Characters in movie musicals attain moments of self-expression through his/her solo performances. This is exemplified through several of Don Lockwood’s (Gene Kelly) performances throughout Singin’ in the Rain. Don’s famous “Singin’ in the Rain” number is an obvious moment where he achieves to express himself both verbally and physically as well as allowing the viewers to access the illusion of his inner life [01:05:11-01:08:20]. Don achieves to create and perform that illusion when he declares his love for Kathy (Debbie Reynolds) in the song “You were Meant for Me” [00:39:50-00:44:18].
In order to express his private feelings for Kathy, Don works explicitly to set the terms of his own self-expression by creating the “proper setting.” As this
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Singin’ in the Rain assesses the actual complications that occurred when films transitioned into “talkies,” while The Artist concentrates more on the effects of the transition on one particular actor, George Valentin (Jean Dujardin). Both Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain and George Valentin in The Artist are at the top of their careers in the silent movie industry of Hollywood. They both have consistent co-stars including Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) in Singin’ in the Rain and Constance (Missi Pyle) in The Artist. Don unintentionally meets a young stage actress, Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) before she shows up in his workplace and captivates him, the same way Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) comes into George’s life. Both of their co-stars are unable to perform in talkies; however, Lockwood is able to speak well unlike Valentin. This brings the conclusion that both Lockwood and Valentin have to overcome obstacles and adapt to their surroundings with “talking movies.” In both films, the establishment of “talking” movies is introduced. Music, in addition, plays a significant role in both films. Don makes “talking” movies more attractive and exciting by utilizing dance and musical numbers much the same way that Peppy develops her plan to dance with George on film at the end of The Artist
When reading a book, is really hard to get the attention of the reader. Who is interested with hearing once upon a time? For me, I would eater the novel start off with something relatable then ease me into the plot. Life doesn’t always start off as a fairytale so I prefer that my novels don’t either. So while reading this novel, I was evaluating not only the author but the content and if it would live up to the hype.
There was a vocal recital on October 19th, 2017 at 7:30PM, held at the performance hall in Mountain view college. Alex Longnecker, a tenor vocalist and Imre Patkai, (pianist) played a series of homophonic textured songs, some being sung in German and others in English. The Three selected songs I will be writing about are, The Lincolnshire Poacher, The Plough Boy, and Im Wunderschonen Monat Mai. This performance played a total of 24 Pieces, composed by 4 composers, being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ernest Chausson, Benjamin Britten, and Robert Schumann.
This first song goes well with Holden because we see throughout the whole book, how Holden experiences loneliness. Holden says, “The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth. I felt like giving somebody a buzz” (Salinger 59) This is just one example of Holden’s loneliness. At this time he is just getting of the train realizing he has nobody to go to and nobody to talk to so he feeling like calling someone even if it’s just to talk to. n the song Talking To Myself, The lyrics say “Is anybody out there?/It feels like I'm talkin' to myself/No one seems to know my struggle/And everything I come from/Can anybody hear me?”(Eminem) This song by Eminem is a good example of Holden’s loneliness because throughout the song it
“Fire away. Take your best shot, show me what you got. Honey I’m not afraid (Chris, Lines 4-5)…” Strength, love, heartache, all words that many people can identify with, but what about mental illness, depression, and suicide. These words are those that humans avoid, pretend they are not there, but in reality those three words effect many more people that was ever thought possible. Over 18.2% of United States citizens suffer from a mental illness (Depression), 6.7% of United States citizens suffer from depression (Depression), and each year in the United States there are on average 42,773 deaths by suicide (American). Now, many people can relate to the words love and heartbreak, but many more can identify with the three words that the world
“With pop culture apparently suffering from a retro epidemic lately, today’s 60th anniversary of Singin’ in the Rain provides a chance to look back at a film that was ahead of its time in the way that it, too, looked back” (Bahr). Even though it wasn’t all too successful in the awards department, Singin’ in the Rain stuck with audiences because it was so far ahead of its time. It took advantage of all the latest technology while still keeping its “classic movie” feel. In addition, the film implemented both original and well-known songs into the story. This makes the film feel familiar but fresh and new to its audiences. “…Singin’ in the Rain’s jokes and light parodies of actors and Hollywood are still surprisingly insightful and effective” (Bahr). Having been the most researched musical in all of film’s history, it was probably the most correct parody of Hollywood that the industry has ever seen
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.
In today’s age, many artists incorporate topics or issues going on in the world in either a straight forward or subliminal way in their songs. Cage the elephant an American rock band from Kentucky released a popular song in 2008 called “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”. This song covers the topic of questioning why people commit crimes. Throughout this whole song, the singer comes across criminals and questions their motives. For this assignment we are asked to apply one of five criminological theories to the given song. The theory I will be choosing to apply to this song will be the neutralization theory. With this theory I will be applying the techniques of neutralization. I will apply this theory to three criminal acts described in the song;
The period between early 1940s to mid-1960s or so, alternatively, the period between when the musical Oklahoma! (1943) was produced till the time when Hair (1968) was produced, is usually referred to as the Golden Age of the American musical (Kantor, 2010). It is during this period, that most of the noted titles such as “Carousel”, “South Pacific” etc. were produced. 1940s and early 1950s were dominated thoroughly by MGM musicals, while the late 1950s and 1960s belonged to Broadway. Initially, the musicals of this era had simple plots, unchallenging themes, with romantic or comedic characters and lots of singing and dancing. But towards the end of it, the plots were sophisticated, serious with singing, dancing as well as dialogue. In this paper, I choose to elaborate more on the musical – Arthur Laurents’s West Side Story. In the first part of this paper, I discuss the plot, songs and other aspects of the musical such as the awards etc. Later on, I explain how this musical revolutionized the theatre and the cultural effects it had on Americans. Finally, I conclude in the end the historical importance of this musical piece.
The interpretations of what comes after death may vary greatly across literature, but one component remains constant: there will always be movement. In her collection Native Guard, Natasha Trethewey discusses the significance, permanence and meaning of death often. The topic is intimate and personal in her life, and inescapable in the general human experience. Part I of Native Guard hosts many of the most personal poems in the collection, and those very closely related to the death of Trethewey’s mother, and the exit of her mother’s presence from her life. In “Graveyard Blues”, Trethewey examines the definition of “home” as a place of lament, in contrast to the comforting meaning in the epitaph beginning Part I, and the significance
I experienced Chicago, the Broadway musical, and because I had seen the movie many times before, I knew all the songs and dances by heart. I loved it, but it was actually the movie that influenced me to become a “Chicago fan.” The movie is based on the 1996 Chicago revival of the original musical version of 1975. It was thrilling knowing that the making of the musical into a mainstream production would increase its accessibility and widen its distribution into all the corners of the world; now there is no excuse for people not to experience Chicago, and though not everyone can go to Broadway to see it, just about anyone can indulge themselves in this dazzling movie in the comfort of their homes. In addition to a fantasy world of singing, dancing and Vaudeville, the film also provides a narrative that is explicitly presented through Roxie’s point of view, creating a counter-human side to Roxie’s fantasy world so that the audience can easily identify and engage.
Singin’ in the Rain adheres to these conventions, chronicling Don Lockwood’s transition into a new age of film. The threat of a prematurely ended career truly challenges Lockwood, while Lina Lamont acts as corporealization of this antagonistic force. The resolution sees the acquisition of Lockwood’s goals: The Singing Cavalier proves successful, and he goes on to star in a film with Kathy, a true romantic interest. Lockwood’s drastic transition from an imaginary high-pro...
The first song I chose is called “We don't believe what's on T.V.” and it’s by twenty one pilots. The song is a fast and energetic song. The song is says that Tyler Joseph songwriter he is asking God if he fails will you be there for me. The meaning of the song is basically if he fails he wants to know if God will be there to help him out through his hard times. The song fits my life because if you don't do good in school or if I'm having trouble I want to know if someone would help me with my rough times. One figurative language is what if my dreams don't happen and that says don't let your dreams die. Another figurative language is I use to want to die before I'm old but because of you I might think twice and that says that
Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite movies we have watched, and probably the easiest to understand for me. The movie starts off following Don and Lina, big Hollywood actors. While they are walking down the red carpet to their new movie premier you meet Cosmo, Don's best friend. Don and Lina are fake lovers in the eyes of Hollywood movies, silent movies. And with it being silent no one has ever heard Lina's awful voice, and they plan to keep it that way. But after the red carpet he jumps into Kathy's car, with her not even realizing who he is.
Out of all the movies I've reviewed so far, "Singing in the Rain" is the first movie to try and give me a good time, and for the most part, it gives me what I wanted, but kinda over douse it sometimes. Next you are probably that of course it's supposed to give you a good time, it’s a comedy; and yeah, your right, but this felt genuine, a tad bit to genuine. I would give you a warning about this movie, but I can't really call "Singing in the Rain" a "movie", if I could use a better word to describe "Singing in the Rain" I would use, character study, because of its lack of a conflict and its focus on characters with their personalities, dues no real spoilers to worry about, but I will keep away from telling anything that might hinder your experience.
The genre i have studied is musicals. A musical is a film which has musical performances from the actors to express their feelings. The films from this genre that i studied are 'Singin' In The Rain' (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952), 'Grease' (Randall Kleiser, 1978) and 'Hairspray'(Adam Shankman, 2007). I studied two characteristics of the musical genre (Breaking Into Song And Dance and The Grande Finale) that are shown in the films studied. The identifying characteristics of 'Breaking Into Song And Dance' and 'The Grande Finale" are always seen in musicals. These characteristics are expected to be in a musical by the audience and ultimately make a musical what we predict it to be, a film that expresses characters feelings through song while