The Sound of Music （1965）
The Sound of Music is an American musical drama film in 1965 and directed by Robert Wise. This film is considered as one of the most exceptional films in the mid-1960s. Besides, this film represents the climate of Hollywood musicals. In the play, the heroine Maria is singing incessantly, which is her yearning for freedom and pursuit of happiness and happiness. This film narrates a story that a nun Maria came to retired naval officer Captain Georg’s house to work as a private teacher. She soon became popular with the children. Captain Georg gradually fall in love with Maria.
This film won the best picture award, best director award, best editing award, best sound award and best score award at the Academy Awards in 1965, which are still regarded as the gods of song and dance films. Music not only depicts the characters, sets off the atmosphere, but also plays an important role in promoting the plot.
In his film, music is very successful in depicting characters’ psychology, setting off the environment and atmosphere, and promoting the plot development. Music plays an irreplaceable role in the process of film development. Music popular tune is easy to be more accepted and recognized, and the art form of music makes the film to express feelings more deeply in people’s hearts, causing strong resonance of people, finally make the film music function is fully reflected.
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Hi SHENGQI:
I like your ways looking at this musical drama directed by Robert Wise. As you have talked that music is a very successful factor in depicting characters’ psychology, I do agree with that because Wise makes music as a significant way to read how each character is feeling about the world.
The following is the Do-Re-Mi scene of this film and is one of my favorite scenes throughout this film. In this scene, both the characters, the beautiful singing, and the beautiful nature are mixed together with harmony and love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnBMAEA3AM
I find that music is such a great tool for film makers to use in conjunction with the narrative. In a film that focuses a lot on music, it is used as a catalyst to sprout the complexity of human emotion, which is kind of how Georg evolves. He was this rigid and unappealing man; but sure enough, his love for music was again ignited. Same could be said about us as an audience: we can totally feel empathy towards Georg if the music is done correctly on any film.