The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz The 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” is a classic musical that is still famous even years after its making. Considered to be the first American fairy tale, this movie has remained in the hearts of many americans for years and it will continue for years to come. This film, directed by Victor Fleming, and featuring the upcoming actress of the time, Judy Garland is one musical that cannot be forgotten. The Wizard of Oz starts on a little farm in Kansas, where we meet the main character…

and need to find the way back home, Can you help me? My real name is Judy Garland. I was born in Minnesota on June 10, 1922, and immediately my career took off in 1939 when I scored a lead part in the award winning movie “The Wizard of Oz”. I started filming “The Wizard of Oz” with high hopes and dreams, which soon were accomplished as my hit song, “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” SOARED on the charts and I eventually grabbed an Oscar for the performance. Everybody loved the idea of a Scarecrow…

Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz. L Frank Baum thought differently of these stories and wanted The Wizard of Oz to be a modernized fairytale. The term modernized, in the context of Baum, pertains to the 20th century, the era in which the books were written. It is important to understand Baum’s book was primarily made for the children audience of that era. Therefore when looking through the story through…

as an art form. The Wizard of Oz is considered one of the best visual movies ever made and yet it was made with only limited technology and the creativity of the movie makers. The movie made in 1939 by MGM Studios was a film interpretation of the 1900 published book written by L. Frank Baum, and for the most part directed by Victor Fleming. Dorothy a lonely, curious girl living on a bleak Kansas farm is swept into a tornado and dropped abruptly into the astonishing land of Oz. Her arrival…

be hiding in plain sight. Fairytales have arguably impacted our culture with more iconic settings and characters than probably any other genre of stories. For my group fairytale update, with Jon and April, we decided to update the story of “The Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, which was later turned into the iconic movie in 1939. While this might not be a fairytale in the same sense of ‘Little Red…

Presented by Jackson High and Hollywood “The Wizard of Oz” is a story that followed Dorothy and her adventures in Oz as she searches for a way back home. Along the way she meets several people who are looking for a solution for their problems as well. They run into obstacles along the way but with the help of Glinda, the good witch she manages to leave Oz and return to Kansas. The musical was filled with amazing props and effect, which improved the overall show. When Dorothy lands in Kansas she…

As a cyclone slashes through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are taken away in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the yellow brick road toward the Emerald City to meet the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, and on her journey she meet a Scarecrow wanting a brain, a Tin Man wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help. In the end, Dorothy made her way back home using her…

Although Dorothy is not the typical heroin, since she is a young girl stranded in a foreign land, I believe that she is the heroin in The Wizard of Oz. Throughout her journey, Dorothy shows courage and sensitivity and in the process, manages to touch and change other characters’ lives for the better. Upon landing in Oz after the cyclone, Dorothy managed to kill the Wicked Witch who was clearly affecting the lives of others in a negative way. The munchkins were thankful and happy that…

In the Wizard of Oz color plays a role throughout the novel without the readers not knowing. Many can think it does symbolize something or nothing. Each color symbolizes something different and some are similar. Each can represent money, emotions or people. Having colors as symbols make great lessons with different meanings. Gray is the first color that we are introduced in the story which represents Kansas. Kansas is Dorothy's home which she always describes as gray and…

Agrabah Agrabah. Even the brightest geographer would have great difficulty pin-pointing this mysterious location on a map because, well, it's fictional. Agrabah is the fictitious city in which the well-known Disney classic Aladdin takes place. However, a limited number of people are aware of the idiosyncratic features that this city thrives on; most are only familiar with the story told through an hour and a half movie and a two-hour Broadway musical. So, hop on a magic carpet, and sour…