BRIGHTON – It’s tough to argue about the ongoing popularity of a 45-year-old movie that won five Oscars (best director, best film editing, best picture, best sound) and a tassel of awards from such groups as the American Cinema Editors, the Directors Guild of America and the Golden Globes.

    It provided a soundtrack among the best known of any movie (it also won an Oscar). And in recent years, it spawned a number of sing fests and costume contests at any number of venues in the country.

    The last movie of the summer series at Brighton Anythink Library Aug. 10 was “The Sound of Music.” The crowd that viewed the free screening ranged from the young to somewhat older than young. The veteran movie-watchers, such as Brighton’s Lori Morrissey, took no time to explain why “The Sound of Music” continues to be so popular now.

    “It’s a family movie,” she said while trying to keep her three daughters – Allison, 4, Abigail, 7 and Sarah Ann, 9 – in tow. Morrissey has seen the movie 20 times. Her daughters have seen it several times, too.

    “There’s the singing aspect. I don’t have the language issues,” Morrissey said. It doesn’t push the limits. You can just sit and enjoy it.”

    “It’s a classy musical,” said Jessica Bush of Brighton. “There aren’t a lot of movies like that. You have no worries with the language for my son. That’s a big reason I took him. It’s nostalgic for me. The whole family could sit in front of the TV and watch it.”

    “The storyline is so good,” said Shirley Morris of Brighton. “The family escaped the Germans and came to the states to sing in this country. Everyone understands that. I’ve heard my grandchildren perform the songs. My dad sang some of these songs.”

    The duet “Sixteen Going on 17” hit home with Morrissey, too.

    “If you go see ‘The Sound of Music’ at different ages, you see it from that perspective,” she said. “As a parent, I can see what it must have been like to be a governess. When I saw it in college, I could see she (Leisl) was trying to discover who she is, just like I was trying to do.

    “That’s the fun part,” she continued. “Everyone can relate to some part of the movie. The kids were of so many different ages, everyone can relate to them.”

    Bush agreed.

    “As a mom, I watch as Julie Andrews tries to introduce music into the kids’ lives,” Bush said. “It’s a learning environment, and