This is from The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy‚ the Scarecrow‚ the Tin Man are trying to reach the Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz. During their trip‚ they come across a scary forest‚ where they start contemplating all of the possible bad situations that can occur. The scenery is darkened and gloomy‚ as opposed to the rest of the movie. The group of friends go from skipping and being hopeful‚ to apprehensive and a dawdling pace. The mood is anxious and daunting. The music in this scene is enchanting
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Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic tale filled with political ties and hidden messages. These massages have been passed throughout history and preserved in the book. The movie has managed to keep these themes in tact‚ not only that but enhance the symbolism. The conflict in this book‚ whether it be the actual political conflicts at the time or the imaginary focus that happens to be the climax of the book are very complex and deep. The focus in the story may seem as easy as Dorothy vs. the
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and well-beings to improve. In L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz‚ a young girl faces the struggles of growing up alone and neglected. Ireland shared this sentiment in regards to the brutal cruelty from its mother country. Both instances drew from the pain of the weary while they maintained faith in something greater. The people of Ireland and the imagination of a farm girl gave way to the sentiment that things will get better someday. The Wizard of
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Silver standard versus Gold standard was widely debated along with the greenback dollar which had no real wealth‚ just like the Emerald City. Along her journey‚ Dorothy first meets the Scarecrow who wishes he had a brain. Throughout his journey through Oz‚ he uses common sense and flexibility which makes him similar to the Farmers of the Populist party who were unhappy with their situation‚ but weren’t fully informed of the true causes of their economic struggles. Next was the Tin woodsman‚ who wanted
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production of “The Wizard of Oz”. I had made it through the audition and was now competing in call backs in which they decide the lead roles. I was auditioning for (as most girls were) the Lead role Dorothy. I sang the songs with confidence and watched as others did the same. After the audition was finished‚ I asked one of the student judges his thoughts about my performance. With a stern face he said‚ “To be honest‚ you’ve got the talent for a lead but we’re casting The Wizard of Oz‚ not The Wiz”.
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Basque Cultural Identity 2014 is the 75th anniversary of the classic film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. One of the most important themes and dialog of this film is “there’s no place like home.” The main character‚ Dorothy Gale‚ is magically transported to a different land after a traumatic experience involving a cruel woman and her little dog. While in this new land‚ called Oz‚ her mission is to find a wizard to get her back home. After adventures in this new land‚ she finds out she always had the
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save-the-princess-from-the-big-scary-dragon stories. Wizards‚ on the other hand‚ are a little different. Wizards aren’t too different from witches‚ they both use magic and are both capable of doing good and evil. However‚ the old man with a long beard‚ wizard hat‚ and a staff is portrayed as good and bad instead of just bad like how witches are portrayed. When a fantasy book is read or when a movie comes on‚ take notice how often the good wizard comes on as compared to a witch. In the movie‚ The Wizard of Oz there is a good witch
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When I was a child‚ each evening my mother would read from the novels of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ by L. Frank Baum. The usual bedtime routine was filled with anticipation of that imaginary world of wonder‚ adventure‚ and excitement in which I would soon be enthralled. The once yearly-televised motion picture based on the story‚ contributed greatly to my love for the fairy tale. The music and bright colors in the film confirmed all the different images I envisioned while listening intently to my
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The Wizard of Oz was a powerful movie made in the thirties. It did not just tell a simple story of a girl who gets lost‚ but also brought many different ideas about current events of that time to the surface. The Wizard of Oz was released on August 25‚ 1939‚ a time where women did not play a big role in society. It tells a story of a young girl who magically appears in the Land of Oz after a powerful twister comes through Kansas‚ her home state. In Oz‚ Dorothy goes on a journey to find the great
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What makes the Wizard of Oz Cinematic? By: Eric Svenson The Wizard of Oz was a cinematic breakthrough when it was released in 1939. It became cinematic because of many different new ideas and technologies spliced together into one film. When Frank L. Baum wrote the book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” in 1900 he had no idea of what a success it would become in the motion picture industry. The remainder of this paper will touch on some of the key points that made The Wizard of Oz a cinematic breakthrough
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