Wizard Of Oz Analysis
MGM’s The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Dorothy, her trip to OZ and her encounters with a brainless scarecrow, a heartless tin-man and a cowardly lion. Featuring Judy Garland, this 1939 musical, directed by Victor Fleming, (Thompson, 1994, Page 211), has become one of America’s most-loved films because of it’s cinematographic elements and its timeless message in the storyline. Because of its universal storyline, groundbreaking use of color and timeless success, The Wizard of Oz is the greatest film ever created.
From the beginning of the film, we see the character of Dorothy as the protagonist as soon as we hear her sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” a song that lays out her unhappiness of the present and hopes of a better future. The central …show more content…
The most notable achievement for the film is it being the first film to use Technicolor. This transition from films only being in Black and White to full color sets a large milestone in achievements for the movie industry having created a new expectation of what can be put on the screen when telling a story. (PAGE 202). Also, The Wizard of Oz’s use of the crane to film introduced the ability of making a location in a film magical and produce a spectacular shot. (Thompson, 1994, Page 202) The film was able to create a world using both of these techniques that seemed to be out of this world and not appear to be in a studio at all. The world created by the filming technique heightens both the quality of the film and the connection an audience can make to it because of its realistic …show more content…
The film has become such an important part of the American culture that there have been countless adaptations of the story. As mentioned before, this movie is important because we are able to identify with all characters and learn something about ourselves while doing so. The creation of additional films and Broadway musicals that tell this story through another character’s perspective and have also found enormous success in doing so. Not only is the movie of high quality with a strong plot line, but it is so universal that is has become woven into both the American culture due to it being a movie that appeals to
From the beginning of the film, we see the character of Dorothy as the protagonist as soon as we hear her sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” a song that lays out her unhappiness of the present and hopes of a better future. The central …show more content…
The most notable achievement for the film is it being the first film to use Technicolor. This transition from films only being in Black and White to full color sets a large milestone in achievements for the movie industry having created a new expectation of what can be put on the screen when telling a story. (PAGE 202). Also, The Wizard of Oz’s use of the crane to film introduced the ability of making a location in a film magical and produce a spectacular shot. (Thompson, 1994, Page 202) The film was able to create a world using both of these techniques that seemed to be out of this world and not appear to be in a studio at all. The world created by the filming technique heightens both the quality of the film and the connection an audience can make to it because of its realistic …show more content…
The film has become such an important part of the American culture that there have been countless adaptations of the story. As mentioned before, this movie is important because we are able to identify with all characters and learn something about ourselves while doing so. The creation of additional films and Broadway musicals that tell this story through another character’s perspective and have also found enormous success in doing so. Not only is the movie of high quality with a strong plot line, but it is so universal that is has become woven into both the American culture due to it being a movie that appeals to