Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- Does Maria grow throughout the course of the movie? How do we know?
- Musicals can sometimes get a bad rep as sacrificing plot/character development to the razzle-dazzle of singing and dancing. Do you think that's true with this film?
- Why do you think the movie introduces Rolfe, only to have his romance with Liesl peter out immediately?
- When Reverend Mother asks Maria to leave the abbey "for a little while," do you really think she has any intention of taking her back?
- How does the setting contribute to the development of the story?
- Is it fair to make changes in the true story of the von Trapps just to make a more interesting movie?
- Do you think the film was too syrupy and sentimental? Do you love it anyway?
- How do you solve a problem like Maria?