A Beautiful Movie **spoilers**

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2001)

This movie is one of my favorites. Though it is long, the scenery is captivating, and the characters are engaging. Maria, the nun turned governess, is played by the lovely Julie Andrews. Andrews is remarkable in her role as the governess of the seven von Trapp children. She has never looked more beautiful, or sounded more wonderful, than in this musical classic. She presents her emotions with great feeling, especially in the sequence (part 2) by the gazebo with the Captain. "I must've done something good..."
The Captain, played by stage actor Christopher Plummer, is a stern man who appears to have no heart. Plummer presents this facade perfectly, and displays his range between stony to sincere when the Captain hears the children singing and begins to sing along with them. You can see the Captain's love for his children in this scene, and when he sings "Edelweiss" with his oldest daughter, Liesl.
The children are a pack of wonderful, talented, good-looking individuals (Charmian, Nicholas, Heather, Duane, Angela, Debbie, and Kym). I was so interested to find out what these people are doing today, so I bought Charmian Carr's book, "Forever Liesl". It was a very good book, and worthwhile read. I learned so much about what went on in the movie when i read it.
This movie...I don't know...it seems like the type of movie that people would make fun of, yet no one dares to. Maybe that is because we can all relate to this movie in one way or another. I sure can. It has changed my life in the most positive way. A beautiful, beautiful movie that will live in all of our hearts for years to come. :)