Singin’ in the Rain The film is intended to show the transition that occurs in the film industry; the meta-musical illustration is intended to capture the struggle that a silent film industry faces when it has to bring in talkies. In the prior movies, the audience was used to being treated with silent films; the film plays a great role in bringing about a new era. With an uplifting mood and many musicals, there is a perfect creation of humor that makes the film interesting to watch. Themes in the film The main theme in the film is that of transition, the change from the traditional silent films to a scene where there was sound in the movies is introduced. Don who plays the role of Gene Kelly intends the movie to be a talkie; Don who has a great voice is intended to play the main task. However, the screening is not as good as they intend. Thus there is a second transition where the Don ends up making the film musical. In the film, he sings and dances much better than he talks. The transition in this shows Don, the main player being part of the film going from silent, to talkie then later to dance. The main player helps to bring about the transition. …show more content…
He is now in a talkie which ends up as a dance. The other main players are Kathy and Lina. Lina and Kathy play a great role in helping the viewer see the various transitions that happen in the movie. For instance, in the beginning, the love relation between Kathy and Don was contemptuous, however, at the end of the movie. They are depicted to be much in love. In their actions, the idea behind the movie is brought to light. An adult dancing in the rain is a sign of joy and contention. Throughout the dance, they are able to catch the attention of the audience and make them feel that love is in the
The dancers did not seem defeated, but slightly emotionally disconnected. I felt like this signified the exhaustion that comes while waiting for the rain. There were several positions that were held in the first part of the dance. I also noticed that flicking motions were a motif in the dance, whether that be from their wrists or their ankles. Morgan Moore first showed this motif as she held her leg up in a tilted position and stared down at the sheet below her. She began to flick her wrists which not only reminded me of one who is flicking the rain off their fingertips, but it looked like a begging
The movie “Walkout” is about young Chicano/a activists who demand educational equality. In 1968, students living in East L.A were treated unequally. Since, most of these students were Chicanos they were given few resources. One example was presented when Paula visited the Palisades library. In East Los Angeles, bathrooms were close during lunch breaks and students were forced to janitorial labor as forms of punishment. Throughout, the movie some themes that arose were regarding identity (What is a Chicano?), walkouts as forms of protest for equality, and gender expectations. After Salvador Castro read the poem “I am Joaquin” by Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzalez, the Chicano/a activist’s had a hard time understanding who they were. Many Chicano/a’s identified
The dancers begin in unison in a large clump. They dance together with slow movements; reaching up with their arms straight and palms open. It is to be noted that when they stretch their arms up, they tilt their head and look up as well. Throughout the piece the dancers repeat this movement, which represents reaching and praying to God. The dancers are constantly reaching up, embodying their despair and their yearning for help. As the dance progresses, the dancers repeatedly break out of the clump in the center and do different movements and their own sequences. After this, they always go back to their clump and do synchronized movement. Their constant breaking away from the group symbolizes their continual want to be free, as well as their persistency. On the other hand, their constant going back to the group shows how African-Americans will always be joined together by their culture, prayer, and hardships. Additionally during the piece, multiple dancers will run up to another dancer and jump or hold onto them, and then they do a couple of movements together. This shows how they are reliant and dependent on each other, and how they need each other throughout their suffering. Lastly, Much of the movement in this section possesses the downward energy characteristic of African dance, which symbolizes a connection to the earth. The choices Ailey made choreographically communicates all
The sequence starts with a woman who is part of the Dead searching frantically for something, shown through her facing the audience and bringing her hands towards them, then breaking down sorrowfully. A man from the Dead then joins her and they embrace, performing a series of lifts. This symbolises the bond between the characters and the emotional connection they share. The dance then turns into hiding and ducking movements as the couple tries to escape from an unseen force. Accompanied again by the dripping sound, the Dead perform reaching, circular movements, as if attempting to escape. The woman performs her movements with a sense of sorrow, focussed on the man, as if she knows he is going to be
...rriding theme- that all humans possess common emotions, desires, and traits, and that these human elements alone are what should be the distinguishing factors in one's identity, rather than race, gender, or any other external sub-category. Overall, the film causes the audience to change a traditional, stereotypical view of the Sioux Indians, but on a broader scale, it also challenges the audience to view all people from a more humanistic point of view.
There were not many major characters in this movie, but all played an important roll to the subject matter. Jimmy Morris was the main character, a young man, about 30 years old with a wife, three children, and a career as a chemistry high school teacher and baseball coach. His high school baseball team was the inspiration to him helping to achieve his goal of wanting to be a major league baseball player. Lori Morris, Jimmy’s wife, Hunter was his only young son who adored his father, and two young daughters Jessica, and Jamie. Jimmy’s father who was a military man played a minor part in the movie but, was the reason for a major controversy in the main character’s life.
However, the criticisms that Singin’ in the Rain faced were mild. I have yet to find one that has actually prevented anyone from thoroughly enjoying this movie musical. One reviewer said that the movie fails to recognize the dire situation that the stars of the show would be in if The Dancing Cavalier were to flop. It was too “fluffy” and failed to get to a deeper emotional level. “The film is so busy cracking jokes and dancing around that you never feel that the characters are in trouble.” (Hunter) Another review states that the music does not correspond with the context of the movie, and that the ballet scene was lackluster. I find this review to be comical. Now that I know the screenwriters set out to create a script that incorporated existing musical scores, I would have to say they did an amazing job making all of the music flow within the
In my opinion, what set the stage for the level of entertainment that this movie contains is the opening scene. The opening scene set the role of sarcasm in the movie and gave the movie an immediate sense of humor. Four individual parts of movie making come together in this film to create a dynamic opening sequence. The basic principles of sound, editing, mise en scene, and cinematography collectively give this opening sequence a memorable quality that is without match. The opening of Singin' in the Rain takes place at the opening of the new movie "The Royal Rascal" starring Don Lockwood and Lena Lamont.
Singin’ in the Rain (1951), choreographed and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, is a musical and comedy revolving around the American film industry of the 1920s. Starring characters like Gene Kelly's Don Lockwood and Debbie Reynolds' Kathy Selden, the film shows the hard transition from silent to talking films and how the quickly growing Hollywood was affected. The mise-en-scene of this musical is elaborate, including factors like colorful clothing, varying props, character styles, and so on. Singin’ in the Rain’s musical number “Make ‘em Laugh,” performed by Cosmo Brown, incorporates theatrical facial expressions and over-the-top uses of props to elicit a joyous response from Don Lockwood. The “Make ‘em Laugh” scene comes at a time
In a play there are no edits or cuts, the actors have to do everything in one take and that's what Singin in the Rain tries to do. It also captures the actors talents because we actually believe that they can do the things they are doing, like dancing and singing, because there are no edits. This is really evident in the songs ¨Make ´Em Laugh¨ and ¨Broadway Melody Ballet¨. These scenes really showed the talent and abilities of the
Music has always been an important part of my life. The musical film, “Singin’ in the Rain” was a feel-good, hilarious and very colorful film. Music inside of movies complement each other very well. Something about the music makes you really feel as if you were back in that exact time period the 1920’s. The musical conveys romance, revenge and drama.
Upon its release in 1952, Singin’ in the Rain not only entertained audiences with its fun-loving storyline and musical numbers but informed them about the struggles Hollywood faced during the transition from silent pictures to talkies. However, when taking a closer look at the film, you realize that it also relays a much deeper message. Set in the “roaring 20’s”, Singin’ in the Rain stars Debbie Reynolds as Kathy, who grows into a strong, successful woman throughout the film and becomes a role model and inspiration to all women in the 1950s, especially those expected to revert back to their duties as housewives after taking up jobs to support their families and the war effort during World War II.
Sam is later introduced into the play and he is a Doctor, Angel and Delia both like him which sparks a heated scene. Leland is a man that basically comes to Harlem from Alabama in attempt to find a better opportunity but finds love instead and eventually he becomes engaged with
It gives a insight into a woman who is not only trying to fill her desires, but to try and find that one person who she truly loves. Filled with controlling obsession from Burr towards queenie, who found love in Mr.Black. So to get to the point, the musical is basically a rollercoaster of love, death, jealousy, lust, and emptiness. Which is always great to see because it's so wild.
Each of the members of the group were shown dancing in their own way throughout the video. The filming of the video is in a dark space which perhaps represents the people being kept in the dark and not given freedom to explore the outside