Saw (and heard) the Sound of Music

The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years The hills fill my heart with the sound of music My heart wants to sing every song it hears...lalalala...

My grandma loves it, my parents love it, my teachers love it, so with my ate and kuya. (I wonder why the 90s babies like myself doesn't have much liking for this film.) Since everybody loves it, I got curious about Julie Andrew's 1965 hit film. Finally, my sought-after desire of watching Sound of Music happened. Blimey, the Von Trapp family singers got me singing the whole day. No wonder why everybody loves this aged film.

Though the film wasn't in good quality like those we see in big screens nowadays, the storyline and the music presented in this film are just superb! (of course, for kids, childlike, childish, young at heart, and simpleton persons, I guess)
The story is about a young woman named Maria (Julie Andrews), who is failing with her duties as a nun. In the convent where she stayed, Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) asked for the nun's help to look for a governess who can handle his seven kids when he's away. Maria was given the job. Since the Captain's wife is dead and he's often away from home, he runs the house the way he does on the ship he sails. The Captain kept hiring governesses from time to time, because the children play tricks to the governesses to make them tire out their job, and eventually, making their father stay. When Maria arrived at the Von Trapp's house, she was met with the same hostility, but her understanding, kindness and sense of fun made the kids love her, and eventually-the Captain himself. Maria was able to bring back the music in the family that was once lost when the kid's mother died. The Captain was engaged with a baroness, but this was overshadowed by his love for Maria, drawing them to marriage. During those times, Germany was at large in Austria, forcing Captain Von Trapp to be allies with them through leading Germany's Navy against his own country. To this, the captain doesn't agree, therefore making the German set up plot of capturing the whole family. The whole family escaped after a performance in a festival, climbing mountains of Switzerland on foot.

I just love the songs in this movie. It reminds me of my late lola. Sound of Music is something every home must have a copy. It is an epitome of a movie made in music, harmony, and the subtlety. Every kid (and kid at heart) in the world must see this classic film.

Compare and Contrast
Watch both videos and tell me which is better. (:


Maria-before


Maria-Now



For another movie classics adventure, watch Somewhere in Time starred by Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. It's another great film.