*THE SOUND OF MUSIC* is a sweet musical - First time watching 

The actress who played the Baroness met her husband working on this movie, he was the cinematographer if I remember correctly. Christopher Plummer who played the captain said watching them fall in love was a better love story than anything in the movie.

It's actually quite sad when you know that Julie Andrew's botched throat surgery resulted in her being unable to sing at the Soprano level that she showcased in this film. Her singing voice was absolutely powerful. However, since her surgery in the 90s, like it is said in this movie, "when one door closes, another window opens." Even if she can no longer sing as she once did, she has admitted that she has not regretted the new direction that her career has gone down. In The Princess Diaries 2, when Queen Clarisse actually puts on a performance, everyone was absolutely delighted when she sang for them. Fictional or not, Julie Andrews remains a queen, always.

The actual Maria and her adopted family were devout Austrian Catholics who escaped from occupied Austria by taking a ship to neutral Europe and then to America, where they became a successful singing group. The group's musical director was the family priest. The family eventually opened a hotel in New England, which is still owned by the heirs today, and is a popular ski resort. Maria Von Trapp has written several books, the most famous being _The Von Trapp Family Singers,_ upon which the movie is loosely based.

Okay...Duaffy, a few things to know... -This was the last musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, one of the most legendary teams of the musical theater. In fact, "Edelweiss" was the last lyric written by Hammerstein before he passed away of cancer. - The Von Trapps were real, and they were quite a famous singing group for many years...and they ended up becoming naturalized American citizens. - Julie Andrews was one of the most beloved coloratura sopranos of the musical theater as well as being a beloved movie actress. It was due to surgery that she lost her voice to sing as she once did. She was the original stage Eliza Doolittle in 'My Fair Lady' (a role played by Audrey Hepburn in the film), the original stage Guenevere in 'Camelot' (a role played by Vanessa Redgrave in the film), and she won the Best Actress Oscar for playing 'Mary Poppins'. She also made other musical films, mainly with her second husband Blake Edwards, like 'Victor/Victoria' (one of the funniest movies ever made!). - 'The Sound of Music' was a Broadway stage musical first, and it is still very popular as a stage show, constantly being produced by schools, community theaters, and professional companies...as almost all of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are...'South Pacific', 'Oklahoma', 'The King and I' and 'Carousel' (all of which have been made as films and you should see them!). - Robert Wise was one of the most accomplished directors in Hollywood. He directed many classic films in science fiction (the original 1950s 'The Day The Earth Stood Still', 'The Andromeda Strain', and 'Star Trek - The Motion Picture') as well as musicals like the first film version of 'West Side Story' (the remake is about to be released soon directed by Steven Spielberg). He was also the film editor of the legendary film 'Citizen Kane'(1941). He won the Best Director Oscar twice...'The Sound of Music' and 'West Side Story' (which he shared with the original stage director, choreographer, and creator of WSS, Jerome Robbins).

One element of the story that was worth appreciating was Captain Von Trapp’s heartache for watching his country (which he loved so much) being transformed by the Nazi takeover. Christopher Plummer was excellent when he sang Edelweiss at the festival and that moment where he was holding back emotions and tears, you feel how his heart was breaking. A very touching moment.

Maria Franziska, the last surviving child of the original 7 died in 2014 at the age of 99.

Maybe no one will believe this but I actually met one of the Von Trapp grandchildren in the late '80s up in Vermont. I thought I was taking a shortcut along a crooked road, didn't realize it crossed the mountain. The snow was falling and I decided I'd better turn around and go back, got my car stuck in a driveway that belonged to the Von Trapps. The granddaughter came out with a shovel to help me dig my way out. So kind. I'm sure some of them must still live up there, around Montpelier area.

Not only does it look like the south of Germany, it is the south of Germany. The hill top was near where Hitler lived in the early 40s. In fact the "Eagle's Nest" can be seen behind the Trapps as they are climbing the mountain in the very last scene.

You shouldn't ever feel like you have to apologize for not knowing something that you didn't learn about :)

A moonbeam is a ray of light from the moon like the sun beam is a ray of light from the sun.

Duaffy, Many years ago when movies were over two hours long, generally closer to three hours, they had intermissions in the middle to allow viewers to get up an use the bathrooms and to get more popcorn and snacks and stretch their legs. Most intermissions only lasted around 5 minutes but that was enough time usually. Now movies that are that long don't have them because they know viewers are gonna get up and do those things at any time during the movie.

My Grandmother and I used to watch this every year at the holidays. This brings back some really great memories! Thank you Duaffy!😁😃

When this was shown in my town, it played at the same theater for..one..year! This was long before multi-screens existed.

I find it extremely refreshing to see a reactor doing a movie like this. Thank you!

I'm still hoping SOMEONE will react to my favorite musical, "A Fiddler On The Roof." Laughter, tears, heartache, and a sense of homeliness I never saw rivaled until The Shire.

This movie is magical. I love seeing people's faces light up when they realize that a song they've always known actually comes from this movie. And yes... Back in the day they thought about the audience needing a break to absorb the film in between so they intermission was a big thing! It's a trend that should come back.

Another musical film you should check out called "Singing in the Rain" (1952) is sweet, very funny and has great musical scores. The female protagonist is played by Debbie Reynolds, who is the mother of Carrie fisher, who plays princess Leia.

Moonbeam- a ray of moonlight. It’s impossible to hold, which is the point. She can’t be placed in a box or “held in place”

“The Sound of Music” should never be remade, but if it ever is, Duaffy should play the Maria role❕💜🍸

Greetings from Sweden. I saw this movie every year growing up. Such a classic. Intermissions were a thing they had in the cinemas so people could take a pee break or a smoke. Another example that has this is the crazy comedy "Mad, mad world" (also highly recommended). *big hugs*

My mom's favorite film, we watch it together every year. I know the film and songs by heart but it never gets old watching it with her. A moonbeam is like a ray of sunlight like you see through an opening in the clouds only from the moon.

Duaffy is a sweet hamster. Don't let her tell you otherwise.

Dear Duaffy, You are a delight to listen to and watch. It was a special treat to see you react to this classic film. As a little boy I loved Maria (Julie Andrews) and wanted her to be my governess too. Take care!

This is a fine film but my favorite with Julie Andrews is "Mary Poppins". It has Dick van Dyke and Ed Wynn plus fantasy elements. I read 3 of the books by P.L. Travers. The story of how the film got made is "Saving Mr. Banks" which is also very good, it stars Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks. The 1st film is an absolute classic, you will love it. The 2nd is more serious.

Years ago my mother watched an interview with Maria. She said during the war the Nazis occupied the house and used it as a headquarters. She and the family never returned to the house, choosing instead to remember it the way it was. You seemed to really enjoy the gazebo scene in the rain. If you visit the set, the gazebo is now closed to the public because a number of people slipped and hurt themselves trying to re-enact the dance scene. :)

Wonderful reaction. You are such a delightful young lady. I enjoyed your laughter throughout. You brightened my day! Your comment about the fact that Maria could live and serve God wherever she was and she didn't have to be a Nun to love God and be faithful was so wise and so exactly right! That comment showed your kind, generous, and loving heart as well as your wisdom and intelligence. You're a refreshing breath of fresh air! You're awesome!

I loved your reaction! Thanks for watching The Sound of Music! What’s great about this movie is it’s based on a true story!

20:51 There's several behind the scenes blunders that actually made it into the final cut. Julie Andrews was supposed to fall forward with Kym Karath (Gretl) and the rest of the children on the same side in order to make sure that none of them wouldn't suffer any injury when she went underwater or to make sure the boat didn't accidentally hit any of them after they all fell. Unfortunately, because they rocked the boat suddenly to make it look like it was accidental, she was mistakenly sent falling backwards. Luckily, no one actually got hurt and the shot was kept in the film. You should definitely watch the behind the scenes reunion with all of the actors/actresses of the Von Trapp family when they sat down and shared the mistakes they made which was put into the final version of the movie. XD

Moonbeam is a beam of moonlight! You rock!

I love your reaction. You are so very morally smart, so humanly intelligent. So many other reactions miss the most important parts of the movie and I believe you got them all, at least according to me. If ever you find a man to love who is worthy of your love, who loves you, I think he will be a very lucky man and any children (hopefully MANY) will be so lucky to have you as their mother!

i saw this movie so many times😂 Everyone should have seen this film once in their life, there is so much in it 😊 I think it's great that you really take the time to do it right, I love your laugh, it's contagious🤣

Such a classic, and a master class in how to make a Broadway musical into a movie. If you want to continue the vibe I recommend West Side Story.

Thank you for reviewing this Duaffy. It’s refreshing to see someone watch this for the first time and you are so honest and happy it makes our hearts sing.

So happy watching the highlights of this great classic movie along with you. It’s always a pleasure to view your most excellent posts!

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You should watch My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins after this. These 3 musicals defined movie musicals in the 60s, all are classics and the movies are just as great (if not better) than the original plays/book they were based on.

In its original theatrical run, as a few other movies did, there was actually a 10 min. intermission! Get snacks, use the restroom, etc. Also... this movie, tho a somewhat fictionalized version of the actual Von Trapp family story... was a touchstone movie musical as was My Fair Lady in the 60s.

I love how Duaffy got so excited over the interlude. She does realize that you can pause literally any movie, right? ;-)

I heard that this movie saved 20th Century Fox. The movie Cleopatra was so expensive and did terribly at the box office with low ticket sales. The Sound of Music only cost $5 million but made a huge amount of money and saved the studio.

Salzburg spent almost 50 years trying to pretend that the movie never happened but they now have a "Sound of Music" tour that includes the actual Von Trapp house*, the estate where the movie exteriors were shot and all other locations. *-in reality, the family had money troubles and wasn't rich, so the actual Von Trapp house is much much smaller. Also, the movie is loosely based on reality. There was a Captain, but he was in his 60's, Maria was in her 40's and Maria was just a music tutor for one of the children. The family was a known singing troupe before they left Austria. When they arrived penniless in the U.S. the family took a bunch of singing gigs just to put food on the table and the kids resented this. The original story was told to a newspaper and Rogers and Hammerstein bought the rights to the story for only 5k. Maria ended buying a ski resort and only one of the kids worked in it. The family still owns this resort in Connecticut.

Duaffy, you reveal a lot about yourself in this video. Warm-hearted, spiritually astute, a sunny soul. Never change.

Julie Andrews had one of the finest singing voices in all of musical theater. Sadly, in 1998 she had a throat operation and it ruined her singing voice. This was a botched operation which robbed the musical theater of one of its greatest leading ladies. Rogers and Hammerstein had a long and hugely successful career, and Richard Rogers is one of the most played composers in the world. It has been estimated that at any given moment somewhere in the world a Rogers tune is playing. Not all of the Rogers and Hammerstein musicals were as successfully adapted to film as _The Sound of Music._ Probably the other two most successful movies of their musical are _South Pacific_ and _The King and I,_ with _Flower Drum Song_ coming a very close third. Their first musical was _Oklahoma!_ in 1943. While the 1955 movie of the musical is OK, it doesn't hold a candle to the show on stage. Happily, video of the brilliant 1998 London revival is available, starring Hugh Jackman as "Curly," the romantic lead. This would be an excellent musical for you to watch, specifically the film of the London revival.

My Mom brought me and my two sisters to see this movie when we were kids. Saw it in a very old movie theater and loved it and still do now. Thanks for your great reaction 😊👍✔️

Duaffy, this is a 1965 film, but it's based on a 1959 hit musical. Don't think of it as a 60's film. It's much more of a musical from an earlier era of movies, in which musicals were one of the most popular genres. See Oklahoma, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, etc.

M. One of my favorites for almost 60 years.. I'm s boomer ... 🍄🙏🌻 ... thank you ⚘

Fantastic. Thank you so very much for doing this movie. I hope you can do more soon. (I recommend Fiddler on the Roof next.)

My top pics for you after this, mary poppins, the king and I, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Music Man, West Side Story, Annie, Fiddler On the Roof

One of the kids who played in the movie as a Von Trapp son later went on to star as Peter Parker in the short lived "Amazing Spider-Man" TV show in the 1970's.

In the movie Maria was actually a novice Who had not actually taken her vowels yet so she was not actually a proper nun yet

This movie always makes me tear up. Wonderful movie.

Delightful reaction to a delightful movie.

Wow! Love your blue eyes. 🥰

This was a true story !!! In fact, the last of the Von Trapp family (featured in the movie), Maria, died just recently, well in 2014 ... she was 99 years old. Three (3) half-siblings are still alive but were not featured in the movie. They were the kids made by both he ... and Maria 😊👍😉.

Duaffy, I LOVE that you're hitting the classics. I actually don't love "Sound Of Music" because I'm not a big musicals person. HOWEVER: "Singin' In The Rain" is considered not just one of the greatest musicals ever, but one of the greatest movies, period. I highly recommend that one, for so many reasons. I won't bombard you with titles, I'll just leave it at that: "Singin' In The Rain".

Late at night, not yet fallen asleep in the dark room, unable to think of a few of your favorites things, the moon peaks through the window as it shines casting a comforting stream of light between the curtains, the light of the moon is soft and bright, not disturbing the peaceful darkness, you just want to hold that light in your hands and feel comforted, that... that is a Moon Beam, ... then you can peacefully lay your head upon the pillow drifting to sleep, most certainly dreaming the hills are alive with the sound of music.

A number of movies did do intermission! Back in the day. I've only ever been to one movie at a cinema that had one that was being replayed decades after it premiered, but its bloody civilized I tell you. You get a break for a pit stop and a refuel and you get to chat about where you think the movie has gone so far and where it might be going. Love the intermission in Monty Python's Holy Grail as well. Its just long enough to convince some people they're serious and to stand up, and right near the end of the movie. It would be indecent to expect an audience to watch Spartacus or Ben Hur or Lawrence of Arabia without an intermission!

6:16 As her alter ego would say, "Practically perfect in every way." -Mary Poppins.

Great reaction as usual, love this movie... also, well worth going to the theatre to see this classic musical live

OMG what a great movie LOL whatching this reaction at 5.30am I just had to eat the last bit of cheesecake and park myself back in bed and watch 😀

the sound of music is one of my fave movies ever. loved watching your reaction

The Baroness and Uncle Max have two songs in the stage version (cut from the movie) which explain their motivations better. This film came out the year I was born (feeling old). A few years ago, I played Herr Zeller (the nasty Nazi) in a community theatre production that also featured my mum. We had not performed on stage together for 43 years, so it was quite special.

I got to meet director Robert Wise. Such a nice man. 🎬🎥

@Duaffy M&S - I have been requesting this film from the Reaction Community in YT for 2 years. Congratulations. Sometimes when I am walking to Trader Joe's on Vine (Hollywood) and sometimes, when a tourist open bus approaches, I break into "the hills are alive..." (the Hills are visible from Hollywood Boulevard0 at the top of my lungs. For some reason folk love that song. It always makes people smile and in the proper context is a hilarious experience. "...with the sound of muuuuuu-sic".

Duaffy, we could _never_ hate you! *_WE LOVE YOU!_* 🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️

I'm very glad that you liked this movie, it's one of the greatest musicals of all time, and one of my favorite musicals over all. I don't know if you have seen it or not, but I firmly recommend you see 'West Side Story', it was also directed by Robert Wise and is a "modern day" (set in the 1950s) rendition of 'Romeo & Juliet'. I'm sure you are going to love it ;)

3:48 Moon Beam = Light. Similar to a beam of light from a flash light/ car head light or sun rays (beam). Don't worry when we first watched it many probably didn't even thing of understanding that phrase. Love that you took time to watch this Classic and Timeless movie. It is really a masterpiece and one that is tradition and never ceases to bring out the Feels!

It's not JUST because they danced. Watch it over again: from the puppet show on, there were little sparks going on between Maria and the Captain: when she came down from the theater; when she handed him the guitar. And when the Captain sang, Maria kind of swooned-- only she was too naive to recognize what was going on. ...And the Baroness was taking notice of all of it. *_That's_* why it hit her so hard. Once the Baroness pointed it out, Maria knew she was not wrong. If she had really felt nothing, she would have shrugged it off as a mistake.

To the tune of Do, Ray, Mi: "Doh, the stuff that buys the beer, Ray, the one who sells the beer, Mi, the one who drinks the beer, Fa, a long, long way from beer, So, I think I’ll have a beer, La, la la la la la beer, Ti, no thanks, I’m having beer, Which will bring us back to beer, beer, beer, beer…beer." : )

Nicholas Hammond who played Friedrich went on to play Spiderman in the 1970s :)

I watched this movie the first time when I was in elementary school and gave me unforgettable memories, loved the movie a lot and still one of my most favorite movie of all time

One of my favorite Julie Andrews performances is in Victor/Victoria. I can’t recommend it strongly enough. Oh, and Eleanor Parker (the Baroness) was also terrific in 1952’s Scaramouche.

You're such a dear young lady. Yes, your expressions and reactions spelled out everything that you didn't say. If you're interested in fun older movies, please check out The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

Duaffy, you are delightful. Christopher Plummer, who played the Captain, died earlier this year. Charmian Carr died in 2016. She played Liesl. Heather Menzies died in 2017. She played Louisa.

Predicting that Duaffy will sing

I hadn't seen this in decades, and had forgotten that the second youngest daughter later played Penny Robinson in Lost In Space.

Plummer had a long & distinguished career. I forget that he can sing until I see this movie again. Two of my favorite performances of his are General Chang from Star Trek VI, and Bill Nolan (the father) in Must Love Dogs.

I’m so old I remember seeing this in the theater

There are so many beautiful films from my youth. I feel sorry for you having missed them.

It was a treat watching this again with you. At a small town theater in Moorhead, Minnesota, The Sound Of Music played for nearly a year.

2:00 Actually, the credits in old movies were hand drawn/painted and superimposed onto the frames like a cartoon. Sometimes the fonts had templates for uniformity purposes, but were all created and drawn or traced by hand. There were no computer text creations back then.

The fifties and sixties were a great time for movie "musicals". You should react to more of them. A great one to watch is Kiss Me Kate.

React to Mary poppins please 😍😍😍

Interestingly this musical is nearly unknown in Austria. Me - an Austrian - heard of it only a few years ago. Of course we know the true story of the Trapp family but “The Sound of Music” is rather an American phenomenon. 🙂

Fun Fact: Nicholas Hammond, who played Friedrich Von Trapp, was the first live-action Spider-Man in a TV series in the late 70s 🕷: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BV063GSzsqc.html

Christopher Plummer was so delicate in his performance when hearing his children sing for the first time. Very touching.

3:40 A Moonbeam is just Moon light.

I love your reaction to the Intermission- it used to be standard in long movies. It would be nice to bring it back in really long movies. Also there used to be two movies at a showing - often the first one was a short film. The main movie was called the main feature. If there were two long movies it was called a double feature. The first movie (or even both ) was often low budget. Science fiction / horror was a very popular genre for low budget films. So if you ever watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this will help you understand some of the references in the song over the opening credits ‘Science Fiction- Double Feature’. However this is not a suggestion for you to watch Rocky Horror yet. You need to have watched a good version of Frankenstein and maybe some low budget 50s/60s sci fi / horror movies before you watch Rocky Horror. Rocky Horror is musical spoof of Frankenstein and 1950s horror/sci fi. It’s a lot of fun.

On the subject of musical classics I can recommend "Singing in the Rain" (1952) "The King and I" (1955).

Your grandparents were born when this movie was made. It's a beautiful movie.

Also, regarding Intermission (Descanso) - The Sound of Music was originally a theatre musical - so the film follows the format of how the play was staged in the theatre including the overture (obertura) and the musical numbers. If you think about this performed "on stage" with "set changes" it probably makes more sense. Finally, this film is much loved by Americans but not at all by traditional Austrians who interpret the political themes very very differently than do the typical American audiences.

If you are watching this movie for the first time, some context: This is one of the MOST beloved movies of all time (read: generations from the 60s' to maybe the 2000's). It is Iconic. I can't over-state this-it its not just a movie, it is The Sound of Music. Why? #1 The Music: it is universally regarded that some of the greatest songs of the 20th century (and there are more than a few) are in this movie. It is literally movie and musical magic. #2 the performances. It was a successful Broadway play with a different actress (Mary Martin?) playing Maria originally. But Julie Andrews created a legend with her portrayal of Maria. It is maybe the O.G. multiple viewing movie, and it became a tradition to watch on broadcast TV every year during the holidays.

You could guarantee 2 films would be shown over Christmas on television when growing up. This and Wizard of Oz.

Julie Andrews is an amazing performer. She started off as a stage actress, and starred in the Broadway hits My Fair Lady and Camelot. When they made a movie version of My Fair Lady, the producers turned her down because they wanted a known film actor. Walt Disney, being nobody's fool, then snatched her up for his Mary Poppins movie, for which she won the Best Actress Oscar (great movie - you should definitely watch it). And then came Sound of Music, which, well, there it is. Later on she starred in Victor/Victoria (another great movie you should watch) and won a Golden Globe. And then the Princess Diary, and lots of other stuff.

An absolutely wonderful movie. Love your reaction, Ms. Duaffy. Thank you for sharing and Merry Christmas! God Bless!

Not many people know the real story behind the Von Trapp family, which had some significant differences from the musical play (and film). Reality isn’t quite as entertaining unless it’s dressed up and embellished. The real story is published, and very interesting reading.

Your reaction is so sweet & fun...Glad that u liked this musical as much as I do..Interesting fact Charmian Carr who played, Liesl the oldest of Von Trapps children was 21 at the time when she played her character , sadly she passed away in 2016 at 73 years old

Just subscribed, I like people (such as yourself) who has a wonderful personality that comes through in their reviews. It makes it so much more enjoyable when the reviewer is such a wonderful person. And if I may say so, you are quite a lovely wonderful young woman. Best wishes from Bristol Connecticut in the USA.

Captain von Trapp in fact had 7 children with his first wife. That is convenient for the Do Re MI song. The boring truth is they took a train out of Austria, ended up in The Netherlands, and eventually the US

I don't care what anyone says: I still love "The Lonely Goatherd".

Interesting fact... Chris Plummers singing was actually overdubbed by singer Bill Lee.