Singin' in the Rain story
Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies".
12 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the entertainment industry | choice | We saw a parody on what things might have been like in Hollywood filmmaking around the end of the silent film era. |
| acting | major | Cosmo Brown and Kathy Seldon in particular expressed their love of acting. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Don and Kathy |
| coping with an arrogant jerk | major | Lina was a terrible person, especially to Kathy |
| coping with an incompetent coworker | major | the director and everyone else were exasperated with Lina's terrible voice as well as her general stupidity |
| coping with time passing you by | major | especially Lina Lamont became a has-been when her voice turned out to be incompatible with sound-films |
| facing financial ruin | major | movie studio and its stakeholders faced ruin after they produced a truly awful film |
| female-female rivalry | major | Lina Lamont and Kathy Seldon, Lina had it especially in for Kathy |
| infatuation | major | Don Lockwood and Kathy Seldon |
| romantic jealousy | major | Lina was jealous of the love Kathy received from Don |