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To Embrace The Notes In The Sound of Music

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Sound of Music is a beautifully directed family classic. The movie is based on the real Austrian family the Von Trapp during the 1930-s. Navy Captain and widower Georg Von Trapp seeks help in raising his seven ornery children. Caption Von Trapp seems cold in the beginning keeping his children under strict rules. When he writes to the convent for help finding a governess they reply by sending out the kind hearted Maria. Maria is struggling to find her place in the convent. She brings her guitar and fun loving humor into the Von Trapp home. It doesn-t take long until she is accepted by the children. The question is can Maria warm the heart of the stern Captain? Caption Von Trapp is always concerned with changes in his home country of Austria as the Nazi regime begins to creep into Austria. The Von Trapp’s must flee their beloved Austria to avoid Caption Von Trapp from being taken into Nazi custody.

The Sound of Music is a film that the whole family can enjoy. It-s a heart warming musical that is sure to be a family favorite. The cast is impeccable with stars Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews. The music is timeless and inviting with the voice of Julie Andrews leading the story into a beautiful touching classic. From moments of cheerful dancing and singing to tension of war this movie has it all.

An Unweary Power Lurks In A Beautiful Mind

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Ron Howard/Russell Crowe collaboration A BEAUTIFUL MIND is both inspiring and eerie. Part of the reason for this is that it is based on a true story revolving around the latent power of the human mind. Can all people tap into the hidden potential of the human mind that John Nash possesses? Considering the fact that Nash-s mental abilities derive from his severe paranoid schizophrenia, many would likely not wish to attain such skills at such a cost.

However, the beauty of the film displays the notion that a handicap can also be the source of great ability. In many ways, such a message is inspiring. The audience feels a great sense of sympathy towards John Nash and the many different predicaments he finds himself.

An audience can sympathize with John Nash because all people understand that life sometimes can be unfair and those that are different in some way can be treated cruelly. Those that are different sometimes may be unique because they maintain special talents others are not capable of manifesting. Often, they will suffer for the goal of serving a greater good which is, ultimately, the path the John Nash follows. This notion of serving the greater good allows the themes of A Beautiful Mind to be quite inspiring.

Education Forms The Mind In Slumdog Millionaire

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Finding a quality education is a constant struggle for many young people, but the movie Slumdog Millionaire takes the opportunity to show how life’s experiences can serve as the only education one needs to fulfill one’s dreams.

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, portrayed as an adult by Dev Patel, and his amazing opportunity to win big on the Indian version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The movie chronicles Malik’s answers to the difficult and random collection of questions by showing a series of retrospective scenes from his life that have taught him the trivia answers he needs.You can find a quick rundown here

Malik’s success on the game show is controversial because he has no formal education. This chaiwalla from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, India, is interrogated by police as to how it is that he could possibly know the answers to the difficult questions after he is accused of cheating. If Malik can convince the police of his innocence then he will be released to return to the second night on the game show for a chance to win the grand prize.

Overall, the movie highlights the fact that not all knowledge is acquired in school.

Love Brooded Over The Wild Fires Of Brokeback Mountain

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Tragic love stories have always made for powerful films, especially when external forces stand in the way of true love. In the classic “Casablanca,’ it takes the entire world at war to keep Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman apart. With “Brokeback Mountain’ (2005), director Ang Lee creates a backdrop of unforgiving circumstances that stands in the way of true love. In the summer of 1963, two teen cowboys sign up for sheepherder work in the harsh Wyoming grasslands. Painfully quiet Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) usually works as a ranch hand, but needs extra money for his wedding to Alma (Michelle Williams). Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) wants to be a rodeo performer, but needs some money to supplement his meager winnings. At first, their opposite temperaments keep them from even talking as they share meals around the campfire. Until one bitterly cold night, they let the dogs watch the sheep, share a bottle of bourbon and drunkenly sleep together. Though the next morning they both emphatically state they are not gay, their bond lasts a lifetime. Ennis does marry Alma and they have two children. Jack tours with the rodeo and meets Lureen (Anne Hathaway), they marry and thrive financially working in her father-s machinery business. In spite of their marriages, the men seem to only truly find themselves in each other. In this Academy Award winning film, their tragic story speaks beyond the homosexual element to the universal theme of love-s unexpected and forbidden nature.