Chapter 329: The Sound of Music Premiere (2)
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It is worth noting that before this incident, the colonel had basically a serious face, with occasional smiles, but also mostly out of embarrassment, ridicule and coping.
But after that, the colonel's smile became more and the deep ice of his mind was dissolved.
What is the force that allows the Major to dissolve the gap between him and the children, what is it that breaks the deep ice and brings music and warmth back to the family?
It's love!
It was Maria's love for the children, Maria's love for music and nature, and the love between the colonel and the children that enabled them to break down the barriers.
Maria taught the children music and took the children to a wonderful performance for the Baroness and Max.
And in this process, something must have happened between the colonel and Maria, but they didn't notice it, and on the stage, they even "cut corners" to hint at the silent change in their relationship with each other.
It wasn't until that dinner, when the Colonel and Maria danced and looked at each other, that they realized something.
To welcome the Baroness, the Colonel hosted a dinner in the mansion.
At the dinner, the upper-class people mingled and talked happily.
On Maria's side, the children danced to the sound of music, but how did they know how to dance under the strict supervision of their father all day?
Maria is good at singing and dancing, Maria dances with her second son, the second son can't dance, the pace is slow and bulky, and Maria is even more light and agile.
The Colonel was so amused that he took his son and invited Maria to dance with her.
The two danced to the music, very tacitly, the dance was smooth, Maria was graceful, the colonel was calm and powerful, and the dance of the two was like a pair of experienced dance partners.
When the music stops abruptly, the two freeze in place, staring at each other.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck the two of them, and their souls seemed to merge at this moment.
Under the soft light, Maria's eyes were misty, her expression was in a trance, and her fair face was even more red.
"I don't remember anything," said Maria, looking flustered.
"Your face is flushed." Louis, the third daughter, who has always been smart, soon notices that something is wrong with Maria.
"Really?"
Maria was startled and covered her face, and the baroness left the banquet and came to the two of them, praising them for their understanding.
The three adults looked at each other in front of the children, and the Baroness and the Colonel all feigned composure.
Maria, after all, was only a young nun, and she did not have the deep thoughts of the Baroness and the Colonel, so she had to run back into the house to soothe her agitation.
Maria was not so dull as to be ignorant, she knew very well how she felt about the Colonel, and it was because of her clarity that she decided to leave the family and let it all go back to its original track.
Perhaps the Baroness's words were the trigger for her to leave, but this determination was already made up of her mind.
Poor Maria, she ran back to the convent, as if she had changed as a person, and instead of being as lively and bright as before, she was often sad and even whimpered.
The nuns were puzzled by why, and it was not until the children visited the convent that the abbot resolved to ask Maria what was going on.
Mama quickly asked the reason for the incident, and it turned out that Maria was afraid of her relationship with the Colonel, and did not want to betray God and ruin his marriage to the Baroness, so she chose to leave.
"I can't face him anymore." Mary said with a pained expression.
"Sometimes when we look at each other, oh God, Mama, you know what? I couldn't breathe at one point! Maria explained excitedly.
"You have to go back." The dean's mother said firmly.
For a true wise woman and nun like her, the walls of the convent were never meant to keep problems out, but for everyone to face and solve problems and find the love of their hearts.
The elderly Abbot and many of the nuns had given their bodies and souls to God, but Maria was young and lucky, and since she had found the love of her life, she should not hide behind a wall and escape from her heart.
On the other hand, instead of seeing Maria, the children were punished by the colonel for lying and not letting them eat dinner.
And in their children's voices, there was suddenly a little high-pitched and powerful soprano, and the children looked in the direction of the song, who was that person not Maria?
Maria excitedly ran to the children, hugged them, and told them about what had happened in the months since they had been apart.
"The most important thing is that my father is ready to get married again!" Again, the clever Luisa spoke the most important thing at the moment.
Maria's heart felt like a meteorite had been struck, leaving a huge crater in her heart.
She finally mustered up the courage to come back and face him, who was already about to become someone else's husband.
For a moment Maria felt disillusioned, but the governess forced her to stay here until the next governess arrived.
But why didn't the Colonel love Maria in his heart?
But Maria's sudden departure and the Baroness's increasingly powerful "offensive" forced him to succumb to his marriage to the Baroness.
Maria's return awakens a love that has been in his heart for months.
The Baroness was also not a taste in her heart.
finally persuaded the governess who was "not a small threat" to herself, but she returned here, once again striking at the already weak emotional bond between her and the colonel.
Finally, on that quiet night, on the silent balcony, the Colonel looked at Maria as she strolled through the courtyard, and his heart was like a river turning upside down.
At the same time, the Baroness crept up from behind him, put her arm on his shoulder, and chatted without saying a word.
It's just that the baroness is speaking, and the colonel never says a word, maybe at a certain moment, the Jiang Hai in the colonel's chest suddenly calmed down, and he looked at the baroness and made up his mind.
The Baroness was perceptive, and she instantly sensed what the Colonel had decided.
She loved him, and she finally chose to let go, no longer holding on tightly to this man who no longer loved her.
There is no dog blood in this story, only the suitability and inappropriateness of feelings.
"There's a young lady out there, and I don't think she's going to want to be another nun."
The Colonel finally found where he belonged, and he walked slowly into the courtyard and walked gently to Maria's side.
The Colonel consciously sat down beside Maria and spoke to her of his heart.
"You know, when you have a heart, it's hard to marry someone else."
Two people who love each other, no matter what kind of misunderstanding and estrangement they experience, their souls will eventually cross the mountains and seas and meet on the other side of the world.
The relationship between the colonel and Maria is complete, but a dark line laid down from the beginning of the story also takes effect, and that is the change in politics.
In fact, the story can end here, and the later about their married life and the changes in the political environment are evidence of the sublimation of their feelings, and there is no need to say more.
The Atlantic Journal devoted a full page to The Sound of Music, which drew the approval of many readers who had seen the live performance.
The reporter believes that the most brilliant part lies in the unprecedented creative use of music and stage plays, combined with gripping stories, lingering songs, and colorful characters, so that the artistic charm of the musical slowly infiltrates into the hearts of the audience, and the memories engraved in the minds of the audience are even more difficult to erase.
It was a test to see the castle estate on stage, but with the beautiful décor of the Garden Arts Centre, it all got a lot easier!
The long canyons, snow-capped mountains, hopeless plateaus, blue lakes and verdant forests are followed by a variety of musical instruments such as horns and violins that play cheerful, lively and classical music, which turns into Sister Maria's joyful singing in the all-encompassing nature.
"Bursts of moving music awaken this sleeping mountain; The song that has been sung for thousands of years has lingered in it for a long time. ”
"From the lake to the jungle, my heart wants the sigh of the bell."
"Laugh like a stream of play, hitting the gravel."
Mountains, jungles, streams, each lyric is paired with the landscape.
"This music washes my soul" and the blue sky and white clouds behind it, and the green grass on the ground.
The combination of beautiful singing and magnificent scenery creates a positive, cheerful, bright, lively and comfortable artistic conception atmosphere, which attracts the audience's interest as much as possible, catches the eye, and refines Maria's character.
Maria's happy time with the children is not without music. She sang "My Favorite Thing" as the children took refuge in her room on the first night of thunder and rain at the Colonel's house, seeking safety.
She told the children to find joy in the face of scary, sad things; The positive and cheerful tune contrasts strongly with the stormy night, expressing the warmth and harmony of the house.
The next day, she led seven children to play cars, rowing boats, singing and dancing, and swept away the gloom and depression of the audience.
In the plot, Maria teaches the children to sing "Doremi", and uses simple and cheerful lyrics on the grass to make the children fall in love with music and quickly grasp the basics of music.
With the white clouds wandering and the breeze blowing, the harmonious beauty of the family and the harmonious beauty of nature are integrated, and the melody is skillfully blended with the pictures and sounds on the movie screen, bringing self-evident appeal and impact.
"The Sound of Music" takes music as the soul and runs through the whole film, driving the tone of the storyline.
From the theme song "The Sound of Music" at the beginning of the story to the stage performance of "Edelweiss", everything makes the story go deeper step by step, making it simple, simple and sincere.
The song "Maria", sung by the convent nuns, musicalizes the dialogue, and is a kind of outpouring of the nuns' "abnormality" and "rebellion" against Maria.
The dean's influence on the nun can be seen when she sings lyrics such as "How do you make the beach stop on the waves", "How do you make her stop", "How do you keep the moonlight in your hands", etc.
Even though she thinks she is "just a girl", she eventually decides to send her out of the convent to the earthly world, pushing Maria to work as a governess in the Colonel's house.
In addition, the use of harmony in the song also shows the multiple feelings of the nuns for Maria, which echoes the expression and feelings that Maria showed when she got married in the convent and sang "Maria" again after the film.
"I Have Faith" is Maria's encouragement when she learns that she is about to face seven naughty children and a strict father.
Although the lyrics are full of positive energy and confidence, her doubts about herself after leaving the convent and a stumbling block before finally reaching the colonel's house show that she is not confident inside.
Later, she played with the children, learned music, dance, and taught the children to sing "Doremi", combining the common things and musical notes around them.
The music is cheerful, bright, simple and easy to understand, highlighting the main theme of vigor and youthful vitality.
The happy scene contrasts sharply with the exclusion of Maria from the extended family at the beginning, showing the children's complete acceptance of Maria, and paving the way for the colonel to unseal his heart and "reunite" with the family and Maria.
After Maria was persuaded by the Baroness to return to the convent, Maria went into retreat, combined with Rembrandt-style lighting, to show Maria's inner anxiety, struggle, restlessness and indecision.
When the Dean understands what happened, he suggests that Maria return to the Colonel's house to find a solution to the problem, and sings the song: "Over Every Mountain"!
"Climb every mountain, wade through every stream, follow every rainbow, to find your own sweet dreams; This dream needs you to give all your love."
It inspires Maria to face her true self and climb over the walls of the monastery to find her true life.
It not only pushes Maria back to the colonel's house, but also echoes Maria's free singing on the top of the mountain and the chorus of the nuns at the beginning of the story, making the plot more complete.
In the film's tense and exciting escape moments, the Colonel's family is forced to perform on stage to stall for time, which contains the film's GC moments.
The song "Edelweiss" reveals the colonel's sincere and passionate patriotism.
The character in "The Sound of Music" seems to be the fullest character in all musicals.
Maria's character stands out most in the story, and she is nothing more "deviant" than a traditional nun.
She was orphaned at a young age, but received a rigorous and complete education from an early age, especially in the arts.
Although she is a trainee nun, she does not feel inferior because of her own background, dares to pursue her ideals, has a firm stance and does not follow the crowd, is versatile, loves life, and has a tolerant and kind heart.
At the beginning, Maria sings with the blue sky and white clouds on the green mountain tree, and the scene where the breeze and water are in harmony with her shows her most obvious trait - love of freedom and life.
In the story, natural scenery and music are combined, and a song is used to truly and vividly express her inner world.
"Brother Shen!"
"Hmm!"
Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.
But it doesn't matter who it is.
There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.
on this.
Shen Changqing is used to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.
Arguably.
In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.
The Demon Suppression Division is huge.
The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all strong masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.
Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.
Have memories of the predecessor.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.
Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.
At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.
Access to the attic.
The environment has changed in vain.
A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.
The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.