I think our discussion about a dialogue between star, history and audience is extremely pertinent to Mark Juddery’s article. In the beginning of the article he mentions that Singin’ in the Rain became much more popular with time. Initially, it had a strong reception, but it only became considered one of the greatest films of all time more recently. I think this development demonstrates how important a film’s reputation is, allowing one generation to pass on their opinions to following generations, even altering a film’s recorded history with their own recollections. This latter aspect is also touched upon in Juddery’s article. He refers to the extensive research Kelly and his staff for Singin’ in The Rain underwent. They interviewed stars of the 1920s and used popular stories about the transition from silent to sound cinema to craft their plot. One direction the article does not go into–mainly because it is not the author’s particular interest to do so– is how this dialogue between stars, history and audience has a resounding effect, not only changing the perception of one film but instead changing society’s understanding of it entire oeuvre of films. The release of Singin’ in the Rain made musicals a legitimate genre again, extending past mere nostalgia for a genre lost. Musicals may not be as popular as other genres now a days, but its presence lives on, making appearances on film and in television (maybe one day there will be musicals in videogames as well).  Singin’ in the Rain and its evolutional history is hugely responsible for this legacy.