The Sound of Music, I think I'll watch it for the rest of my life. @Nai Nai Sister
This classic film "The Sound of Music", which was released on March 29, 1965, is believed to be familiar to many people, and even repeated many times, but still enjoy it, and I am the same. Even if you don't know this movie, you must be familiar with the music inside, and songs such as "Doraemon" and "Edelweiss" will involuntarily sing along with the melody.
Directed by Robert Wise, The Sound of Music became the highest-grossing film in film history that year, and this classic masterpiece won five awards at the 38th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Music, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing. It has been translated into more than 30 languages and released in countries around the world, and the beautiful music in the film is still widely sung today. The translation of the film varies greatly from place to place: in Hong Kong, China, it is translated as "Xian le Piao's Everywhere"; in Taiwan, it is "Truth, Goodness and Beauty"; in Portugal, it is "Music in the Depths of the Soul"; in Spain, it is translated as "Laughter and Tears"; the Argentine translation is "New Man with a Spirit of Resistance"; in Germany, its name is "My Song, My Dream"; the translation name is different, but the music is equally beautiful, and people's love for it is evident, and it also maintains a high score of 9.0 on Douban.
Although the film lasts nearly three hours, it is very simple in content, full of light and lively feeling from beginning to end, telling the story of the nun Maria who goes to Colonel Trapp's house, gives him seven mischievous children as tutors, and finally wins the love of the children and the love of the colonel, and finally escapes the threat of the German Nazi Party, and the family flees Austria.
The reason why a classic film can become a classic naturally has its own unique charm, even if it is a work of the 60s of the last century, it is also worth learning, in this article, I will analyze why this film will become a classic from the four parts of the film, the music, scenery, the feelings contained in the film and the characteristics of film shooting.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >01 You can hum the melody after watching the movie, and beautiful music is the cornerstone of the classic</h1>
"The Sound of Music" is a movie, it can also be said to be a musical, the musical naturally leaves the bad music, otherwise how can it become a classic. The selection and use of music is also a major artistic feature of "The Sound of Music", in the film a large number of musical means to express the theme, in the 174 minutes of the film, a total of 26 pieces of music, about 80 minutes, accounting for 46% of the length of the entire movie, enough to see the importance of music in this film, naturally also highlight the theme of the film - the sound of music. The "Sound of Music" soundtrack, produced by music directors Rogers and Hammerstein, became the number one album and stayed on the charts for 233 weeks.
1. Every capital of the music in the film is carefully polished, reminiscing about the classics, that is, enjoying the music
The composer of "The Sound of Music" is the famous American composer Richard Rogers, he has composed more than 1000 songs and more than a dozen operas, especially good at seeking an amazing harmony in complex rhythms, melodic natural, smooth and concise, the songs in "The Sound of Music" fully reflect his musical creation style.
The music score of "Doraemon" is simple and catchy, and it has become one of the most popular songs among children in the world.
"Edelweiss" is full of affection and contains people's deep feelings for the motherland, and has been sung for a long time, which is one of the most vital songs in the world.
"The Lonely Shepherd" expresses people's love for nature, one by one notes beat like elves, children and lovely lambs, music sounds, and the picture appears in the heart.
The classic songs sung in the movie so far make the music of "Music" always stay in everyone's heart, as long as the people around you mention "The Sound of Music", everyone can say these songs, this is the charm of music, and it is also one of the important reasons why people can remember "The Sound of Music" and are willing to relive it again and again, because hearing the music inside is a kind of enjoyment.
2. Conveying affection with music enriches and highlights the personality and emotional communication of the characters in the play
Music does not only play a good role in the play, but the appearance of each song will continue to change with the mood of the characters in the play, the change of the environment, and the advancement of the plot.
In the opening, Maria runs out of the monastery and sings the prelude to "The Prelude and The Sound Of Music" like a bird, showing the liveliness of our heroine and her love for the mountains and rivers of her hometown, laying the groundwork for Austria, which later fled Nazi rule in Germany with her husband, because she loved it, so she did not want to give in.
The dialogue of the convent nuns on how to deal with the naughty and rebellious Mary shows the helplessness of the elders for the children's anger and love, but more inclusive.
Colonel Trapp's "Edelweiss", low and emotional, showed his gentle and intense love for the children when he sang this song for the children for the first time, while the "Edelweiss" sung later in front of the German Nazis showed his love for his homeland and the hatred of his country occupied by the Nazis.
Every song That Mary sings with the children contains the trust and love between her and the children.
It can be said that in "The Sound of Music", every character and every scene is accompanied by exclusive customized exclusive music all the time, so that people can more deeply experience and feel the psychological feelings of each character in the movie with the music, and every note touches the audience's heart.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >02 The enchanting scenery at the foot of the Alps depicted in the film has become the heart of many people</h1>
The whole film is basically filmed in the austrian historical city of Salzburg, and from the beginning of the film, through Maria's song and dance, the whole film shows everyone the beautiful scenery at the foot of the Alps, the snow covers the top of the mountain, and the green grass.
Overlooking the charming Alps, clear lakes, lush trees, classical villas, each scene is like a landscape photo, with a whole beautiful music, let people feel that the alpine mountains, water, grass, and trees seem to be singing, telling and dancing. The beautiful scenery of the Alpine foothills is flat without music, but after adding some bright music, the natural scenery of the Alps has moved from flat to three-dimensional, and in the film, you feel the breath of this mountain range.
The beautiful scenery of the whole movie is matched with classic music and the laughter of children, and this beautiful scenery at the foot of the Alps has become the place that many of us yearn for, which makes people feel that they are free from the hustle and bustle of the city, only the purity of the soul. Behind Trapp's villa, there are lakes where boats can swing, meadows that can make people roll freely, and these beauties are fascinating compared to the reinforced concrete in today's big cities, and perhaps this is one of the reasons why we like this movie, because there is a beautiful view that we yearn for and a prayer for peace of mind.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >03 The various feelings and home-country feelings contained in it make people involuntarily substitute for it, empathy, and blood stirring</h1>
If there is only beauty and music, then the classicity of this film will naturally be greatly reduced, just a musical without a soul, and it is precisely because the choreographer has given this film more feelings between people that it has become a classic. It can be said that in "The Sound of Music", we can experience the different feelings of small to family affection and large family and country love, which makes this musical drama further sublimated and touches people's hearts before it can achieve classics.
1, family affection, guarding you is the greatest wish
The family affection in the film is embodied in two parts: one part is the love of the abbot and the nuns for Mary, which is a kind of love and pampering of the elders to the younger ones. Even if she is a naughty "bad" child in the eyes of everyone, the dean expresses his tolerance and doting on Maria in the song, thinking that she is a child like a white cloud and a moon, and it is impossible and unwilling to fix her nature with nails, and hopes that she can fly better.
The other part is reflected in the family affection of the Trapp family, although the colonel is not good at expressing, after the death of his wife, he will only use his habit of leading soldiers, the way of non-commissioned to manage his seven children, but in his heart is deeply in love with his children, will continue to find a home teacher for the children to make up for his deficiencies, especially when he sees the children singing happily, the colonel's love for the children overflows uncontrollably from the eyes.
2, love, the power to support each other in times of crisis
Under the beautiful melody and charming scenery, it is naturally impossible to be without the most beautiful love in the world. The love in the film is also manifested in two parts. Part of it is between the Colonel and Mary, from mutual dislike, escape to finally walking together, twists and turns, always a happy ending. In order to escape the threat of the German Nazis, the two work together to escape with the children and give each other strength.
In fact, in my opinion, the whole movie does not deliberately highlight this love, if that would turn the movie into a love drama, maybe it will not be as classic as it is now. The love between Mary and the Colonel is only contained in the whole process of the film, and it is integrated with other feelings, so that everyone feels more that love, affection, and patriotism are inseparable and indispensable.
The other part is the relationship between Trapp's eldest daughter and the postman, if the colonel and Mary are sweet love, and the eldest daughter and the postman is a betrayal of love, this allegory in my opinion is to let the child learn to grow in failure, but also integrates Maria's teaching feelings for the children in it.
3. Patriotism is rooted in our deep beliefs
Although the German Nazi intervention in the film basically belongs to the end of the film, the length is not long, but I feel that it is a stroke of the pen, the Nazi forced the colonel to become an officer in the German water army, and he is naturally reluctant to love the colonel of his country, because in his view this act is tantamount to treason.
In the colonel's choked and beautiful song of "Edelweiss", the escape plan was already imperative, so after the first escape failed, they took advantage of the gap in the singing competition, with the help of the convent nuns, successfully climbed the Alps and went to their new life.
I personally feel that it is precisely because of the sublimation of the last feelings, the love of a person, the affection of the extended family, and finally the feelings for the country, so that the connotation of the whole play has been continuously deepened, it feels like the soul is constantly injected, especially the final escape from the threat of the Nazis, people can't help but think of the scene of our people's heroic resistance, how many people love their country like the Trapp family, patriotic feelings are born, and the most beautiful "The Sound of Music" has been achieved, and it has endured. And I believe I will always be loved.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >04 Although there are no superb special effects, I feel touched in the simplicity, and perhaps this is the real essence of the movie</h1>
1. The picture structure is beautifully laid out, the lens is used smoothly, and the wide screen shows the beautiful scenery
The Sound of Music was shot on a Todd-AO widescreen system, with a beautiful composition and smooth use of the camera. The wide, large screen offers views of the Alps, Unent, Mondsee and Wolfgang, the Trapp family estate, classical churches and castles.
The overall structure of the film is clear, and the director is skilled in expression. Although it is a mid-60s movie, it is still no less than a movie to be released now.
In that era, it was impossible to produce computer special effects comparable to modern movies, there were not many lights in the movie, most of them were mainly natural shooting, which highlighted the natural beauty of the scenery, and the picture shooting made netizens can't help but admire that each one can be screenshotted down as a computer background, which shows that every picture of the movie is so beautiful.
2. The simple and natural beauty and the warm bottom of the story still reflect the core of the film's values
Although the film is a product of entertainment culture and has a strong entertainment nature, the core of a really good film should also reflect social problems, and "The Sound of Music" naturally does a very good job in this regard, otherwise it cannot achieve classics.
Maria is undoubtedly a good teacher in the play, can use the nature of children to teach, her teaching and friendly relationship with children, but also reflects a series of problems such as child education and single-parent family education in reality, it is worth pondering, even in today's society, I believe that every parent hopes that their children will meet a good teacher like Maria.
Although it is a movie more than 50 years ago, the problems reflected in the film still exist in today's society, which is why after watching the movie, in addition to liking the music and pictures inside, it can still touch our hearts.
summary:
The Sound of Music is based on the Austrian Maria von TrappErpu's 1949 book The Story of Trapp Family Singers, and after World War II, the real-life Trapp family established a musical charity, the Trapp Family Austrian Relief Society, which sent countless food and clothing to their native Austria. Perhaps this is also the best endorsement for this classic film, both inside and outside the play, full of love for their motherland.
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and the classics of The Sound of Music may have different meanings in the eyes of different people, and I think this movie, I will watch it for the rest of my life, because I love its music, its warmth and the love in its simplicity.