“There’s no place like home.” For my remix analysis I am focusing on the phenomenon that is the Wizard of Oz and how it became the starting point for so many different remixes that are very well know today. First off, the 1939 movie that was directed by a few different directors but in the end was finished being directed by Victor Fleming. This movie, being one of the first movies to use color, brought L. Frank Baum’s vision of Oz to life. Secondly, Wicked, the musical with music by Stephen Schwartz. Wicked is the eighth longest running Broadway show of all time with over 5,000 performances. Lastly, Danielle Paige’s book series Dorothy Must Die. Released in April of 2014, Dorothy Must Die is the first book of this four book series: The Wicked
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It appears in each of the different versions, they talk about it, sing about it and even describe it. In Fleming’s remix the quote “Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore,” really describes how different Oz was to Kansas. When the scene where Dorothy and Toto just land and are still inside the house is in black and white and then after Judy Garland’s character opens up the door everything is in color I feel like that really shows how different Kansas and Oz is to the audience. With Wicked the entire musical is taken place in Oz. Everything takes place in this fictional land that was originally created by L. Frank Baum. During the first book of Danielle Paige’s Dorothy Must Die series, it first takes place in Kansas just like the movie, then a tornado takes the main character of the book Amy to Oz. Even though they experienced similar journeys on their ways to Oz, Amy did not experience the same amount of color that Dorothy experienced when she opened her door to Oz. By the time Amy had gotten to Oz, Dorothy had been in Oz for many decades and had basically became so magic hungry that she was draining the magic that made Oz, Oz, which took away that amazing colorful atmosphere that we are so used. I believe that the correct label for Victor Fleming’s remix of the Wizard of Oz is an adaptation because it is taking L. Frank Baum’s book and
It appears in each of the different versions, they talk about it, sing about it and even describe it. In Fleming’s remix the quote “Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore,” really describes how different Oz was to Kansas. When the scene where Dorothy and Toto just land and are still inside the house is in black and white and then after Judy Garland’s character opens up the door everything is in color I feel like that really shows how different Kansas and Oz is to the audience. With Wicked the entire musical is taken place in Oz. Everything takes place in this fictional land that was originally created by L. Frank Baum. During the first book of Danielle Paige’s Dorothy Must Die series, it first takes place in Kansas just like the movie, then a tornado takes the main character of the book Amy to Oz. Even though they experienced similar journeys on their ways to Oz, Amy did not experience the same amount of color that Dorothy experienced when she opened her door to Oz. By the time Amy had gotten to Oz, Dorothy had been in Oz for many decades and had basically became so magic hungry that she was draining the magic that made Oz, Oz, which took away that amazing colorful atmosphere that we are so used. I believe that the correct label for Victor Fleming’s remix of the Wizard of Oz is an adaptation because it is taking L. Frank Baum’s book and