Review of The Sound of Music (1965) by Bill G — 19 Dec 2018

Julie Andrews plays our female protagonist, she lives in a nun monastery in Austria and she is very careless, she is always singing instead of being in the church and praying like she should. This represents religious devotion, right worship, Catholicism.

We also see youth, femininity, music. She is sent to a home in Austria to be a nanny for this wealthy manï¿ 1/2(TM)s 7 children. They are very disciplined, but she teaches them to sing and have fun.

This represents her bringing her youthful energy and life to this family. She goes back to the abbey briefly, but realizes that she truly loves this man. She moves back to his home and the two decide to get married.

This represents discernment of vocations, she realizes that she feels more called to be in a relationship with this man than to be a nun. They have a wedding which is a very joyous occasion, this represents the unity of man and woman under God in holy matrimony.

Then Austria becomes invaded with Nazis. This shows us the history of World War II in Austria and how Nazis occupied this country as well as many others and imposed their political polices. Mr Vontramp dislikes the third reich and attempts to escape with his family.

This represents rebellion against a corrupt government. They are stopped by Nazi officers and they have the alibi that they are going to perform at a talent show. They perform at this show and they win, they then make an escape and hide at the nun monestary.

The talent show is a very fun scene and was parodied at the Oscars a few years ago. The Vontramp family eventually escape and we than see them hiking in the fields of Austria with the mountains in the distance.