52in52: Sound of Music & Bridge on the River Kwai

This movie made it on the list because it’s one of my girlfriend’s movies. She adores Julie Andrews and knows every song by heart. For context, I’m not a big musical person but I do enjoy them. Overall, I liked the movie! The setting was beautiful, the songs were fun and the actors/actresses were great. I think my biggest gripe was the length and pacing. The movie was like 3 hours long and definitely dragged at some points. I think if I was more into musicals I would have enjoyed it more. I give it a 3/5.

The Bridge on the River Kwai was a fictional movie that takes place in Thailand in WW2. A company of British soldiers are taken captive as POWs by the Japanese. They are tasked with building a bridge across the river Kwai. It was a movie about ideals. Different military leaders prioritising their ideals over the other and that drives their actions. I really enjoyed watching and will be watching it again, 4/5.