Flashback and Cinema Development in Singin’ in the Rain

Flashback and Cinema Development in Singin’ in the Rain
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At the beginning of singin’ in the rain (kelly and donen, 1952), don lockwood (gene kelly) tells the story of how he and his friend cosmo (donald o’connor) worked their way to hollywood. the audience experiences this story as a flashback. however, this flashback serves a purpose other than merely telling the story of don and cosmo. much like singin’ tells the story of the development of sound in film, this flashback tells the story of early years of cinema. describe how this flashback shows the development of cinema in its early years?
The film Singin’ in the Rain highlights how Hollywood transitioned into talking films where Don projected an image of one who was born rich, but the flashback shows he grew up in a shanty and he danced together with Cosmo for few pennies ( Kelly et al., 1952). The film infused comedy before and after the flashback and the two tap danced in bars where Cosmo played a piano and Don a fiddle. The film aptly captures the transition from the silent to talki...