Singin’ in the Rain” is one of the greatest movie musicals ever made. It is a film of enormous artistic achievement, brilliant on every level. The movie represents the pinnacle of studio movie making – where every phase of the production was controlled by seasoned experts with great skill and obvious love for the final product.That is important. Although”Singin’ in the Rain” is certainly not designed to be a pretentious piece of history, it winds up serving as both a heartfelt acknowledgment of a generation of filmmakers which were passing from the scene and an introduction to the silent era for a new generation of film-goers.BY LOVINGLY RE-CREATING THAT BYGONE ERA, “SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN” SERVES AS BOTH A WONDERFUL HISTORY AND A CHARMING INTRODUCTION TO THE AGE OF SILENT FILMS. IT IS ALSO A REMINDER THAT CULTURAL HISTORY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LARGER HISTORY OF OUR NATION.