Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The movie review of the movie Wizard of Oz

After I watched the movie The Wizard of Oz, I felt that the movie was too formulaic because it was too easy to predict what the ending was going to be. Usually, the main character (Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin man, and the Cowardly Lion) wins or over comes the hardships and help each other. For example, when Dorothy first saw her friends, she was trying to help so they went to the Wizard of Oz together. And also they got what each of them needed by over coming the hardships they had on the way to the Wizard
     But even though it was too formulaic, I liked the movie because it gave us lessons like the one that you should believe in yourself and be brave. 
     The genre of the movie was classical fantasy and it was very adventurous.
     It first took place in Kansas and it was colored black and white to express the poverty of Kansas. Then she wanted to run away from her house because she was mad at her aunt for letting her teacher take Toto. Then because of a tornado, Dorothy arrives to a place where she thinks is "over the rainbow". When Dorothy arrives over the rainbow, the background becomes colored to represent happiness and the joy of the land. When Dorothy's house arrived over the rainbow, her house crushed The Witch of the East who was very mean to the Munchkins (The citizens of the land where Dorothy first arrived). The Munchkins were very happy when The Witch of the East got assasinated by Dorothy's house. The Which of the East had Ruby shoes (said to be silver in the books) that was magic and because Dorothy helped her get crushed, she got the shoes. Then the Witch of the West who was also wicked as her sister, started following Dorothy to get the shoes. On the way to The Wizard of Oz, she met many friends like Tin Man, Scarecrow, and The Cowardly Lion. All of her friend needed something that they though they didn't have, but what they actually had. At last, when they found The Wizard of Oz and eventually found out that he was just a ordinary person. Even though The Wizard of Oz promised to go to Kansas with Dorothy, he couldn't because the air balloon flied away when Dorothy went to catch Toto. Then the Wizard Of the South (who was the only good wizard on the land) came and taught Dorothy how to use her shoes to go back home. 
     Overall, I liked the movie because the movie had new formation that I have never seen before.

the start of the movie


middle


the ending of the movie

2 comments:

  1. Great movie review! Love that you added links and video clips for the reader.

    I'm glad that you liked the movie. You gave a very balanced account of the movie.

    Great job!

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  2. Thank you again!! I like writing on the blog. It's really fun!

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