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One of my all time favorites.

Best movie ever!

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

*Trivia note* - (For anyone who's interested) - This is the 1958 Musical/Romance where the vivacious Mitzi Gaynor suggestively sings "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair". As Mitzi soon finds out after singing this little ditty - It's one thing to wash that man out of your hair, girl, but it's another thing to keep him out.Even though South Pacific was a tad too l-o-n-g at 160 minutes and a little dry and slow-paced at times - I still enjoyed this Technicolour, Rodgers & Hammerstein musical extravaganza all the same. There were some really fine musical numbers here and the cast were all very nice looking.South Pacific's story revolves around a young American nurse from Little Rock who meets a handsome and mysterious French plantation owner on an exotic island during World War 2. Seeking a breather from the battles going on around them, these two find refuge in each others' arms as their romance quickly blossoms in this lush tropical paradise.

Positive1. Absolutely beautiful locations (especially compared to the low-budget sound stages of "Oklahoma!", another Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)2. When the story progresses at a steady pace, it's a pleasant experience.Neutral1. Mostly singing, minimal dance numbersNegative1. When the story trudges, harping ad infinitum on one topic such as Emile De Becque's murder of a bully or any of the romantic interludes, the audience screams with frustration, "Move forward!"2. The director employs a cheap tactic of making the frame edges fuzzy and changing the background tint when an emotional scene occurs. Doesn't the director trust the dialog and the actors' skills to convey these emotions?

I'm sorry but I found this movie 'corny', not entertaining and the vocal performances were not what I call good. Some of the songs performed in the show, themselves, are good tunes when performed by more talented vocalists. One such song is "Some Enchanted Evening". I guess I'm just not a very big fan of any of the 'stars' either. There would have been other picks for the castings in this show that would have probably made it much better. Why this show got such a high rating of 7 stars is beyond me. Maybe I'm at fault here but I just don't credit it as a good musical either in script or performances. Of course that was a different era!

The wartime South Pacific depicted here is populated by youthful Americans, the most emotionally sensitive of whom are seduced by Orientalist visions of an exotic paradise. Also dwelling here is a European expatriate, less naive than the Americans but with complex and very personal ties to the place. Locals live here too, of course, but they are viewed, intentionally, through the imperfect lens of foreign observers. The film's style vacillates between that of a mainstream movie musical and that of a more abstract work of cultural criticism; it is entertaining and intellectually satisfying, especially for those who have some familiarity with the subject matter.