A classic of musical films

Rating: 9/10 (24 April 2020)

It is said to be a classic musical film in film history. It was made in 1952, when other countries were rebuilding from the ruins.
(perhaps only the United States could have been so happy to be singing and dancing after the war in the faith of its idealism.)
The film began when Arthur Freed, a MGM producer, wanted to "recycle" some old songs, so he asked two of his writers to string them together into a story, and Gene Kelly agreed to perform. As these old songs happened to be in the 2030s, they were set in the period when the silent films were transformed into sound films, vividly depicting all kinds of interesting things in the studio. It is said that people often come to their sets to share their memories of that period. They also examined in detail the costumes and equipment of the Hollywood stars.
For me, the song and dance were a bit long, distracting memories of high school cheerleading practices; That kind of Cinderella storyline often makes me think the heroes and heroines are like barbie and Kenny (or shrek 2's Prince Charming). What attracts me most is the details of those early studio shooting. In the film, you can see a lot of props, equipment and lights in the studio. You can also see the rehearsals, the movements of the stunt actors, the dubbing to the mouth and the way of early radio.
Singin' in the Rain, which is classed as a backstage musical, is a way for viewers to see things backstage in the form of a show. The main character in the play is set to be the main character in the movie, so you can see the production process and shooting effects (especially the sound) of the movie. The film talks about the nature and meaning of film media itself with ease, touching on the boundary between truth and fiction (ex: what the hero says at the beginning is not consistent with the truth presented in the picture, the heroine speaks out her doubts about the performance of the movie, the hero's best friend makes me Laugh to defend the entertainment of the movie, etc.). Through the process of making the film to highlight that this is a "film about film".
It has been said that 'a film about a film' is a subject that masters and writers and directors only touch upon, and that is a serious salute and question to the film. I don't really know the definition or the depth of it, but I think Singin' in the Rain is often a very clever way to play with the fun of the real versus the real, singing and dancing and having fun. It's a lot more approachable than tsai ming-liang's 'don't go anywhere,' fellini's 'eight and a half' or chu fu's 'Day for night.'
Singin' in the Rain, with its love story as the first sugar coating, and the package of wonderful songs and dances, has become a commercial selling point, but in addition to that, it has many interesting aspects and exquisite details, which make it famous in history, popular and popular.
In the rain nest at home looking at the wonderful dance to listen to the melodious song, just like the appreciation of the Disney cartoon do not have to worry, there is a natural optimism: evil will overcome the right, the difficulties will eventually overcome, the discrete will also be reunited, love, cause success.
(this film is suitable for every tired night, to soothe the reality of cynicism, hypnosis to sleep.)