Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Marion Lichty: OZ


Oz: The Great and Powerful  is a new movie that is about how the wizard got to Oz and became the wizard of Oz.   This movie was fantastic prequel to the well-known story of the Wizard of Oz.  Different aspects that I noticed in the film were the black and white to color transition, the good and evil characters, and the theme of believing or having faith.  The black and white film was used at the beginning of the movie.  This to me showed the dreary life the wizard was living.  This quickly transitioned to the color film.  The color film showed the life of Oz and all the strange plants and creatures.  This foreshadowed the wonderful life the wizard could have in Oz.  The good versus evil aspect was mostly portrayed in the White Witch, Glinda, and the evil witch, Evanora.  Glinda symbolized the good and the pure; whereas, Evanora symbolized the evil and wicked.  Lastly, the theme of having faith and believing is shown throughout the film.  The most important example of this is the people of Oz having faith in the wizard, even when they knew he wasn’t a real wizard.  Overall, this was a great movie and I enjoyed watching it.  

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