Movie Like a Bittersweet Candy

“The wizard of OZ” made me think a lot since the last week. Personally, I don’t agree that Roger Ebert’s words, “That is why any adult in control of a child is sooner or later going to suggest a viewing of the movie.” I think we should not show this movie to children. First, Judy Garland seems too mature for the role to me. 17 years old in reality is high school student, and they are baby sitters in it. I think the role of Dorothy supposed to be taken by a girl around 10 years old. And the cruelty of message of this movie is another reason. I could show this movie to children if it ended in the land of OZ, but it says that the only place of we being a hero or heroine is in dream too clearly. Dorothy was a girl who is nobody in the reality, and all the excitements had happened in the land of OZ were nothing but dream! Furthermore, her last word, “there is no place better than home,” is just like, “there is no Santa in the world.” We should not ruin their childhood fantasies because it is too cruel. Conclusively, this movie befit to teenagers and mature people. Most of peoples are living with the idea that they are the center of the world, but they soon figure out that they could be the surroundings. When we are studying in school and living our lives, we feel our limits and those are not that high. We find out that home was the best place in our life, then. There’s no place better than home, because there are parents, brothers and sisters are feeding, comfort and caring us. But, I don't think that children need to know about it too soon such as their 10 years old days. The film is too cruel for child, and too bittersweet for adults. Even those fairy tales like expressions are feels hypocritical to me. It tastes like a candy treat before have a bitter medicine.