Timeless movies #1 Singin’ In The Rain

Why did I take so long to watch such a classic movie?!?
I’m not that keen on musicals but I have to admit I definitely loved La La Land and that inspired me to watch other musicals especially because I read somewhere that La La land has lots of reference to classical musical movies.
During a university lecture our professor introduced us a scene of “Singin’ in the rain” to make us understand how sound system radically changed the industry of filmmaking and so today I decided to watch it entirely .

Singin’ In the rain is the perfect musical to watch if you’re not that keen on this genre because it combines plot and performances perfectly ! Also this is that movie you should watch on a grey winter day under a blanket , you’ll surely feel better ‘cause it’s an explosion of colors and music !
Even if it’s a 1952’movie it appeals to every romantic girl on Earth ! who hasn’t complained about life after watching this movie ?!?
But also it depicts the transition between the Silent Era to the Sound System : how Hollywood stars and directors were affected by this revolution , let me say that the recording scene was one of the funniest but at the same time it clearly showed all the problems involving microphones and wires .
As a classic movie the plot is quite simple : love story , a villain and a happy ending , but every possible lacks is filled by joyful and catchy dancing performances!
A few lines about performances : they were brilliant ,cheerful and not boring at all ! Never loved tip tap so much ! I could watch Gene Kelly performing “Singin in the rain” all day : it’s truly a piece of art that makes me think about how Hollywood stars were talented : they could sing , act ,dance such versatile artists!

A parallel between novel and movie adaptation “Jane Eyre”

As a bookworm I always choose the next book to read only if it has been adapted into a movie so that I can easily make a comparison between the “expectations” aroused by the book and the locations or the actors chosen to portray the characters .
Anyway in October I started reading a classic of English literature “Jane Eyre” and yesterday I watched the latest adaptation with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender .
Impressions ? It’s one of those rare exeption in which the movie adaptation completes the novel ! First of all I found it faithful to the novel from the choice of the main actors to the locations (even though there were minute descriptions of Thornfield Hall I couldn’t imagine how it could be). Mia Wasikowska was the perfect Jane Eyre because she isn’t a Greek goddess but she is pale and has a straightforward look , while Michael Fassbender .. goddamn ! Hands down
Then I loved how past and present were perfectly combined together : how Thornfield Hall’s events are alternated with fragments of Jane’s childhood and her life after the escape , I found it more captivating for the viewer than the continuous narration of the novel   ; I enjoyed the beginning in media res with the viewer immediately taking account of Jane’s desperation and consequently escape . It’s not a slow and quite start for a movie but it foresees the tragic development of the main character’s existence .
*Quick note about a secondary character : John Rivers ; I kinda imagined it was an attractive man from the novel description but I just couldn’t hate him when I saw that he was portrayed by Jamie Bell (standing ovation for the director!)

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Jamie Bell as John Rivers and Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre 2011)