Last night, my wife and I were watching a few minutes of The Sound of Music, the 50th anniversary Blu-Ray edition. We had started it the night before, while babysitting our second granddaughter for the first time. This version contains a nifty "My Favorite Things" function that allows you to select one of four special features: production photos, sing-along lyrics, movie/real-world facts, and trivia. We had activated the lyrics and facts, so during the "Do Re Me" song montage of Salzburg, Austria locales, up popped the caption stating that filming began in April 1964. Now, savvy movie aficionados (or buffs) know that The Sound of Music is a quintessential 1965 film, which marks its 60th anniversary this year in 2025. You can even see it in theatres for a brief run this coming September. And therein lies the theme of this latest installment of Matthew's Musings, Time Delay.
The title of this post immediately sprang to mind, along with the beginnings of a musing. Do I keep it to myself or share it with others? Well, if you're reading this, then you know the answer...
A piece of art, writing, or entertainment is defined by the time it is presented, published, or released. However, in most instances (with the exception of electronic writing, such as this blog), there is a gap in time between when the work is developed and when it is ready for public consumption. Subconsciously (or maybe even consciously) we understand this, but that doesn't stop our time association with whatever it is to be slightly askew from actual reality. Thus, creating a perception reality that is just as real to us and more impactful.
