In fact, a long time ago, I also watched Tang's song in the rain on the movie channel, but unfortunately I could hardly understand such an exaggerated and strange expression at that time. Back then, Hollywood musicals were way beyond what I could appreciate. I only remember that after a few minutes, I hadtily tuned the channel, and never thought about it again.
Sure enough, after more than ten years, the division and reorganization of brain cells made me categorically become an old-fashioned person with serious nostalgic thoughts. Naturally, these former passers-by should also be invited back to greet them.
"Singing in the Rain" is a work of the golden age of Hollywood movies, and the actors' performances and performances are already smooth. The biggest advantages and disadvantages of musicals are exaggeration. If "dramatic life" can be used to describe life, then musicals are the representative of ups and downs + bizarre life.
Up to now, musical films can neither completely rely on high technology to achieve the enjoyment of visual sensory stimulation, nor can they break through superficial expressions and achieve deeper spiritual resonance. In the end, it is inevitable that they can only decline in the process of the development of the film industry. .
But its charm still cannot be ignored, and the key factor is its passionate theme and innovative and unique expression.
"Dancing in the Rain" - the pinnacle of musicals.
In the rain, Tang exaggeratedly embraced the streetlights, danced with the air comically, kicked the splashing water, turned around and stared at the doll in the glass window affectionately... He was completely intoxicated by his own feelings, it was hard not to be fascinated by him of romance and happiness. A small detail can become a beautiful and unique expression of emotion when someone who has the intention to render it. This kind of enthusiasm brought by the very favorite musical. And often, with the changes in the character's heart, such enthusiasm will also be transformed into passion, a steady stream of energy. And all the people and things that interact with this emotion will become alive, like silent street lights, transparent raindrops, passing pedestrians, roads... As many people say, watching inspirational films often There is an urge to dance, and this is the charm of musicals.
"Dance within a play" - a kaleidoscope of combination techniques
There are many "dances within a play" in the film. In the context of the big story, each "dance in the play" seems to be a whole. From the fashion show-like singing and dancing performance of "Beautiful Girl", to the dewy relationship between "player" and "gangster woman" that Tang intends to introduce into the Broadway style, to Tang and Linna's filming of "Dueling Knight" Funny clips, almost every story can stand on its own. Watching it alone can be called a "mini-short story" now, and it is quite interesting to put it together.
In Hollywood in the 1950s, the level of technological development was incomparable to today, and most of the impressive films were still rich in storytelling or the emotional development of the hero and heroine. Only in musicals, what one recalls is not simply a story, but more of a splendid picture and irreplaceable sensory enjoyment for the brain. So to a certain extent, musicals are a real leading and innovative in the history of film development.
But just like MGM has also become a passer-by in film history, the new generation of musicals can no longer replicate the golden age of the past. People's eyes are more critical and more unique, whether it is grandstanding or classic reproduction, it is difficult to attract more supporters.
Fortunately, the output of musicals is not high, and it is their consistent style to be less and more precise. And under the premise that the form of expression is always the same, people who like it will always find fun in it.
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