MGM’s The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Dorothy‚ her trip to OZ and her encounters with a brainless scarecrow‚ a heartless tin-man and a cowardly lion. Featuring Judy Garland‚ this 1939 musical‚ directed by Victor Fleming‚ (Thompson‚ 1994‚ Page 211)‚ has become one of America’s most-loved films because of it’s cinematographic elements and its timeless message in the storyline. Because of its universal storyline‚ groundbreaking use of color and timeless success‚ The Wizard of Oz is the greatest
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SYMBOLISM IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ” An Nguyen History 1302: U.S. History after 1877 September 08‚ 2012 1. The Tin Man: He represents American workers. In Baum’s story‚ the Tin Man had been a human‚ a wood-chopper. However‚ the Wicked Witch of the East made him chop off parts of his body. A tinsmith helped him replace these parts with all of tin. This reflected that workers have to work harder and faster like machines. When Dorothy and the Scarecrow find the Tin Man‚ he was all rusted
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films due to usage of color and light. Musicals can also differ due to the editing performed on the film itself. Time periods also play a key role in the production of musical films. Sound effects also add individuality to musical films. The Wizard of Oz was the first technicolor film‚ and uses both technicolor and black and white in the film. The usage of both types of film is meant to show the transition of “worlds” that Dorothy makes in the beginning and end of the film. Within the film itself
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Detailed Look at Underlying Themes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a novel published originally in 1900‚ and written by L. Frank Baum‚ who also wrote thirteen to seventeen other books centering around the magical land of Oz. This children’s book spawned a Broadway Musical in 1902 and a film adaptation in 1939. It has also been the basic building block for plenty of other films‚ musicals and novels having to do with this imaginative world‚ such as Wicked; Oz the Great and Powerful; and The Wiz. These
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A Season Or A Lifetime --Reflection on Walking Away People come into your life for a season‚or a lifetime. As seasons change ‚time stands still in a lifetime. C. Day Lewis wrote this poem reminiscing his boy’s childhood at the time that his son was leaving home and becoming a man.He starts out by using the image of changing leaves‚ which is a reference to change‚ literally change in season but actually in life. By recalling his son’s first football game‚he feels
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The Wizard of Oz-Expository #2 All the scarecrow‚ from The Wizard of Oz movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum‚ has ever wanted is a brain but what he doesn’t quite understand is that he already has it. Although physically he lacks just about everything but straw he has the ability to reason‚ comprehend‚ and make decisions. When Dorothy first comes across the scarecrow‚ not long after she’s started her journey on the yellow brick road‚ she hears a voice saying which way to go but cannot tell who
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The Wizard of Oz is a musical fantasy and centers around a young‚ imaginative girl from Kansas. Dorothy’s hometown is suddenly hit by a raging tornado. Dorothy is knocked unconscious by a loose window while trying to take cover inside her small farm house that she shares with her loving Aunt‚ Uncle and three helpful farm hands. After being swept away in the tornado‚ Dorothy lands in a fantasy land called Oz. In order to get back home to Kansas‚ Dorothy has to make the long journey to Emerald City
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20 January 2013 I recently learned the true meaning of one of my all time favorite childhood movies‚ The Wizard of Oz. The book turned screenplay originally written by L. Frank Baum is not a mere children’s story but a hidden tale of populism and government. The story is and its characters are packed with symbolism. The main character Dorothy Gale gets swept away in a twister along with her house‚ and lands in munchkin land. Dorothy’s last name “Gale” is supposed to represent her being the winds
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In hopes that the Wizard will help her return to Kansas‚ Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City. On her way there‚ we are introduced to a doubtful Scarecrow who claims to have “no brain at all”. The brainless Scarecrow represents the farmers‚ whose misfortune sunk their confidence leaving them in a constant state of depression. The Populists’ ignorance along with their agenda and push nationalization of the railroads‚ income tax‚ and the abundance of silver. They found themselves bring
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The Wizard of Oz follows the story of a young Dorothy who lives in rural Kansas. She grows tired of the life she was living since she was feeling unappreciated. In her attempts to run away‚ she ends up in the middle of a tornado‚ locked out of her family’s panic shelter. Once the tornado hits her house‚ she is knocked out by an imploded window. The house rises in the tornado and is cast far away; it lands in a mystical land called Oz. Dorothy realizes that the house landed on and killed a wicked
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