Cinema Life In Frank Baum's The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

In the early 1900’s, during a period of misery and despair, one ray of hope peered through the darkness when Frank Baum’s classic work of fictional adventure/fantasy, The Wizard of Oz was created. This marvelous film not only made cinema history but it grasped the heart of not only children but adults as well.

The setting of The Wizard of Oz starts in a happy society in Kansas and moved its way into a breathtaking place called Oz. Dorothy grew up in Kansas with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and her dog Toto. One day Dorothy was in her bedroom listening to the wind which made her very tired so she fell fast asleep, and woke up to a twister outside her window. While she was asleep, she dreamed of the Land of Oz, a joyful place with

One of the most important and obvious being there is no place like home. Dorothy comes from a place that many people would be reluctant to call home. The prairies of Kansas are vast and tend to be very absent of color and beauty, along with dangerous cyclones. In contrast to Kansas, Oz is marvelously vibrant and stunning. It is settled with eccentric human beings, lush fields of flowers, a magnificent Emerald City, plenty of adventures and miles of hearty farmland. Most of its inhabitants are cheerful, helpful, and virtuous. At first, it seems odd that Dorothy would want to leave this glorious land to return home. However, realizing the importance of her root’s triumphs all of that. Dorothy never questions her want to return. She is from Kansas, her guardians are there, and she has responsibilities back home. Dorothy has a strong love for Oz and made many friends there, but knows it is not where she belongs. Baum understood the outlook for his intended audience, children - no matter how captivating or striking a place is, it is never as comforting as it is to be in a familiar place, like home. Another very significant message in The Wizard of Oz is becoming self-satisfied. Tin Man feels as if he doesn’t have a heart, Scarecrow does not think he possesses brains, and the Lion believes he is deprived of courage, and they all believe they need the wizards help to

Fleming became was a very successful after his first big hit ‘The Virginian’ (1929), but that was only the start of it. Fleming is responsible for many films that would soon be considered classic, for instance, Red Dust (1932), Bombshell (1933), Treasure Island (1934), and the two films that he is most widely known for; Gone with the Wind (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939). It is very apparent that Fleming was quite brilliant and knew what he was doing, and this shows in The Wizard of Oz. This story Baum wrote focused on the many similarities between the characters in the film and the United States during the 1800's, and I feel like Fleming portrayed that part of the story exceptionally well. Fleming took this fairy tale and let it depict many major problems that tested our country, in the late 1900's. The director got this message across simply with his use of symbolism, movement, sound, editing, ideology and the transitioning from sepia to color. Putting this memorable classic story into motion was probably a tough task, but I believe Fleming achieved this in a remarkable