Analysis Of 1952's Singin In The Rain

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The opening movie premiere scene of 1952’s Singin’ In The Rain is set in 1927 Hollywood, California, with the now iconic Gene Kelly as star actor Don Lockwood and Jean Hagen as star actress Lina Lamont setting the stage for the quintessential musical motion picture. Stylistically it’s difficult to not discuss a little bit of Mise en scène, Cinematography, Editing, and Sound for such a grandiose film. For my essay, I’ll focus specifically on the use and importance of sound since it’s a crucial plot device for the story.
That first scene we see of Don Lockwood and Lina, they look so seemingly perfect, they represent the Hollywood glamorous on-screen, also rumored to be off-screen, super couple that has the town talking. The couple reinforces