Sunday, December 12, 2004
So the latest addition of my adventure to see those movies that every one ought to see was Singin' in the Rain. Actually, this movie is the ultimate definition of irony. Basically, this movie is about when Hollywood switched to sound.
The studio in the film has to start making sound films after the success of The Jazz Singer. Pretty much all studios had to follow suit. Well, the studio converted their movie to the a sound film. The film tanks with the test audience because the sound is terrible and the leading lady has a terribly grating voice, a common career ender for many silent film stars.
They come up with the idea to rework the film and make it a musical. To cover up the leading lady's terrible voice, they dub Debbie Reynold's voice over hers. They piece together a plot to work out how to fit in musical numbers. They even figure out how to work in a "modern" dance number.
Now here are the ironic parts. Remember that after this, I am talking about Singin' in the Rain. MGM wants a musical with their stars and songs and hammer out a plot to string together the scenes they want. They even steal a song. They take the song "Be A Clown" and rewrite it as "Make Em Laugh." They have to dub over Debbie Reynolds voice on a couple of songs with the voice of Betty Noyes. The colors of this movie are so vivid and distracting that I could help but think one thing...
This would be really cool to watch if I were high.
If you should catch it on TV, watch it. It is interesting to watch even if it is just 103 minutes of music videos. I've seen infomercials with deeper plots. But whatever you do, do not buy it.
Of course, that's just my opinion. If you want to see a great musical, then watch Fiddler on the Roof, The Nightmare Before Christmas, or even The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The studio in the film has to start making sound films after the success of The Jazz Singer. Pretty much all studios had to follow suit. Well, the studio converted their movie to the a sound film. The film tanks with the test audience because the sound is terrible and the leading lady has a terribly grating voice, a common career ender for many silent film stars.
They come up with the idea to rework the film and make it a musical. To cover up the leading lady's terrible voice, they dub Debbie Reynold's voice over hers. They piece together a plot to work out how to fit in musical numbers. They even figure out how to work in a "modern" dance number.
Now here are the ironic parts. Remember that after this, I am talking about Singin' in the Rain. MGM wants a musical with their stars and songs and hammer out a plot to string together the scenes they want. They even steal a song. They take the song "Be A Clown" and rewrite it as "Make Em Laugh." They have to dub over Debbie Reynolds voice on a couple of songs with the voice of Betty Noyes. The colors of this movie are so vivid and distracting that I could help but think one thing...
This would be really cool to watch if I were high.
If you should catch it on TV, watch it. It is interesting to watch even if it is just 103 minutes of music videos. I've seen infomercials with deeper plots. But whatever you do, do not buy it.
Of course, that's just my opinion. If you want to see a great musical, then watch Fiddler on the Roof, The Nightmare Before Christmas, or even The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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