Thursday, January 3, 2013

Already Viewed-"The Wizard of Oz"

Number 2 on the list of 9 that i have already seen is the 1939 film directed by Victor Fleming, "The Wizard of Oz", starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, and Ray Bolger. This is the classic tale of Dorothy and her dog Toto. When Dorothy gets caught in a tornado, she is whizzed off to the mysterious land of Oz. She meets a scarecrow, tin man, and a lion who help her on her path to the emerald city. There she will meet the wizard of Oz who will help her get home. Along the way, the wicked witch of the west tries to stop them, because she blames Dorothy for killing her sister, the wicked witch of the east, and because Glinda gave Dorothy the wicked with of the east's ruby slippers. When they finally arrive to the emerald city with the help of Glinda the good witch, the wizard will only help them if they bring him the wicked witch of the west's broomstick. Dorothy is captured by flying monkeys and the wicked witch says she will die when the hourglass runs out. Dorothy's friends save her and she accidently splashes the wicked witch with water which makes her melt. The wicked witch's guards give her the broomstick, and the wizard grants her friends a brain, a heart, and courage. He even tells Dorothy that he will take her back to Kansas with him in his hot air balloon. However, Toto runs after a cat and Dorothy follows him, unable to stop the hot air balloon, the wizard leaves without her. Glinda tells Dorothy that she had the power to go home on her own the entire time, so Dorothy clicks her heels three times and repeats "there's no place like home". She wakes up with her aunt and uncle and their workers standing around her.
                                                           The original trailer is below:

I cannot remember the first time i saw this movie, but it was a big part of my childhood. I believe that this movie was a big part of everyone's childhood because it is such a well known movie. I do remember that once i went with my aunt Kathy and my sisters to blockbuster to rent the movie. This was probably in the early 2000s where you payed the fee before hand. So we got the movie and watched it, then kept it forever. I just looked at our drawer of forgotten VHS movies and i saw it there, with the blockbuster seal and all. Sorry you went out of business blockbuster, i really liked going to visit. Anyway, being a girl I, of course, loved Dorothy and even dressed as her for Halloween a few years in a row. Toto became one of the main reasons I really wanted a dog and I finally got one when I was 7 and I am thoroughly in love with her (even though she bites....but let's keep that a secret). This movie is just so cute, you have great songs that are really catchy, friends who help each other out, short people with candy, and the battle between good and evil. What more could you ask for! Oh wait, it has a secret moral to it, that no matter where you go there is no place like home. Good job Victor good job.

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