1939 Directed by Victor Fleming
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
The story of an evil young child who goes on a fanatic witch hunt recruiting evil mutant minions in her wake.
So I watched The Wizard of Oz, a time-cherished, beloved classic. I don’t usually write about works of this nature for a few reasons. Mainly, I’m not intelligent enough to add anything to what has already been said. Also, I’ve seen this too many times. All my best thoughts have already been washed down the drain like so many childhood memories. The magic is still there but it is impossible to retrace the wonder one might see as something like this in one’s youth. Lastly, the rumors and pop-mythology surrounding this masterpiece are endless, so it’s hard to see it with virgin eyes after so long. One thing is for sure. Having seen several thousand films from all over the…
For years and years The Wizard of Oz was my favorite film of all time. It still has a very special place in my heart and don't get me wrong, if I had listed a top ten films of all time, it would be amongst nine horror films.
Growing up in a small town, surrounded by farms and a seemingly black and white existence I found myself dreaming over the rainbow more often than not. I related so much to Dorothy without really realizing it until I was an adult. My favorite character was always the Tin Man but that is easily because of his angelic singing voice and beautiful blue eyes, his lack of a heart may have been…
So staggering in its effortless magic and in its mind-boggling creation of worlds, characters, places, and discoveries that it almost makes me cry from beginning to end just because of how perfect it is. The Wizard of Oz is quite possibly the pinnacle of cinema, as it lifts our dreams, our fears, our longing, and our connection to a projected image to a height of heavenly nirvana. No matter where you watch it, you can feel the beauty and the truth radiating from the screen. Honestly, there's really no excuse to dislike this movie, mainly because it has everything you could want in a piece of cinema; an engaging story, likable characters, flawless direction, vivid and luscious colors, scrumptious costume design, untouchable pacing, emotional revelations, amazing set design, impeccable atmosphere, trees who throw apples, talking scarecrows and lions and tinmen, creepy castles, poison, and evil flying monkeys.
EVIL FLYING MONKEYS.
Whatever your argument is, It's invalid.
Yes, I'm a friend of Dorothy....
....but don't tell my wife! O-ho!
Right, enough of that, it's time to make a fool of myself. Now I want you to remember throughout this tale that I was only 8 years old when all this happened. Plus I was a very, very stupid boy who grew up on a diet of Laurel & Hardy and Jimmy Cagney films, so you will surely be able to forgive my ignorance.
Simply put, when I was a young kid I thought the world used to be black and white. Remember - 8 years old! In olden days, when all these Laurel & Hardy films and old gangster films were made, it was always black and white in…
Do you ever wish you could forget one of your favourite films, just so you could experience it again for the very first time?
I have.
The two options are probably extremely dangerous brain surgery or numerous rounds of expensive hypnotherapy.
I've decided having children is the marginally less dangerous but ridiculously more expensive way of achieving this.
I've just watched The Wizard of Oz with my daughter on my lap. I experienced her every laugh at something funny, her every squirm when the witch got scary. The film I've seen countless times felt inescapably new again.
Before we started the film I explained that it would be in black and white because it was very old.
"Yes, even older…
this is a film abt how unhelpful men are and how powerful women are even when they don't realize it
After a surprising breakthrough in therapy, I realized this movie means a lot more to me that I even knew. Learning how I actually relate to each character's deficiencies and the tempting desire to look for a wizard with a simple solution to all of your problems, was revelatory.
If FilmStruck4 was done a week earlier I wouldn't have included it. It seems fundamentally obvious now.
Haven't seen this in years. Much more surreal than I remember, especially in HD on a big screen instead of an old TV set.
Toto is the BEST! 😍
How can you not love Judy Garland?! I love her voice so much and listen to Over the Rainbow often. She was absolutely perfect for this. The whole cast is great right down to the characters that are only on screen for a few minutes. I especially love Ray Bolger and Jack Haley. Margaret Hamilton was perfect, best witch's laugh of all time?! Yes! Ha ha.
The story is well done. Holds my attention well and I find it so fascinating. Makes me smile. Still haven't read the book though so not sure how well it was adapted? It does get a bit slow at times but it wasn't enough to prevent me from giving…
Me, a child: wow fuck this shit i'm out never watching this again
Me, at 13: Whoa it syncs up with Dark Side of the Moon
Me, an adult: It's cute. Still, fuck those flying monkeys.
Fantasy wears me out. The first act has its charm, but it runs dry by the third. Yes, I am a tin man.
It does remain a nice tribute to soundstage filmmaking, at its best and worst. Watch out for that wall Dorothy!
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