Musicals

For reading the movies, I had to watch to musicals, Singing in the Rain and Chicago. Both are set in the 1930s, and portray their story in the form of a musical. After watching Singing in the Rain and trudging through Chicago, I had many feelings for both. They share many differences and one similarity. The only similarity they have in common is that they are musicals. Differences include; Singing in the Rain is a love story and Chicago is a redemption case. Singing in the Rain is about the transition from soundless movies to "talkies" and how it shook up Hollywood. Chicago is about a young woman who tries to get large in the jazz lights while behind the bars for murdering. Singing in the Rain was filled with lovable and lively characters, and though Chicago had a talented cast, I greatly admired Singing in the Rain's cast more. I honestly didn't like Chicago, it was heavily sexualized (though I do understand the 30's/Jazz Age was this) but I felt like I was watching a musical form of Orange is the New Black (which I do not fancy). On the other hand, I enjoyed watching Singing in the Rain. I loved the music and the mood set by the movie. I would defiantly watch Singing in the Rain again but Chicago was a bore. In all truth, I didn't enjoy watching musicals in the past, but after watching Singing in the Rain, I would like to watch more films that were in the same atmosphere.