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When I first saw this film on DVD, I wasn't that keen on it for some reason. I don't know why this is but when I saw it for the second time, I realised what an adventurous, beautiful, funny, imaginitive and tense family film this really is. I think The Wizard Of Oz is the oldest children's live-action film and it blew me away with how well it was filmed because the visual effects stunned me. No, they aren't computer visual effects like Lord Of The Rings, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Transformers etc but it is a film from the 1930s which were the extremely early days for technology as well as for cinema. Some people have been a bit biast against this film by saying that the visual effects are awful but to be honest they are being fair because it was made such a long time ago and it was just simple visual effects which are after all part of the classics. It is a beautiful story that goes beyond words. It is a real cinematic experience as well as a life experience too because of the way Oz is and what it looks like could be what heaven's like. It is a good impression of it anyway. The Wizard Of Oz is an absolutely magical musical as well with lots of delightful songs that you could sing along to quite regularly. The classic and my favourite song of this film is "Over The Rainbow" which is definitely one of the best film songs ever made!
Judy Garland's performance as Dorothy Gale is her most famous film without a doubt and I am ever so glad it is because Garland was a very talented actress. She can quite annoying with her accent at times but it's her acting talent that I really appreciate and deeply respect her for. Judy Garland was an absolute hot star after The Wizard Of Oz and probably still is now after 40 years since she died. Judy Garland was only 16 years old when she portrayed Dorothy and she really impressed me. She is a bit like a child-star because she looked like an adult but was really only a teenager at the time. That is something that is extremely underrated. Dorothy's character is a lot like Alice in Alice In Wonderland because they both dress pretty much the same, behave the same and also seem like the same sort of people. Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr were all good as the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion. The make-up is unrealistic on the Cowardly Lion but is awesome on Scarecrow and Tin Man because that's the point. It is a classic film that is very old and it is probably the first attempt at creating top-notch make-up in a live-action color film whereas you can't really tell with a black-and-white film. We don't know how the Scarecrow and Tin Man went from men into the way they are in The Wizard Of Oz but there is a play called "Wicked" which is like a prequel to The Wizard Of Oz and it actually gets itself involved into The Wizard Of Oz. So, it tells the story in that play.
Victor Fleming directs two films in 1939 that are totally different but have two things in common: they can both be inspirations and also they are two of the best films of all time. Those two films are The Wizard Of Oz and Gone With The Wind. Fleming proves to me that he can go from the first romantic epic to a childrens fantasy musical. There was nothing that went wrong with The Wizard Of Oz in any way whatsoever. The script was adapted form the great novel which was published in 1900. The Wizard Of Oz is very similar if not the same kind of film Alice In Wonderland is.
The Wizard Of Oz is a beautiful, inspiring and hilarious classic that I could watch over and over again. I can't call this a childhood favourite of mine because I was 15 when I first saw it and I can't believe why I was that age when I saw it. Victor Fleming's best and most famous work is obviously Gone With The Wind but The Wizard Of Oz is another fine achievement to his legendary career. It is Judy Garland's best performance and most famous film of all time. The Wizard Of Oz is one of the best family adventures of all time as well as one of the best musicals and best films ever made too. Augu
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