There is actually more to the movie than Gene Kelly's stroll down the pluvial sidewalk.

Rating: 6/10 (25 July 2005)

Obviously, everyone remembers Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) dancing down the street while it's raining. In case anyone's forgotten the plot, it's about the arrival of sound in Hollywood and how it destroyed some people's careers due to their voices. So, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) - who has a scratchy voice - has to get dubbed by Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) - who has a beautiful voice. Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) provides some comic relief.
The idea that this innovation ruined some people's careers...that actually has some relevance to the present. Every time that there's some innovation, it shortens our attention spans. The radio, TV, even the Internet...they have all shortened our attention spans. Whereas once we had to use our imaginations about everything and/or go out and experience life a little more, we can now just do everything from home.
Oh, well. I guess that there's nothing that we can do about that. I guess that all that we can do is watch "Singin' in the Rain" and wait for Gene Kelly to explain "what a glorious feeling" it is. I wouldn't call it the world's greatest movie, but it is an important part of film history.