We're off ? To Oz!
As a child in America, growing up it was only right to see the Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is one of a very few shared experiences that unite Americans as a culture. We all see it when we are young, and it leaves an indelible mark on our imaginations. We can hardly imagine not knowing it. The Wizard of Oz is probably one of the best classic movies of all time because it successfully targeted audiences of all ages. It ranks among our earliest and most defining experiences of wonder and of fear, of fairy-tale joys and terrors, of the lure of the exotic and the comfort of home.
The film triggered so many aspects of your imagination , mainly because there was so much going on and it was all so great to say the least. Director Victor Fleming did an amazing job on the film. He did a fantastic job on working with the actors, especially the four friends whom embark down the "yellow brick road," because their chemistry comes off as 4 human friends and not a young gir, lion, tin man and a scare crow. Each thrill yet excitement in each scene from beginning to end is something that you will remember for the rest of your life. The film was basically a blueprint for future films in the way in which it left you to figure out what was going to happen next without foreshadowing the events in the beginning.
One theme that stood out to me was that of female power. In most movies, the guy is the hero. Think of The Hulk, Spiderman, Transformers etc. Whereas in this movie, all the men seem sort of powerless, unable to control their own fate. Even the Wizard seems weak in his own way. The power figures in the movie are Dorothy, Glinda, and the Witch.
The Wizard of Oz set the foundation for our childhood, it is a film that will be passed on from generation to generation.
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