, he danced in pool halls for money. Instead of his parents taking them to the theater,