Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I believe that the Wizard of Oz expresses underlying meaning, more than what most people interpret it at. Along with it being a classic movie which most people have seen numerous times, it transitions from the old black and white formatted film to a colored place that so animates the characters of the film. The transition from black and white to color can also convey the mental place where Dorothy is. When she is in black and white, she is not so contempt with her life as she lives with her aunt and uncle on a farm. It is almost as if Dorothy is missing something from her life, which almost draws her to the city of Oz. However, when Dorothy finally makes it to Oz (although she was transported in a tornado and thankfully has Toto aside her) she cannot fathom how beautiful the place she was dropped in is. It is filled with colors, which she has not seen before, with people she has not seen before, and eventually with a side of herself she hasn't seen before.
Dorothy's journey through Oz gives her the greatest friendships she would not have gained when she was in Kansas. She gains courage from the cowardly lion, more heart from the tin man, and more intelligence from the scarecrow, regardless of if these characters did not have these in the beginning of the film. She helps these characters throughout the duration of the film but in the end they help her even more. They gave her traits that she was somewhat lacking or was not given an experience in Kansas where she had toe express these positive characteristics. I think the best part of the film, "The Wizard of Oz", is that any age or type of audience can enjoy it. Although it originated as a childhood book, this story exceeds the ordinary young audience expected but can really provoke people's enjoyability while watching it. Along with this, it also has catchy songs that almost everyone can remember.

From my childhood, I was more revolved around the movie, "Return to Oz", which tells the story of Dorothy finding her way back to the Emerald City, that is completely destructed and all of the inhabitants are turned to stone. It is here where she meets even newer friends that help her along the way and eventually save her old friends form the original movie. It is definitely a creative twist to the original movie and has more advanced effects because it was created in 1985. Although Dorothy is portrayed as younger in this movie, it really gets the message across that Dorothy cannot remember being in the land of Oz, but once again feels that there is something empty in her life. There is a point in the movie where she is laying in bed and sees a shooting star. She tells her Aunt Em that she saw it and her aunt and uncle eventually think that there is something wrong with Dorothy because of her strange behavior. However, it all transitions back to the shooting star being a signal from her old friends of the lion, tin man, and scared crow. They send her this message to tell her that the land of Oz is in shambles and they are in need of her help. In this, she finds her way back to Oz for another enduring journey of finding more of herself through her relationship with the people she meets. If you are interested in watching this movie, I am going to post the full movie from youtube!