The Wizard of Oz is as visually exciting and emotionally stirring today as it was when first released in 1939. It’s the most famous and beloved family movie of all time.
A wonderful cast featuring Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton and Terry as Toto and many others. With an enchanting score that brings the magical characters and story to life, as the audience is swept away on Dorothy's …show more content…
The best evidence that it will forever endure the test of time.
The Wizard of Oz captures the essence of adventure, dreams, excitement and of course magic. It is impossible not to smile as the citizens of this new exciting world sing songs about their new found heroine and what's awaiting her on her magical journey.
The opening is in black and white and it follows the story of Dorothy and her dog Toto. When the tornado flew the house up and when it came down the black and white is gone so it changed into colour. The black and white only began in beginning to end, the colour is in the middle.
I found this truly enchanting and it also added to the film’s magic.
The quotes are so memorable such as “There's no place like home.”, “I'll get you, my pretty and your little dog, too!” and “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”
The songs are memorable too such as Over the Rainbow, Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead, If I only Had a Heart. I find myself singing along to the songs every single time I watch this wonderful film.
“Time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion”.
And I wholeheartedly agree with that