How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Singin' in the Rain.
Quote #1
KATHY: Oh, no offense. Movies are entertaining enough for the masses, but the personalities on the screen just don't impress me. I mean they don't talk, they don't act, they just make a lot of dumb show. Well, you know. (demonstrates) Like that.
In other words, Kathy thinks silent film actors don't communicate jack.
Quote #2
DON: You mean I'm not an actor. Pantomime on the screen isn't acting.
KATHY: Of course not. Acting means great parts, wonderful lines, speaking those glorious words. Shakespeare. Ibsen.
If the movie suggests that dancing is the truest form of expression, and that people lie their faces off when they speak, where does the silent film stars' pantomime fit in? Is it more like speech or more like dance?