Music

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 2004)

Watching The Sound of Music, you are having a wonderful meal of music as there is a series of beautiful songs in it. The movie begins with the song ¡®Maria¡¯ and ends ¡®Ev¡¯ry Mountain¡¯. During the movie, you can hear songs ¡®The Sound of Music¡¯, ¡®My Favorite Things¡¯, ¡®You Are Sixteen, Going on Seventeen¡¯, ¡®Do¡ªRe¡ªMi¡¯, and so on. The whole story develops accompanied with music, that¡¯s to say music is the main clue throughout the film. The music and the story have combined perfectly. It is a greatest success of the film.
At the very beginning of the movie, Maria introduces herself by the song of ¡®Maria¡¯. We know more about her by the other nuns singing. She is hired to care for the seven children of the widowed Austrian captain Von Trapp. On her way to the captain¡¯s villa, Maria is singing all the time in order to overcome her nervousness. It is music that makes her relax. At first, she does meet some difficulties. However, she estanblishes a bridge by musical material. The bridge leads her to the children¡¯s hearts. It is music that makes the children change their attitude to her. During the following days, Maria and the children get well along with each other. Similarly, it is music that removes the obstacles in communication. Romanticly, Maria and the captain fall in love with each other. In a soft night, they come across to meet, taking that occasion, they express desires to each other by singing. It is so romantic that I wish I were Maria at that moment. Maria is no longer a nun. She is Von Trapp¡¯s wife. Once again, it is music that changes Maria¡¯s way of life.
The song ¡®Edelweiss¡¯ strikes me deeply. It is a patriotic song. The song always recalls me of the scene the whole family fighting against the Nazis. They are very brave. They do not give in by the enemies¡¯ enforcement. At the end, they manage to escape from trap by their excellent performance. What the Nazis armies do is in vain. It is music that lifts them out of danger.All of them are small pieces of Edelweiss, as the lines go ¡®Edelweiss, Edelweiss, bless my homeland forever¡­¡­¡¯
In all occasions, we can hear music. In all conditions, we can sing songs. There is a Chinese saying that if it is no use to communicate with someone in talking, try singing. Maybe it is the reason that musics are so popular among people all over the world.
It is the sound of music. It is the music of sound.