Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Singing in the Rain

The original song Singing in the Rain in Singin in the Rain movie was launched in the 1950s. At this time people were conservative and had traditional values. The topic of sex was a taboo and this is why the song Singin in the Rain is romantic, yet appropiate for the time. On the other hand, this same son was also used in the movie Clockwork Orange in the 1970s. The director had a total different approach on this song since the song is used in like a rape scene, in other words, nothing romantic. It is also used as a form of a joke or derision. I think this was because 20 years after, sex was not a taboo and feminism was growing. This denigration to the woman was seen as a joke to men that were against feminism. At the time sit-coms were also around and sexual scenes were combined with comedy.

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