“Good Morning” Significance
The song, "Good Morning" emerges in the film after Don (actor Gene Kelly), Kathy (actress Debbie Reynolds) and Cosmo (actor Donald O’Connor) are debating on whether to turn The Dueling Cavalier, which had previously flopped, into a musical. The scene is essentially a call to those who each of the characters believe will be seeing the film. The scene with "Good Morning" is one of the more memorable parts of the film, complete with choreography with each of the actors - in yellow raincoats. The idea is that the musical will rain success for them after failing miserably as a talkie (film with sound). The song is significant to the plot in that it foreshadows how successful the musical will become.
“Singin’ in the Rain” Significance
Perhaps one of the most memorable dance routines in the film, the significance of "Singin in the Rain" is to highlight the romance between Don and Kathy. Don is overjoyed to not only be romantically involved with Kathy, but working with her, as she is an actress like he is an actor. For roughly four and a half minutes, actor Gene Kelly expresses the zeal he has by tap dancing and using his umbrella as a device to reveal the carefree nature he is experiencing. In addition to this, Don does not mind getting wet as he is so overwhelmed with emotion for Kathy, that it simply does not matter that his clothes are getting soaked as he dances and prances in the rain. At the conclusion of the scene, a police officer stops to watch Don, and he looks at the officer without a care in the world not caring what he thinks.
Works Cited
Singin’ in the Rain. Dir. Gene Kelly | Stanley Donen. Loew's Inc., 1952. DVD.
