“Singin in the Rain” is a commentary on the silent film industry and the transition into the world of the talkies. While watching “Singin’ in the Rain” I noticed the film could be seen as a piece of satire not only on the silent film era but I also noticed that some of the movie could be seen as a commentary of Hollywood in general.   Much of the film is centered on the Hollywood lifestyle not only the actual work that takes place but also the parties and premieres of the movies.   For example in the opening scene you see a women announcing the stars on the film and the fans screaming.  This part to me seemed like a satire the Hollywood industry of prompting the stars more so than the film itself.  Though much of the film you do see Don working on a film but in the movie we never see “The Dancing Cavalier” we just focus on the stars of the film and their transition into the talkies.  “Singin’ in the Rain” could even be seen as a critic of the Hollywood lifestyle in present day.  Today many movies focus mainly on who is in the movie than the actual content of the film.  Like in “Singin’ in the Rain” the audience going to the premiere of the film in the beginning of the film where only getting excited for the stars of the movie and not caring about Cosmo who worked on the film but didn’t star in it.  Cosmo is also probably one of the most important pieces within the film because he really is the one that solves a majority of the problems but gets the least credit.  This could be a critique on how the star of the movie really gets the most credit but really doesn’t do to much in the product of the film.

I think that while this film is an obvious critic on how the changes of the film industry caused problems I think that it also highlights some problems with the ideas of Hollywood stars and how fleeting their careers can be.  The film reminded me a bit of another film that came out two years before “Singin’ in the Rain”, “All About Eve” which is also a critique of how women in the media real get turned away after the age of 40.  While this film is obviously different but you do have this idea of a younger women taking over the career of film star who can’t really continue her career due to the changing of the times.  While Lina Lamont and Margo Channing are two very different characters they do share a common story, which is the fear of having their careers taken away from them.

While this film definitely a critique of the silent film area it is also a very enjoyable which is the overall purpose of the film.  While watching the film it was very difficult to look at it from an analytical perspective because the movie is just suppose to be enjoyed which it is.