Wizard of oz Film As A Work Of Art According to Film Art‚ it consists of “setting‚ costume and makeup‚ lighting‚ and staging” (Bordwell 115). In “The Wizard of OZ” these aspects of Mise-en-Scene all come together to make up a spectacular viewing experience. Created in 1939 and directed by Victor Fleming‚ “The Wizard of Oz” was one of the first successful Technicolor films. Since this film was shot primarily in color‚ it gave the directors and costume designers many new opportunities to use
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum Dorothy‚ The story main character‚she is very brave‚helpful and kind. Scarecrow‚ has a silly head ‚he want to improve himself‚so want to find the witch to make a wish. Tin Woodman‚ He is not flexible‚ so he want to improve it .Therefore‚he want ro find the witch. This book is talk about a gril‚who called Dorothy‚lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies‚ with Uncle Henry‚ who was a farmer‚ and Aunt Em‚ who was the farmer’s wife. Their house
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was L. Frank Baum‚ who would later gain fame for his book‚ the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The book‚ when looked at with the First March on Washington as a historical background‚ contains many political interpretations. In the book‚ there is the scarecrow‚ who represents the American Farmer. There is the tin man‚ who represents the American Industrial Worker. And there is the cowardly lion‚ who represents a cowardly politician‚ most likely William Jennings Byran.. All are on their way to the see
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“‘All the same’ said the Scarecrow‚ ‘I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.’ ‘I shall take the heart’ returned the Tin Woodman; ‘for brains do not make one happy‚ and happiness is the best thing in the world.’” – Excerpt from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum A Woodman of tin‚ a man stuffed with straw Each with a human-like question and flaw Where’s the importance‚ in the head or the heart? Subtle opinions‚ but
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second example of foreshadowing. " The fellow pointed to his joke with immense significacance" (27). Defarge quickly took mud and smeared it over‚ for the idea of revolution was fresh in everyone’s mind "For‚ the time was to come‚ when the gaunt scarecrows of that region should have watched the lamplighter‚ in their idleness and hunger‚ so long‚ as to conceive the idea of improving on his method‚ and hauling up men by those ropes and pulleys‚ to flare upon the darkness of their condition" (27). The
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for personal fulfilment. Their desires‚ as well as the Wizard’s cleverness in answering them‚ are all self delusion." In this theory‚ Dorothy is the everyman‚ who goes on a quest to get her selfless wish of home for the sake of Aunt Em‚ fulfilled. Scarecrow is representative of the Kansas farmers who were under attack at the turn of the century for being muddle headed‚ but he turns out to be a shrew character who solves a lot of the problems faced. The Tin Woodsman‚ who is discovered in the East of
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In the movie The Wizard of Oz‚ based on the book written by L. Frank Baum‚ the theme is there is no place like home. The theme can be recognized throughout the whole movie and book. First off‚ Dorothy is feeling upset at her home in Kansas because she dog‚ Toto‚ was taken away by a cruel old lady named Ms. Gulch. Leaving Dorothy heartbroken‚ she starts singing about how she hopes of living elsewhere where she has no worries and problems. She is ungrateful of her home and does not comprehend the importance
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Childhood vs Adulthood The change in setting from Kansas to Oz is synonymous and also symbolic of Dorothy’s transition from childhood to adulthood. I will be drawing on specific examples from the movie where it is evident that Dorothy’s behavior in Oz reflects a more mature adult-like tone whereas similar situations in Kansas illuminate childishness. The most prominent example in Kansas where Dorothy demonstrates her child-like behavior is when Ms Gulch comes to take Toto away. Dorothy’s expression
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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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Taylor Wilton Dr. Ethna Lay The Wonderful Worlds of Utopia Americans crave Oz because of it ’s utopian vision. On the surface‚ Oz appears to be a perfect utopia to Dorothy. When she first arrives‚ Oz is bright‚ colorful and full of magic and wonder while her home in Kansas is dull‚ lifeless and devoid of hope. In Kansas‚ it ’s as if the citizens are stuck with no real plans or goals for the future. In Oz‚ traveling down the elaborate‚ intertwined yellow brick road offers Dorothy a great chance
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