The wizard is underfoot

Ona 2022-04-19 09:01:11

Written on 2009-08-04
For the makeup techniques and special effects of that era, this film has done a very good job. The metal and silver texture of the Tin Man's body is done very well, and the green face of the bad witch also has a strange horror because of the immaturity of this stunt. Here, I also pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of the actors.

Enough is also done in terms of color, from Donosey's red shoes to the green walls of the Emerald City, the contrasting colors are impressive.

But Judy Garland didn't impress me too much, because my attention was drawn to the scarecrow, and Ray Bolger's performance was very real, especially when he danced, the details such as the scarecrow's limp hands and feet were all lost. It showed, it was great. Relatively speaking, Jialan's innocence and bravery are in the nature of children, and the lion's performance, probably due to the makeup, is really a bit embarrassing~~

Music, Over the rainbow, is an eternal classic.

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The Wizard of Oz quotes

  • The Scarecrow: Oh, oh, what's happening, what is it? I can't run anymore. Oh, I'm so sleepy...

    The Scarecrow: Here, give us your hands and we'll pull you along!

    Dorothy: Oh no no, please, I have to rest for just a minute. Toto, where's Toto?

    [she falls down, asleep]

    The Scarecrow: Oh you can't rest now, we're nearly there!

    [Tin Man starts crying]

    The Scarecrow: Don't cry! You'll rust yourself again!

    The Cowardly Lion: Come to think of it, forty winks wouldn't be bad...

    [he sags]

    The Scarecrow: [trying to hold him up] Don't you start too!

    The Tin Man: [grabbing him] No! We'd better try and carry Dorothy!

    The Scarecrow: I don't think I could... but we could try!

    The Tin Man: Let's!

    The Scarecrow: Yes!

    [the lion collapses]

    The Tin Man: Oh, now look at him! This is terrible!

    The Scarecrow: Here, Tin Man, help me!

    [they tug at Dorothy]

    The Scarecrow: Oh, this is terrible! Can't budge her an inch! This is a spell, this is!

    The Tin Man: It's the Wicked Witch! What'll we do? Help! HELP!

    The Scarecrow: It's no use screaming at a time like this! Nobody will hear you!... Help, HEEEEELLLLP!

  • The Wizard of Oz: They have one thing you haven't got: a diploma. Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universitartus Committiartum E Pluribus Unum, I hereby confer upon you the honorary degree of ThD.

    The Scarecrow: ThD?

    The Wizard of Oz: That's... Doctor of Thinkology.