Singin' In The Rain

1939 began a whole new era in the film industry.  Color was first introduced and the possibilities seemed endless to film makers.  Movies like The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind hit the big screen and showed the potential that films had to be both interesting and beautiful.

The 1952 film titled "Singin' in The Rain" turned into an extremely well-known movie classic.  The main song performed by Gene Kelly is still known of today and can be heard throughout different TV and media outlets.  It is one of the most recognizable songs known to date, all due to the historic impact the film had on society and film culture when it was first introduced almost 60 years ago.

This next led to the introduction of special effects in the 1960s.  Alfred Hitchcock is seen as a pioneer filmmaker whose work was both groundbreaking and electrifying.  He is still considered one of the most well-known and best filmmakers of all time.  His film "The Birds" is one of my own personal favorites, and one that will always pop into my mind whenever I see a flock of seagulls or crows.  His use of color, special effects, and stunts were truly monumental for the 60s and remains a true classic and widely appreciated film to this day.

The final film we viewed in class was "A Clockwork Orange".  Even though I have already seen this movie in its entirety many years ago, watching clips from it still truly disturbed and nauseated me.  The film was released in 1972, after the drug-induced sixties had come to an end, showing the repercussions of narcotics and social deviancy.  This film really pushed boundaries and told stories no one else was ready or willing to do at the time.  It kept no limits and exposed all the evils of the world in one 2 1/2 hour movie.  

All of these films were truly groundbreaking for their time and changed media to be what is it today.  Without these risk-takers and boundary-breakers we wouldn't be able to see and experience what we take granted for today.