General Knowledge. Flashcards
Name the Characters.
Don Lockwood [hollywood actor in silent movies - witty and charming]
Cosmo Brown [studios head musician - Don’s bestfriend and comical sidekick]
Kathy Seldon [young, up and coming actress - strong willed and smart]
Lina Lamont [a glamorous silent screen star, but off-screen persona is brash - annoying character voice, highly comedic]
List the Themes.
Comedy.
Satire.
Romance.
Lies and Deceit.
Respect and Reputation.
Explain the theme: Comedy.
Singing in the Rain likes fun at the ridiculous nature of the movie industry - specifically how little in Hollywood is how it appears.
An example is Lina. On screen she is elegant, glamorous and refined however off screen she butches the english language and sounds much different to her on screen self.
Explain the theme: Romance.
Singing in the Rain is a love story between Don and Kathy that adheres pretty closely to the conventions of the genre.
Don, and Kathy meet when he jumps into her car. Then a misunderstanding keeps them apart. Once the misunderstanding is laughed off, they begin to fall head over heels for one another.
Explain the theme : Repect and Reputation.
Everybody in Singing in the Rain is obsessed with their reputation.
Don wants to be respected as a ‘real’ actor and he wants Kathy to respect him.
Kathy wants Don to respect her, and she wants to stop popping out of cakes for a living.
Lina wants to be adored, and the studio wants to protect her from looking bad.
All the main characters will lie if they think they will gain repect and/or boost their reputations.
Explain the theme: Lies and Deciet.
The characters are frequently quite honey - in songs. However the movie suggests that you should never believe what you what, or even what you see.
