I am watching The Sound of Music tonight and feeling distinctly uncomfortable

[MiniMe]

The story of when the Nazi's took over Austria and conscripted people to serve in the army, etc is hitting just too close to home.

[ProudLib72]

1. Mueller's office is alive with the sound of treason

[sandensea]

2. Come to think of it, Bob Mueller does resemble Chris Plummer somewhat.

Stands to reason, as they're both two of the very best at what they do.

[defacto7]

3. These are a few of my ugliest things

To the music "My Favorite Things"

Raw tripe that sits in the grocery store bin,

Spooning cooked brains from the skull of a pig,

Feathers that grow in the movie Black Swan,

Mike Pence crawled out of the slime of a pond.....

Etc. Etc.

[shenmue]

4. Very good movie

[jberryhill]

7. Great scenery...

[world wide wally]

5. It does drive home the Nazi darkness that too many Americans seem to support these days

[jberryhill]

6. Youll be fine as long as you are an officer of the Austrian navy

For a country with no ocean, being a navy captain was quite a good gig.

[Shemp Howard]

8. Still a sore spot.

The various treaties imposed by the Allies after WW I deprived Austria (and Hungary) of access to the sea. Before 1914 Austro-Hungary had ports, and a credible navy. After 1918, no ports and no navy. That's still a sore spot with older Austrians and Hungarians of my acquaintance.

[TexasProgresive]

9. Thanks for the reminder that the 1st world war changed a lot of maps

Dissolved the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires for a couple.

[jberryhill]

10. Well, before 1914, it was a larger empire

Suffice it to say, the privileges appurtenent to being an Austrian naval officer well after the time that Austria's "navy" consisted of a few patrol boats on the Danube, didn't sit well with Austrians circa 1938 either. It had been a good 20 years since 1918 at that point.

What, in the context of the movie (which is less than faithful to the facts), was Von Trapp's "job"?

[Shemp Howard]

11. I believe that in the movie Trapp was a retired naval officer.

Trapp moved up in naval rank back when Austria had a real navy. He was mustered out after 1918. So in real life he wasn't "retired". Better to say he was laid off.