uncut- wizard of oz
Added 2024-12-12 22:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I’m not sure what he represented in the allegory actually. In the story he obviously was. But my info was gathered from history/economics, I haven’t read the Oz books myself. I think it was in Daniel Immerwahr’s “How to Hide an Empire”, a history of US colonialism between 1880-1940s.
Drew
2024-12-14 05:28:27 +0000 UTCAnd the wizard was a charlatan, a snake oil salesman, a fraud in both cases.
Damien Lupo
2024-12-14 04:56:19 +0000 UTCI didn't know any of this and when you spell it out, it is clearly an allegory. I never even really thought about it. I thought it was just a cute, strange story that Frank L. Baum dreamed up. Thanks for the info!
Damien Lupo
2024-12-14 04:24:59 +0000 UTCWhen this was written in the late 1800’s it was a pretty obvious political allegory, which was widely forgotten to history. It was about the “Greenbacker” movement, and was clear as day at the time. The movement was responsible for the first “March on Washington”, which there’s been many since. The movement was about adopting a bi-metal standard for currency, so the US dollar would be also backed by silver, not just gold. Dorothy’s slippers were originally silver, not ruby, and the Yellow Brick Road represents gold. The Land of Oz is for “oz”, the abbreviation of “ounce”. The Emerald City is the green US Dollar The Scarecrow is the farmers, looking for brains to avoid debt traps of banks The TinMan is the industrial worker, without a heart for the farmers The Lion is the political class, without the courage to act for the people The wicked witches East and West are the financial interests of New York and California Dorothy is the average citizen, trying to navigate the world The US never adopted a bi-metal monetary policy, and the political struggle was entirely forgotten, but birthed this story and movie (which will be remembered forever) This has been my history soapbox
Drew
2024-12-13 12:13:28 +0000 UTCIt’s such a classic that it’s hard to say much about it. I’d definitely recommend checking out Return to Oz which is one of the best Disney movies of the 80s. A lot darker than the original.
Jacob King
2024-12-13 10:36:24 +0000 UTCSince you mentioned that you plan on watching Wicked: Part I (2024), I recommend Gladiator II (2024), which also came out on the same day in the US, although that movie did open a week early in Australia. #GladiatorIIForMaryCherry
Alex Tan
2024-12-13 07:32:43 +0000 UTCSweet.
Alex Tan
2024-12-13 07:08:02 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/GdsrJnsD99c
Mary Cherry
2024-12-13 06:48:48 +0000 UTCI love this film. It's one of those films I have watched many times but never get tired of. I love how Nostalgia emotionally touched Mary when Dorothy started singing "Over the Rainbow." Last year, I watched her reaction to Gone with the Wind, and I really enjoyed that. I wish she would do more reactions to the older classics. And I especially love the classic horror movies. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) won Best Actor—the very first horror film to win an Oscar. Great reaction, Mary.
Eddie Perkins
2024-12-13 04:47:45 +0000 UTCOh, it was worse than Coke. That snow was asbestos.
Jacob Vallier
2024-12-13 02:16:29 +0000 UTCI would love to see Mary react to any of the classic Horrors; they are the best!
Eddie Perkins
2024-12-13 02:00:55 +0000 UTCThere's a lot of bunk about this film. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools these days to get accurate answers. No one died during the filming. There were injuries, and the demands of the studio on the actors were extreme at times. Suffice it to say the actors spoke proudly of the film and their participation in one of the greatest American films.
Grinznmore
2024-12-13 01:59:13 +0000 UTCYour should also watch Gladiator (2000) in preparation for Gladiator II (2024), which came out on the same day as Wicked: Part I (2024). #GladiatorForMaryCherry
Alex Tan
2024-12-13 01:55:51 +0000 UTCWicked is not really in the same universe. Oz the Great and Powerful feels more in the same universe as the original Wizard of Oz film. Wicked feels more like a reboot of The Wizard of Oz that’s absolutely amazing in its own way.
Cody Price
2024-12-13 01:33:17 +0000 UTCIf you want to see other good movies from the 1930s I recommend The Invisible Man (1933) and Frankenstein (1931).
Marko T.
2024-12-12 22:03:08 +0000 UTC
