Movie Review : Wizard of Oz

A few days ago we watched a delightful movie called The Wizard of Oz, which is based on the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was written by L. Frank Baum. The movie was made in 1939 and it was directed by Victor Fleming and basically, Dorothy wants to leave her home and after a wicked tornado,she ends up in the land of Oz. She had wanted to leave her house before but now that she actually had, all she wanted to do is go home. She faced multiple hardships with her friends and in the end she returns home, and she learns, “There is no place like home.”

Miss Gulch, a nasty omen tries to take away Dorothy’s lovely dog Toto, and that’s when Dorothy decides that she wants to leave her home. And then, later when Dorothy tries to return home, there is a crazy tornado and she, her house and Toto is whisked away to Munchkin Land. But as she lands, her house crushes The Wicked Witch of the East and Dorothy meets Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. The Wicked Witch of the West, furious that Dorothy killed her sister, tries to take her beloved sisters ruby slippers but Dorothy gets it first so the Witch of the West disappears, saying to Dorothy, “I’ll get you my pretty” and she vanishes just as quickly as she had appeared. Dorothy wants to go home and Glinda said that if Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, where she could meet the Wizard of Oz, and he would help her home. So she follows the Yellow Brick Road and on the way she meets new friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. Together, they stop the Wicked Witch of the West from interfering and after a VERY long time the 4, well 5 friends finally arrived at the Emerald City. There, they met the Wizard of Oz and he said that if they bring the Wicked Witch of the Wests’ broomstick, he would help them get what they want(The scarecrow wanted a brain, The Tin Man wanted a heart, The Lion wanted bravery, and Dorothy just wanted to go home). So Dorothy melts the Wicked Witch of the West - accidentally, and gets the broomstick and the Wizard of Oz help the new friend Dorothy made but when Dorothy is about to go home with the Wizard of Oz, there are problems and she doesn't get on the hot air balloon that brings the Wizard of Oz back to Kansas. Dorothy later returns home, using her ruby slippers and help from The Good Witch of the South. She learns that there is no where like home. The characters of this movie were:

Dorothy
Toto - Dorothy's trustworthy and loving dog
Auntie Em
Uncle Henry
The Scarecrow
The Tin Man
The Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz
Glinda – the Good Witch of the South
The Wicked Witch of the East – she died when the house fell on her
Miss Gulch - The Wicked Witch of the West - flies on a broomstick, and has a crystal ball
The Munchkins

And the settings were:

The farm in Kansas, Munchkin Land, the Yellow Brick Road, Emerald City and the witch's castle

I think that the two essons were Don't give up and If you believe, you can do it. I think that Don't Give Up is the first lesson because the whole story was about how Dorothy didn't give up, not when there were problems on the Yellow Brick Road, and not when the Wizard of Oz said to just go home. It was her perserverance that helped her through and that helped her return home. She never sat down and said. "This s too difficult," Even though it WAS quite difficult. I think that If You Believe, you can do it, is the second goal becaue once again, Dorothy didn't give up and he b