musical

Xzavier 2022-04-20 09:01:17

The leader in musicals, the representative works of Hollywood's classic period, it always seems to be a kind of enjoyment... There is a lot of nostalgia in the movie. You must know that the movies of the 1950s have begun to miss the classics, that is, silent movies, the movie tells It was the transformation of the film industry after the introduction of sound into film in the 1920s. Of course, there was a lot of clamor for the death of film at that time, because sound structured the narrative paradigm that used to rely on performance. I don't know how to re-introduce it into the new performance system. This problem also haunts the mainland, such as Ruan Lingyu. One of the reasons for suicide is also to face sound films. For people whose Mandarin is not standard, it is a disaster. This film is very interesting. Reflexivity, not only misses this alternate period, but also tells about the filming process of the past and the future, but after all, this film is a drama, so musicals bridge the gap between sound and silent films, in fact, the truth is obvious Not so optimistic, it may be this attitude, such a classic movie has not won any awards, but in the hearts of movie fans, "Singing in the Rain" has its own place, especially the dance in the rain, it has become a model for Hollywood musicals. ...similar to

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  • Jeremie 2022-03-23 09:01:24

    Since then, "Singing in the Rain" has become the object of tribute to major musicals.

  • Bobby 2022-03-21 09:01:23

    [Exhibition at the China Film Archive] Restored version. Finally finished watching the movie on the big screen. As the most classic song and dance romantic comedy in film history, it is indeed well-deserved. Taking the transition from silent to sound films in Hollywood films in the 1920s as the background, it reflects the embarrassment of film companies in the early days of sound films. Accompanied by a large number of carefully choreographed solo, duo, multiplayer and group cabaret performances. The contrast between the narration and the picture in the interlude memory paragraph has the subtlety of black humor. Jim Kelly and Donald O'Connor's difficult dance and long shots are well done, and the female supporting roles are too stupid, but the performance is also very brilliant. The only two shortcomings are that the plot is simple and the characters are flat, and there are too many singing and dancing scenes, which are both lengthy and deliberate. It should be the dazzling feature of the golden age of MGM musicals

Singin' in the Rain quotes

  • Cosmo Brown: Why bother to shoot this film? Why not release the old one under a new title? You've seen one, you've seen them all.

    Don Lockwood: Hey, what'd you say that for?

    Cosmo Brown: What's the matter?

    Don Lockwood: That's what that Kathy Selden said to me that night.

    Cosmo Brown: That's three weeks ago, you still thinking about that?

    Don Lockwood: I can't get her out of my mind.

    Cosmo Brown: How could you - she's the first dame who hasn't fallen for your line since you were four.

  • Don Lockwood: [dancers scream as he enters their dressing room] Oh, excuse me. Where'd Miss Selden go?

    Female dancer: She just grabbed her things and bolted.

    [flirtatiously]

    Female dancer: Anything I can do?

    Don Lockwood: Sorry, I don't have time to find out.

    [looks back with a wide-eyed glance as he runs from the room]