Singin' in the Rain 

Opening Image: Don and Lina arrive at the red carpet premiere of their newest movie and are met by a reporter. Don does all of the talking and explains the story of how he became an actor and started working with Lina.
Catalyst: At the party, there was a man who introduced the idea of movies with sound and showed a short film of himself speaking.
Midpoint: After the disastrous initial showing of The Dueling Cavalier as a talking movie, Kathy, Cosmo, and Don have the idea of turning the movie into a musical and having Kathy sing for Lina.
All is Lost: Lina intends to have Kathy voice all of her future parts, and plans on suing R.F. if he doesn't follow through.
Finale: The audience loves the premiere of The Dancing Cavalier and wants Lina to sing live. Kathy sings for Lina from behind the curtain, only to have Cosmo, Don, and R.F. pull back the curtain, exposing Kathy to the audience. Cosmo takes Kathy's place singing and the whole audience knows that Lina was a fraud. Kathy tries to run away, but Don directs the audience to stop her because, "She's the real star of the show."

Genre: Musical/Dance- Singing in the Rain included themes of love, success, and wealth.

Explicit Meaning: As movies were turning into "talkies" not all actors were able to keep up their success, while others accepted the challenge and hired diction coaches and other new actors with great voices.
Implicit Meaning: Always do what you love and stay true to your heart, don't be afraid to follow your dreams. But always keep your dignity. 

1927: The world of Hollywood was shaken as "talkies" were suddenly becoming popular. Sets had to include recording studios and actors had to learn how to talk into the microphone with specific lines, rather than saying whatever they want during a silent film. Actors with bad voices lost their fame because they weren't able to continue making movies unless they could convince someone else to speak for them. Diction coaches, live actors, and recording equipment sales skyrocketed due to the immediate need to switch from silent movies to "talkies" in order to keep audiences interested.
1952: During 1952 the United States was just booming with the baby boom, boom of subarbs, and the economy boom. Because of this a happy, joyful movie Singin' in the Rain was created and made to reflect the postwar euphoria.