Focus: a masterpiece of musical films.

Singing in the Rain (195 1) is a representative work of musical films, and its narrative style and expressive techniques have become the template paradigm of musical films. Say it briefly.

Structure. The film focuses on the behind-the-scenes production of movies, showing the glitz of Hollywood DreamWorks through the ups and downs of the career of the leading actor Tang (gene kelly), and constructing two narrative spaces, namely, the work in front of Tang and the life behind the scenes, interspersed with Tang's psychological changes and personal growth. Its closed story structure and happy ending are traditional Hollywood narrative patterns that can no longer be traditional.

Close-up of expression skills. Although Hollywood in the 1950s still had the afterglow of the Golden Age, it secretly absorbed some nutrients from European films, such as close-ups. If the close-up of Joan of Arc is the ultimate, then the close-up in this film explains the psychological state of the characters, such as the frantic and anxious appearance of fans waiting for Tang, and the girl who fainted at the sight of Tang's kiss, which all show the psychological advantages of the close-up.

Exaggeration of expression. It has always been the killer of comedy movies, especially in situations such as contrast and shame, which will create unexpected jokes. For example, the premiere was very successful, and Tang tried every means to stop Lena from thanking her in front of the stage. This retreat produced a magical dramatic effect, that is, the audience on the screen was amused by their antics when they were unknown, while the audience off the screen was worried about Tang because they knew the inside story.

A leap in expression skills. Jumping is used by Ge sophomore. In this film, there are several different types of jumps, such as plot jumps. After the premiere, Cosmo said I want to get out of here. The previous frame was behind the stage, and the next frame they got on the bus. The color jump, from black and white to color, and from color to black and white, implies that the film has entered the color wide screen from the black and white era; The jump of perspective (or the jump of time and space) mainly shows the switching of different perspectives between the behind-the-scenes figures and stars, and it can also be said that the switching of different spaces in front of and behind the stage.

In addition, the film moves smoothly between different scenes, especially the impact of bending over the lens, which makes people shine.