When I was a kid I was in lovewith Julie Andrews' characters... Maria, Mary poppins, etc. When I say "love" , I just mean that I wanted to be close to her, just like the children she cared for. Her singing made me feel spiritual, although when I was young I didn't understand.
Watching those movies as a grown man is something special. What I noticed, too, about "The Sound of Music" was how prominent a role God played. It was refreshing to see prayer, and humility, and joy, and a sense of guilt... and it just got me thinking: someone needs to start producing quality musicals like that again.
Enough of the explosions, violence, sex, etc. I guarantee that if a wholesome musical hit the big screen it would be well-received by a public yearning for role models who themselves yearn for God's grace within the script.
Just my thoughts on the evening before Easter. Have a blessed day with Christ in your heart.
True story. When I was a young lad, my family travelled half way across the world by ocean liner (not a cruise, but a liner that was cheaper than air travel back then). We lived on the ship for 6+ weeks.
The ship (probably around 500+ passengers), had all sorts of things, including a cinema that play films around the clock. Everyone on board is a paid traveller, so there was no charge for the cinema. Consequently, me and my brothers went to the movies every afternoon for more than a month.
One of the films that played was Sound of Music. The same movie, day in, day out, for weeks on end. By the time we docked in Europe, I had watched Sound of Music at least 20 times. I knew the songs by heart and the dialog ... I could basically recite the entire film if I wanted to!
Watched it numerous times since then. Mostly for my kids. My memory is not as clear now, but it remains as a film I know back to front.
Such a very special memory. Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter
Belated Happy Easter!