Hey Everyone, How are you? March is here, Can you believe it?
I am so happy March is here, I have decided to write about one of my favorite movies! It is a well known movie and is well loved by many people.
It stars Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Wendy Makenna, Kathy Najimy, Harvey Keitel, Mary Wickes, Bill Nunn, Jenifer lewis.
The movie starts off in 1968 with a young Deloris Wilson who is a young Catholic student she doesn't take her studies seriously and greatly embarrasses her nun teachers while showing an affinity for music.
It is now 24 years later, in 1992, Deloris is performing as (Deloris Van Cartier) she is a lounge singer in Reno, Nevada in a club owned by her married boyfriend Vince LaRocca, she receives a shallow gift from Vince it is a very lovely very chic purple fur coat.
I just love the color purple, she attempts to return the gift to him, she witnesses executing an informant, when Vince catches her in the room he attempts to have her killed.
Deloris goes to the police for help a police lieutenant Eddie Souther places Deloris in a witness protection program and he brings her to the struggling convent of Saint Katherine's parish it is located in a run-down San Francisco neighborhood.
Both Deloris and the disgruntled head nun of Saint Katherine's Reverend Mother but heads a little and disagree with the current arrangement that was put in place.
However a couple of people in the convent and the parish police convince them to go along with the plan with the added deal the police will bring in a large sum of money.
Now Deloris is disguised as Sister Mary Clarance she initially has difficulty connecting with the other nuns, and isn't hitting it off right away with reverend mother and is having trouble adjusting to the simple life.
She befriends a couple of the other nuns Sister Mary Patrick, who is optimistic and upbeat and another lady who is not as upbeat as Sister Mary Patrick, her name is Sister Mary Lazarus and then there is the shy young Novice Sister Mary Robert .
One night at the convent after a poorly attended mass session with a lack luster performance from the convent choir led by sister Mary Lazarus, from everything going on Deloris decides to take a break from everything going on and goes to a bar she is followed by Mary Patrick and Mary Robert.
They are caught by the reverend mother unfortunately and the reverend mother considers kicking deloris out of the convents she instead orders Deloris to join the struggling choir with her singing experience.
Deloris is elected to take over as director and take over the choir she transforms the choir, at the next Sunday Mass Deloris leads the much -improved choir in a traditional hymn of Hail Holy Queen then shifts it into a combined gospel rock and roll interpretation.
Although reverend mother is at first upset the priest congratulates the choir for their unorthodox performance, as new people were attracted to the service and is convinced by Deloris who credits Reverend mother with the idea he allows the nuns to clean the church and and help revitalize the neighborhood, their singing and efforts attract media attention, and the parish thrives.
In the meantime Vince has put a bounty on Deloris's head and is intent on finding her,Souther Chastises Deloris for nearly being exposed on national tv, she assures him she will try to keep a lower profile and Souther attends a mass.
The choir performs a new version of the song My Guy and changes the song to My God.. Deloris tells Reverend Mother Vince's trial is coming up soon and that means she will have to leave the convent.
The mother reveals to her she has resigned as abbess, believing she is no longer useful to the convent as her authority was undermined, Deloris tries to convince her to stay and keep the parish thriving as it is.
The mother retorts that she believes she is too old-fashioned and incapable of running the convent, later Souther discovers one of the people on his own team has disclosed Deloris location to Vince Souther rushes to San Francisco to warn her, he arrives in time Deloris feels a since of responsibility to her friends in the convent.
Vince's men Kidnap Mary Robert and Deloris, Deloris helps Mary Robert escape, when Mary Robert makes it back to the convent Reveals to the convent that Deloris is a lounge singer which is her real identity and why she has been hiding out in the convent, the nuns decided to rescue Deloris and guilting a local helicopter pilot into flying them to Reno.
You will have to see the rest of the movie to find out what happens next, I can tell you it is a happy and fun ending!
I decided to write about this movie, because Music is my passion it has been part of my life as long as I can remember... one of my favorite subjects in school was Chorus that was my favorite class because I got to sing a lot in the class..
And I learned how to be a life long independent musician.... Music also really helps me a lot especially when I have a lot going on or really busy at a certain time Music calms me.
And I have also found the authenticity of my voice and what it means to others, I have learned personally that my voice brings a lot of joy to others and that people love my voice and the way it sounds that brings a lot of joy and happiness to my heart!
I am happy to have a unique voice, It does sound like music to me and I think that is a good thing since I love music and singing!
I encourage you all to love your the realness and authenticity of your voice because it is your voice and it was especially chosen for you and it is a voice that is loved by many people and it touches many hearts and whoever you interact with!
And it shows how anyone change and get better in time ... And that anything is possible if you just believe in yourself and keep reaching for the stars, and how anyone can change and it shows how if you are kind to someone then most likely they will be kind to you and it will continue to spread to others and they will be happy and grateful that someone showed them kindness and a happy smile! Kindness is always free.
And personally my smile is one of my favorite things about myself I get a lot of compliments on it... I can assure you that a smile will make anyone's day and that they will be happy to have received a happy smile especially when they are going through something or having a tough time a smile shows them that they can make it through and that the sun will come out tomorrow!
Whoopi Golderberg does an incredible job in this movie as Deloris Van Cartier, she really puts her whole heart and spirit into the movie and her character and you can feel it when you watch the movie! And you will love the music in the movie it will make you want to sing along the movie and have you on the edge of your seat the whole time and excited for what is going to happen next in then movie!
My favorite scene from the movie is when they sing Hail Holy Queen, That is a fun scene and I love the way they sing the song! I also like when Deloris first tries on her nun outfit and sees what she looks like when she has it on!
That will make you a laugh a lot, there are really some fun songs in the movie that will get you up and dancing like you never danced or sang before !
Sister Act 2 is a wonderful movie as well, In that Movie Whoopi is back as Sister Mary Clarence is disguise to teach music to students at a troubled school in hopes of keeping the facility from closing at the hands of Mr. Crisp..
This movie is incredible as well and has a lot of amazing actors and actresses and they all have amazing beautiful voices and really put their hearts and should into their characters and really Bring them to life! My favorite character from the movie is Rita Louise Watson she is a strong-willed confident and amazing girl that loves to sing and isn't afraid to put herself out there and go after her dreams!
One of my favorite scenes with her is when she sings Eye is on the sparrow with one of her classmates you can really feel heart in the way she sings it and how much it means to her!
When Mary Clarence first meets her she calls her diva with a tude, as she gets to know more about Rita she sees there is more to Rita then what's on the surface and that singing is something she absolutely loves to do and how much it means to her, her mom doesn't believe singing will pay the bills and put food on the table!
She wants the best for Rita and she doesn't think at first singing will get her very far.. Sister Mary Clarence talks with her mother about Rita, and her mom shares while she appreciates the kind words and everything she has told her about Rita she just wants her to focus on school at the moment and something that will give her stability!
I also like the scene where Sister Mary Clarence tells Rita if you wake up in the morning and can't think about anything else but singing then you should sing! Rita decides to follow her dream and sing at the All State-Music Competition and she forges her mom's signature and tells her mom she is sorry for what she has done, she just wants to do what she loves and follow her dream!
Rita sings Oh Happy the beginning part of the song and she does an excellent job... and then the choir joins her and finishes the song off with her!
I also love the scene where Westley sings Oh Happy day with his peers, He at first is a little nervous and then Sister Mary Clarence tells him stand next to me.. and then he comes down and she does a couple of singing exercises and then she says let's party.... thats when he really gets into the song and there is a surprising thing that he does when he is singing the song when you see it you will be mind blown!
Her mom thought she wouldn't make into singing because it failed for her dad and he loved music just like she did... Little to her mom's surprise when she hears Rita she is pleasantly surprised and is so proud of Rita and how she didn't let anything stop her from pursuing her dream of singing! And her school ends up winning the competition and the school gets to stay open!
I recommend these two movies to anyone who wants to watch a fun filled singing family movie!!!
