Friday, July 22, 2011

The Sound of Music: Favorite Family Movie Musical of All Time


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Duration
174 minutes
Language
English
Budget
US$ 8.200.000



The Sound of Music is the 1965 musical film adaptation of the book The Von Trapp Family Singers, written by Maria von Trapp and contains about her life. Is the film adaptation of the Broadway musical stage plays and movies and Theatre is best known for songs like "Edelweiss", "Do-Re-Mi", "Climb Every Mountain", and "The Sound of Music".

There are several versions of this film, but the most famous is this version, starring Julie Andrews and her songs were written by Rodgers & Hammerstein.


Synopsis

Mary is an aspiring nun who by his monastery sent home to Captain Georg Ritter Von Trapp to care for her seven children and although initially the children are not like Mary, in the end they also enjoy it. Meanwhile, the captain will be married to a baroness but eventually Mary was the one who married him because she really loved him, too. At that time, Nazi Germany invaded Austria and the Captain called to duty, but the Von Trapp family to escape to Switzerland with a way to slip after attending a singing championship.

It Happenings Movie Musical The Sound of Music

Salzburg Austria at the end of the golden era of the 1930s (in the last golden days of the thirties). The Sound of Music opens with views of the fog blanketed the Austrian Alps mountain range. Lined up with each other, and connect connect glittering like a string of exquisite quality ratna manikam. Faintly audible breeze. Knocking on doors and windows slowly hearts of the viewers of this classic film.

The fog is revealed, it seems intermittent snow mantle is attached at the top and back of the mountains. Days are sunny and beautiful. There was also captivating birdsong. Kicaunya niches touch the heart, and penetrate into the soul.

Appears to be towering green trees. On the ridge, over the hills and in valleys lush. Flanked by hills, flowing rivers are meandering. And there are lakes where the water is quiet. Relax. Peace. Peaceful, but washed away. Like a row of roofs and houses of residents on the lake.

In the distance, on a hillside near the Monastery Nonnberg on a verdant plains, a young nun, her name, with feeling hummed a song: The Sound Of Music. Repercussion of music that accompanies the strains of vocal nodes Mary as sobering. He expressed the feelings that welled up in the plains of his heart in the lyrics as follows:

"The hill is alive with the sound of music. With songs they have sung for thousands of years. This hill fills my heart with the music. My heart wanted to sing every song it hears. My heart wants to pack like a bird's wing, which flew from the lake to the tree. My heart wanted to shine like a bell that flies, from the church brought gusts of wind. Laughing like children when tripped and fell, due to a stone blocking his path. Sing at night as someone who learned to pray. I went to the hill, when my heart was lonely. I know will hear ever heard before. My heart will be blessed with the sound of music. And I'll sing once more. "

After she hummed the song, then viewers are presented information about the title of the movie: The Sound of Music, the characters, choreographers, producers, directors, film crews who are involved in it and so on.

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The Sound of Music set in Europe before World War II, is about the figure of Mary (played by Julie Andrews). At the beginning of the film, he was described as an aspiring nun with a free spirit. Likes to sing, play musical instruments too wily. Acting spontaneously, stunned and impressed own way. Because of his soul which is free and preferred music outside the monastery, he often late at worship. Inevitably, the doings of Maria became the talk of the convent. Some nuns there who like Maria's behavior, but some are not.

Until one day, Mother Abbess (played by Peggy Wood) as head of the monastery commissioned the "temporary" Maria as governess 7 (seven) children of Captain Georg von Trapp (played by Christopher Plummer) who lived in a villa in Aigen, a suburb City of Salzburg.

Captain Georg von Trapp is a retired Austrian naval officer. Since his wife died, Captain von Trapp has repeatedly mutually caregivers for their children. All nanny before Mary did not feel at home. It's related to Captain von Trapp makes the rules in a military-style household. In turn his sons and daughters to feel constrained by the rules of military-style.

The arrival of Mary as a nanny in the middle of Captain von Trapp family changed all that. He introduced a new atmosphere in the care of children away from military tradition. Gradually, the children who originally mischievous and naughty finally liked Maria. Through musical talents with a free spirit, he is educating the kids play Captain von Trapp, sing and enjoy life in an atmosphere that is free anyway.

Narrated, Maria took the kids to play their care and revelers in the wild. He also taught them to sing and how to make songs. So meluncurlah song "Do-Re-Mi" with the guitar overlaid by a rebound Mary gita children turns. According to Maria, by mastering the scales do-re-mi, one can compose a song he wanted.

Songs like "The Sound of Music", "Do-Re-Mi," "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen," "The Lonely Goatherd", "So Long Farewell", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain ", and others adorn the film.

At first Captain von Trapp did not like the change of atmosphere, but eventually he realized that the music had been for years does not sound in the family environment. He understands the kids really do not need to be curbed, and the children need to be freed to determine the activities he likes. Music thanks to Captain von Trapp is also finally took the rules of military force, and he grew fond of her son and daughter.

All seven children Captain von Trapp, respectively: the eldest Liesl (16 years) (played by Charmian Carr), Friedrich (14 years) (played by Nicholas Hammond), Louisa (13 years) (played by Heather Menzies), Kurt (11 years) (played by Duane Chase), Brigitta (10 years) (played by Angela Cartwright), Marta (7 years) (played by Debbie Turner), and the youngest, Gretl (5 years) (played by Kym Karath) .

No warning, secretly Captain von Trapp began to admire her. No doubt too, has grown seed-sowing seeds of love for him. Meanwhile, Captain love signals were also arrested Maria. Maria realized that blossomed in his heart also love the tones that are ready to hum. In the ocean of love between two human beings, sometimes unspoken can dive together as long as the door of our hearts and minds opened the window wide open.

Although initially widower Captain von Trapp plans to marry his girlfriend from the City of Vienna, Baroness Elsa Schraeder (played by Eleanor Parker), ultimately the choice imposed on her. Though the Baroness has been some time living in Baron von Trapp family. Java fitting phrase "pillar jalaran Tresno witing be accustomed" (love blossomed and the dwelling because of habit).

His instincts as a woman makes the Baroness Elsa "out regular 'of romance over the arena. The road stretched wide, then Captain von Trapp married to Mary in a magnificent ceremony in a cathedral city of Salzburg.

Climax of the movie The Sound of Music began when Captain von Trapp was called to active service again in the Nazi German army units (note Austria when it became part of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich). But he rejected in his own way. The story of Captain von Trapp family escape to get out of Austria into fragments suspenseful film.

It was not enough and too long to detail in the film's story is told here. Readers (who have never watched) please watch your own DVD discs on the television screen. Officially labeled discs can be found at record stores, for example, in the Shops Disc Tarra. Authors guarantee that readers will not lose collecting DVD movie The Sound of Music is to the sons and daughters at home.

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The Sound of Music musical theater adaptation of the Broadway musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Sound of Music won the award the Oscar (Academy Award) for Best Picture in 1965. Not only Best Picture, a film directed by Robert Wise was also categorized won Best Director, Sound, Adapted Score and Film Editing. The Sound of Music was also nominated for best album Grammy Award in the arena. At the Golden Globe, the star of Julie Andrews managed to become the Best Actress.

It has been over 40 years of the film The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise is circulated around the world since it was released first in March 1965. As a movie musical genre, he has been watched by tens and even hundreds of millions of people on this earth. Once viewers watch this film, would want to watch it again. And again.

It will not be bored watching this movie. Suitable for introducing children to music at an early age under five years old (toddlers). Suitable above all for toddlers, teens, adults and even parents. He is a family film for all ages. Not excessive, the film The Sound of Music is a musical film of all time favorite (favorite movie musicals of all time). In 2007, the American Film Institute put The Sound of Music into the best 100 films of all time. In fact, he is also considered a masterpiece (masterpiece), because the messages of moral and virtues as well as educational exchanges contained therein

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