There's not a lot of deep, hidden symbolism in The Sound of Music. What you see is pretty much what you get. One symbol is definitely explicit, though—edelweiss. Edelweiss is a small white flower...

Don't know if you got the memo, but "the hiiiiiiiiillls are aliiiiiiiiive with the sound of muuuuuuuuuusic." The Salzburg tourist industry knows these mountains were made famous by the film and put...

The "Music" in The Sound of Music isn't just there for sing-alongs. It's really a symbol of all that's good and joyful in the world. Which means "lack of music" is code for sadness and despair. We...