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| re: People not usually thought of (or celebrated enough) as heroes/heroines in their musicals | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:01 am EDT 04/03/21 | |
| In reply to: re: People not usually thought of (or celebrated enough) as heroes/heroines in their musicals - mikem 12:23 am EDT 04/03/21 | |
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| Childhood me had no problem believing that the nuns get away with it, because Nazis are stupid and wouldn't hurt nuns. And I've never really given it a second thought. | |
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| re: People not usually thought of (or celebrated enough) as heroes/heroines in their musicals | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 07:11 am EDT 04/03/21 | |
| In reply to: re: People not usually thought of (or celebrated enough) as heroes/heroines in their musicals - Singapore/Fling 03:01 am EDT 04/03/21 | |
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| When I saw The Sound of Music in '65, I was either 16 or 17, and I also believe that the nuns got away with it because after all, the Nazis (as portrayed in Hogan's Heroes, also in '65) were a bunch of buffoons and really stupid. C'mon, they did lose the war. However, after reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and seeing documentaries about the Holocaust -- they actually executed children as young as 4 and 5 on the gallows -- I came to the realization that if the nuns actually aided the Von Trapps in escaping, they would have faced harsh punishment and execution. I still think about this every time I watch the movie. |
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| re: People not usually thought of (or celebrated enough) as heroes/heroines in their musicals | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:18 pm EDT 04/03/21 | |
| In reply to: re: People not usually thought of (or celebrated enough) as heroes/heroines in their musicals - BroadwayTonyJ 07:11 am EDT 04/03/21 | |
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| BroadwayTonyJ, I hate to say it, but I think your interpretation is correct, if we want to be realistic about it. See also the opera THE DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES for a similar situation. | |
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