Let me start by saying that I don't think The Wizard of Oz is bad. I like it, but I think people give it WAY too much credit. Now, let me explain a bit.
Firstly, the acting. Yes, I know people seem to think Judy Garland was great in this role, but in my opinion, she over acted EVERYTHING. She didn't make me believe that she was Dorthy, she made me believe that she was someone trying to act like Dorthy. She just seemed to be trying WAY too hard, and it showed badly. A lot of the actors overacted in this movie, but many of them I could at least believe up to a point. Not Judy.
Now, let's discuss the ending. Now, think for a minute. In all the movies ever, what is the biggest slap in the face of an ending? The dream sequence. Of course. The dream sequence is when the main character wakes up in a bed and realizes that the whole movie was a dream. What's really upsetting about this ending is that it gives you the feeling that nothing was accomplished. Since it was a dream, all of what happened is irrelevant. Basically, you spent the whole movie watching the main character get some beauty sleep. Besides, no one wants a good movie to end like that! They prefer an ending that restores the status quo, and ends things well. The dream sequence is just a lazy ending that can be put onto the end of anything.
With that being said, how did The Wizard of Oz end? Dream sequence. Of course. To me, this ending was sub-par at best. It just wasn't satisfying at all. She misses the balloon, and you really feel like she'll never get him, and then she realizes that the magic slippers can take her home. What appears to be a Deus Ex Machina just ends up as the equivalent of a bucket of cold water dumped on your head.
Now, the ending is the most important part of the movie! It can make a decent movie great (Cars), or an average movie poor (National Treasure 2). Without a good ending, I find it hard to call this movie one of the best movies of all time. With that being said, as I previously said, I do not think the Wizard of Oz is bad. I think it's a good movie, but has WAY too much hype surrounding it. It isn't nearly as good as people make it out to be, and its status at the time of release has followed it a bit too well. You may say I'm too young to truly appreciate it, but I think I'm just old enough to see through the Nostalgia and see the movie for what it truly is.
So, what do you think? Is the movie overrated, or do you think I'm an idiot and that it truly deserves it's place as one of the greatest movies of all time? Please, speak your mind, this isn't me just trolling, I really want to hear some people passionate about this movie talk about it in depth.
P.S. I will say this, anybody that makes a special effect for a tornado using a stocking is hardcore.
Firstly, the acting. Yes, I know people seem to think Judy Garland was great in this role, but in my opinion, she over acted EVERYTHING. She didn't make me believe that she was Dorthy, she made me believe that she was someone trying to act like Dorthy. She just seemed to be trying WAY too hard, and it showed badly. A lot of the actors overacted in this movie, but many of them I could at least believe up to a point. Not Judy.
Now, let's discuss the ending. Now, think for a minute. In all the movies ever, what is the biggest slap in the face of an ending? The dream sequence. Of course. The dream sequence is when the main character wakes up in a bed and realizes that the whole movie was a dream. What's really upsetting about this ending is that it gives you the feeling that nothing was accomplished. Since it was a dream, all of what happened is irrelevant. Basically, you spent the whole movie watching the main character get some beauty sleep. Besides, no one wants a good movie to end like that! They prefer an ending that restores the status quo, and ends things well. The dream sequence is just a lazy ending that can be put onto the end of anything.
With that being said, how did The Wizard of Oz end? Dream sequence. Of course. To me, this ending was sub-par at best. It just wasn't satisfying at all. She misses the balloon, and you really feel like she'll never get him, and then she realizes that the magic slippers can take her home. What appears to be a Deus Ex Machina just ends up as the equivalent of a bucket of cold water dumped on your head.
Now, the ending is the most important part of the movie! It can make a decent movie great (Cars), or an average movie poor (National Treasure 2). Without a good ending, I find it hard to call this movie one of the best movies of all time. With that being said, as I previously said, I do not think the Wizard of Oz is bad. I think it's a good movie, but has WAY too much hype surrounding it. It isn't nearly as good as people make it out to be, and its status at the time of release has followed it a bit too well. You may say I'm too young to truly appreciate it, but I think I'm just old enough to see through the Nostalgia and see the movie for what it truly is.
So, what do you think? Is the movie overrated, or do you think I'm an idiot and that it truly deserves it's place as one of the greatest movies of all time? Please, speak your mind, this isn't me just trolling, I really want to hear some people passionate about this movie talk about it in depth.
P.S. I will say this, anybody that makes a special effect for a tornado using a stocking is hardcore.
