Monday, November 10, 2014
Responding to Roger Ebert and "The Wizard of Oz"
Read Roger Ebert’s review of “The Wizard of Oz” and respond to one or two things he says about the film. Be specific when you mention Ebert’s ideas and agree or disagree (say why you do) with him. Write your answer in a paragraph and post it to the blog before coming to class next week.
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For me, “The Wizard of Oz” was a yearly TV tradition when I grew up. I’ve lost count of the number of times I have seen it; strangely enough, in the early years I watched the whole film in black and white! When Roger Ebert says that Judy Garland “projected vulnerability and a certain sadness” I have to agree. Luckily, I never knew of her troubled life when a child—I just loved her and the film. Did I instinctively know that the film had “universal appeal”? No, but I loved “The Wizard of Oz” in a way different from other films I saw as a child. To see Dorothy in control while the real wizard was not perhaps spoke to me as it did to Salman Rushdie (and many others). And, since I am known as a homebody, truly I deeply feel her famous line, “There’s no place like home.” I’m certain, as Ebert says, that the film reminds us of “the journey we have taken.” I will see it again (and again) that is sure.
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Malek
Thanks