"The Wizard of Oz" tells a story about the growth of a girl.
The theme is clear. The four elements of mind, love, courage, and going home run through the whole story after Dorothy enters the dream. Echoed around. The characters in reality and dream correspond one-to-one in character. There are many details that are not easily detectable in the film, and many of them are gradually reflected in the subsequent narration. For example, when the house is spinning around in a hurricane, Dorothy sees the characters out of the window by the bed, some are reading newspapers on the sofa, some are riding bicycles, and with the addition of special effects, each of them is dressed in strange costumes and A role that has nothing to do with reality. They are Dorothy's dream characters, and they mirror the real characters in the real world of Dorothy at the beginning and the end. Logically self-consistent.
The scenes of the dream world are undoubtedly very creative! Except the person playing the role is real, everything else is genuine and fake-tangible and three-dimensional props. Even the special effects are a perfect interpretation of what is a special effect instead of being made with XX software as you can see at a glance in today's movies. Yes, the special effects here are magical! In addition, the stage scenes are beautiful, and the singing and dancing performances are also very infectious and fantastic. It's a movie with very cinematic art. Here I guess it has something to do with the era at that time. Maybe the props are backward, maybe the content I want to express is too avant-garde, and the actual show is slightly inclined to the effect of drama and stage play. (Isn't this just a musical?
In addition, the monochrome of the real world, through the scene transition of Dorothy pushing the door, into the colorful and highly saturated dream world, this technique is pioneering and bold. Especially "push the door", this technique is still used by today's children to magic movies. For example, the live-action version of The Nutcracker in 2018. However, the method of color contrast I want to understand is that monochrome symbolizes flatness, colorful symbolizes three-dimensionality, and the richness of color can even metaphor Dorothy's growth experience in the dream world-diverse and profound.
Dorothy’s key word is "home". Generally, home is the place where you and me as children trust the most. It is the starting point to the turbulent world, the shelter in times of storms, and travels through the world. After the habitat. But Dorothy, who was around the age of Cardamom, realized that it was a great thing not to worry her family. Therefore, it is the process of "going home" that brings out the beautiful and precious qualities of mind, love and courage.
I think Dorothy’s image of a girl is successful. It's not that she is so beautiful and gentle (the actor is really good-looking and decent, but she has a healthy (I think the infectiousness of physically and mentally healthy people is the most positive) enthusiasm-can make people feel right from the heart Everything around me is empathetic. Putting yourselves into consideration for others, helping each other through difficulties, overcoming psychological fears, and believing in beautiful existence is the kindness of Dorothy that inspired the three little friends to sleep for too long in their hearts. .Brain, love, courage, these clichés are fascinating and interesting here. These points are the foundation for girls who grow up to learn to love the world soundly.
When Dorothy said goodbye to her friends one by one at the end, my mind quickly flashed back to the wonderful adventures of Dorothy and her partners. I believe Dorothy felt it too, which seemed to say goodbye to extra trauma. The world is different, and there is no longer a chance to see you again. Farewell is also a part that we cannot avoid. It appears in any age group and in any event. The movie is also handled very well here, without procrastination, and travels to the real world in time. Ah, only then did I realize that the monochromatic opening was not deliberate, the setting is too wonderful, the end and the end echo here, it is no longer a mere farewell.
The farewell in growth is also the starting point of growth.
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