Source: Law & Liberty
by Gage Klipper
“There’s a certain kind of film that weighs heavily on America’s collective nostalgia for kinder and gentler times. Yet in the same breath that we yearn for this simplicity, we often can’t help but scoff at it. For most of us, there is a specific film that comes to mind: one that we remember fondly from childhood, or the one we watch each year on the holidays. … The Sound of Music, re-released in 4K to commemorate its 60th anniversary this year, is the quintessential example, precisely because it hits on the extremes. It’s cloyingly saccharine in both style and substance, so much so that critics initially deemed it an emotionally manipulative flop. Yet it proved the test of time, sweeping the Oscars to become one of the highest-grossing movies in history and a staple lesson in both morality and musical education.” (11/07/25)