I happened to catch THE MUSIC Man on Turner earlier in March, 2015 and my first reaction after seeing it was: " How could this have been nominated for Best Picture of 1962 when only 5 movies were nominated!" Lawrence of Arabia was the only picture that could have won. But yet, of all the 1962 movies it still bewilders me how this could have even been nominated, one of the best five. The score is pleasant enough, but scores for Broadway musicals are no longer written in that vein. Basically, no one would go to the theatre or a filmed version of such fluff. Robert Preston, even in 1962, was too old to play Professor Hill as to the comparable ingenue of Shirley Jones. One might possibly enjoy the movie, but it is utterly unreal and at times boils down to utter nonsense. I understand that I'm judging a 1962 film in the eyes of 2015. And that is my point. Great films, no matter the genre, do not lose their relevancy with time. If anything time enhances them such as TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA nominated the same year. One need only think of great classical musicals like Singin' in the Rain or Gigi to prove my point. I truly don't believe the majority of folks could possibly take such light hearted, almost silly entertainment seriously at all in this "so-called" more sophisticated age. It seems like a musical for children.
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