Good Mornin' to a Classic!

This weekend Liz and I rented Singin' In The Rain and a few other movies, but none compared to Singin'.
For starters, the dancing in the movie was phenominal. Being a dancer, I know some good dance moves when I see them, and my do they have them in this movie! Gene Kelly, who plays Don Lockwood in the movie and is also a director of the film, and the other director, Stanley Donen, choreographed the majority of the dance scenes, adding in all varieties of dance. Some scenes had tap, some had jazz, some had couple dancing, and some even incorporated ballet. It was amazing to see how well the actors could actually dance. There were so many dance scenes in this musical, that picking out only one or two that I would say are the best is probably impossible, at least for me.

The directors Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly did a fabulous job at making sure the choreography was perfectly together, as well as that the actors remained professional. The actors portrayed their characters with great charisma and drew in the audience with this charisma. The cinematography from the movie was also very well done. The film flowed well as a whole.

Some interesting info for those of you who plan to see or have seen the movie:
- Gene Kelly had a 103 fever while filming the dance for the title song, Singin' In The Rain.
- When Gene Kelly insulted Debbie Reynolds on her dancing, Fred Astaire found her crying around the studio and helped her with her dancing.
- Only two songs were written for the movie, "Make 'em Laugh" and "Moses Supposes"
- This was voted the 10th Greatest Movie of all time by Entertainment Weekly (which I agree with!), being the highest ranked musical!

This movie is definitely a MUST SEE by everyone, even if musicals are not your thing, there is something that will pull you in and capture your attention.

- Christina :)