Old Movie Obsession: The Sound of Music
Many people enjoy watching old movies and that’s why we have such channels as AMC and TCM in our television. Aside from those all time favorite movies featured John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman or Gary Grant, different people can always find a series of classic hits through those channels that they particularly desired for and missed purchasing from DVD store.
On a weekday afternoon when I grew tired of reading and churning out papers, like always, I turned on my television and switched to AMC. The movie “ The Sound of Music“ was on air. It is a Hollywood Musical with Julie Andrews playing as the all time favorite Sister Maria. The Sound of Music is a simple 1965 film about a woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower and his seven children.
Even until today, there are uncountable fans around the world who have been continuing falling in love with this old movie no matter when they are born and when they watch it for the first time. There is even some sort of gathering activity in the move theatre whereby people watch the Sound of Music together and sing every soundtrack along with the characters because most of the songs are just amazingly popular, meaningful, and melodious.
In addition to the well-known “Do Re Mi” and “Edelweiss” that have already been imprinted on many people music mind, I have found another piece of soundtrack particularly interesting. It is called “My Favorite Things.” It is the song Sister Maria tries to sing to comfort the kids before bed time. Those favorite things sung by Maria are just so normal and trivial. Nevertheless, that song indicated Maria’s passion for life but yet her passion is always reflected upon simple meaningful joy in every detail of her life. People are able to appreciate her optimism and deep love for wonderful things in life thoroughly by this song. The song has also carried out a sense of austerity and simplicity that many aspects of modern life are missing. (Some said it is also Michael Jackson’s favorite song?)
My Favorite Things by Julie Andrews
The lyrics are as followed:
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
