Released in 1965, the film "The Sound of Music" is still a classic of music films in the minds of many fans. It was directed by Robert Wise and starred Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews.
The film is based on music and tells the story of The Nun Maria, who from beginning as a governess of Colonel Trapp's seven children and later became the hostess of the family. The film has a Douban score of 9.1 and won the Best Picture at the 38th Academy Awards.
As a musical film, it not only contributed a number of classic music such as "Doraemi", "Edelweiss", "Lonely Shepherd" to the audience, but also told the audience about the preciousness of love and freedom.
The heroine Maria was a nun in the monastery who belonged to God, but her lively and active personality caused the monastery a lot of trouble, so the abbot sent her to be a tutor for the children of Colonel Trapp, and hoped that she would grow from it.
When she arrived at the Colonel's house, Maria learned that there had been eleven tutors before her. So it seems that the children are not very disciplined, but Maria is very willing to accept such a challenge.
In contact with the children, she was good at observing their every move, dissecting their hearts, and getting along in a way that was acceptable to both parties, and it was not long before Maria figured it out that the original group of children often deliberately mischief in front of their fathers, which led to frequent changes in tutors.
Because of the death of the children's mother and Trapp's naval background, he did not know how to educate the children in the same way that he disciplined the soldiers. Under his militarized mind, the seven children suppressed their childishness and developed a rebellious character, and they often performed strange or eye-catching mischievous behaviors in front of their father, in a vain attempt to point the finger at their governess, that is, Maria.
But our kind and tolerant Maria is not annoyed by this, she has long seen through the hearts of these children, they just want to seek more attention from their father. With Maria's dedicated education and companionship, the children not only learned to sing and climb trees, but also gradually accepted her.
But when Trapp saw her children become "arrogant" under Maria's leadership, they quarreled over the inherent educational theory that she should not teach her children, and on the other hand, so that the children could truly liberate their nature. Just as the two sides were arguing, Trapp heard his children singing. In the song he felt the warmth of a long absence, and looking at these childish faces, perhaps Maria was right.
Trapp then apologized to Maria, and maria, who was recognized, became more attentive to her work, and she became more like a family member with the family. At this time, Trapp's girlfriend, the Baroness, felt the crisis and asked Trapp to hold a ball to show off her hostess status. But at the dance, Trapp actually walked up to Maria and invited her to dance, and in the increasingly compatible dance steps of the two, a vague feeling arose.
When Maria realized everything, she fled back to the monastery, but the abbot told her that God would not stop you from falling in love, and after the epiphany, Maria returned to Trapp's house, and the two of them confessed their hearts, and then with the blessing of seven children, Maria finally became Trapp's wife, the hostess of the family.
The whole film is mixed with the sound of love in this up-and-down music. Whether it is between Maria and the child, or between the Trapp, the warm camera turns, and the family's turmoil comes.
Not wanting to be a Nazi admiral, Trapp and his family tried to escape from Austria, but due to the strict surveillance of the Nazis, the family had to take the opportunity to perform music and escape with a song "Good Night, Goodbye".
The final shot of the film is a family walking neatly on the stretch of the Alps, the scenery is beautiful, the heart is relaxed, and the story does not explain where they end up going, whether it is safe or not, the film leaves all this blank for the audience, let people reverie. Perhaps they went to another place where there was no war and lived in peace and security, or perhaps they did not escape the clutches of the Nazis, and the family may face a hellish life...
But in such a loving film, we all hope that the ending is beautiful, and reality is related to the ideal after all. The truly historical Trapp family was not able to escape because of the border blockade, and they later lived a life of displacement.
Christopher Plummer, who plays colonel in the film, has a wonderful life in real life like the male protagonist in the story, he has been active on the big screen since the age of eighteen, participating in hundreds of works, but he did not win an Oscar until the age of 82, which is a bit dramatic for such an old drama bone. At that time, the Oscars were already in their 84th year, and Plummer joked to his trophy when he received the award: "You are only two years older than me." ”
However, whether in the movie or in reality, it is enough for us to receive the love and power that they transmit to us.
The reason why this film is recognized as a classic in musical films is that the plot and music in the film are perfectly matched. In the music full of life, we will see the superior natural scenery of Austria from time to time, and we will also feel the warmth of Maria and her children, and the reluctance in Trapp's heart when forced to leave her hometown.
In terms of scene switching and camera scheduling, this film also strives to maximize the output to the audience. Winning the Oscar for best editing is not out of thin air, at the beginning of the film, there are a full eleven sets of shots from high to low, from the outside to the mainland to show us the real natural scenery of Austria, through the back and forth of the distance and proximity, the entire story line is also completely and smoothly expressed.
Music is the motivation of Maria and the Trapp family to not give up in the difficult years. In that melodious and reverberating music, what we feel is the love and freedom that fills the screen. This musical with religious overtones, like a gentle and warm wind, soothes the hearts of generations of people. In those turbulent times, music was a silent force, like a light in the darkness, guiding the people of Austria and the world to find the light.
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