Land of oz world of reading disney book group, disney storybook art team on. L frank baum smalltime magician oscar diggs finds himself stuck in an uneventful life. Oz the great and powerful, then, explores the interconnections between the moral issue of character and the psychological issue of selfesteem. Animators used to flip between pages as they drew to see how the characters moved. As a disney release, the film was forbidden from using imagery or dialogue that draws. Meet the creative team behind the resilient, porcelain character china girl. Theodora the wicked witch of the west disney wiki fandom. Complete oz the great and powerful series features the complete book series that relate the fictional history of the land of oz. Frank baums early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. Huge tides were created with the help of visual effects in critically acclaimed movie oz, the great and powerful. Oz the great and powerful a con artist and stage magician, a tornado sends him to the land of oz. Actress mila kunis is transformed before your eyes into the wicked witch.
Parents need to know that oz the great and powerful is considerably darker and more intense than the wizard of oz. I should stipulate that oz the great and powerful isnt, strictly speaking, a prequel to the wizard of oz. Oz the great and powerful is director sam raimis prequel to the wizard of oz. Oz the great and powerful, starring james franco the. Smalltime magician oscar diggs is stuck in an uneventful life. It could be better, but it feels like part of the oz most of us know and love, and that fact lives up to the great in the title. Theodora the wicked witch of the west is the secondary protagonist, later antagonist of disneys 20 fantasy film oz the great and powerful.
L frank baum oscar diggs finds himself in the land of oz where the inhabitants think he is a powerful wizard until three witches begin to question his abilities. All this changes when hes hurled from rural kansas into the enchanting land of oz. This new vision of the land of oz is an imaginative mix of liveaction and cgi that pays homage to the iconic images and timeless sense of wonder in the classic the wizard of oz without being too deferential. Oz the great and powerful official site disney movies. Oz the great and powerful 20 directed by sam raimi. Overcrowding aside, the cast of oz the great and powerful all perform admirably, even if franco does flash his smarmy smile a few too many times for comfort.
The movie storybook scott peterson made a lovely gift to entice my nieces and nephews to see the movie. Oz and theodora jump into a carriage and are whisked away to the emerald city. Oz talks down to knuck, calls him sour puss and tells him to obey his king. Reviewed in the united states on february 12, 2014. Oz the great and powerful is a fantasy andscience fiction book. Oz the great and powerful imagines the origins of the beloved wizard, who debuted in author l. A frustrated circus magician from kansas is transported to a magical land called oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the wicked witches using his great but fake powers. In the old version dorothy encounters three male characters, and in the newer version, the wizard encounters three witches. Overall, oz the great and powerful is good and effective. In baums first book and in the 1939 film the witches are powerful forces for good and wickedness in the land of oz. Oz is legally a prequel to the books, but intends to be a prequel to the film. This is basically a rehash of the wizard of oz in the guise of presenting it as a prequel to that story.
As he chooses to do the right thing, diggs holds himself in greater esteem. Oz the great and powerful, a wrinkle in time, alice through the looking glass warner brothers. As an artbook, it falls short but as a visual companion its wonderful. Oz the great and powerful is a beloved classic on the virtual fictional timeline, with full use of modernday technology in it. And like the classic film this is almost as much fun thanks to the character of the witch actually there are two here and both delicious, although the green one takes the prize. Baum, who wrote 14 novels between 19001920, all set in the fantasyland he so vividly created, never fully portrayed the wizards background. He feels underappreciated, but has big dreams about a life of grandeur.
The selected artworks included are mainly the concept art for the environment, basically the forests, china land and castles. On march 7, 20, variety confirmed that disney has already approved plans for a sequel, with mitchell kapner returning as screenwriter, and joe roth returning as producer. It has a witch, magic, gargoyles, and talking animals. Oz the great and powerful, which is a prequel to l. Oz, the great and powerful is the moniker the wizard uses in the 1939 film. Designing china girl featurette oz the great and powerful. Its familiar enough to be comfortable but not so familiar that it feels worn and.
Opening to oz the great and powerful 20 uk dvd youtube. At some point i will dig deeper into it but here was my take after my first viewing. The differences between sam raimis oz the great and powerful, the classic film the wizard of oz and the novel and stage musical wicked, from witches to flying monkeys. Oz the great and powerful 2 is a sequel to the 20 film, oz the great and powerful. Wicked witchs waltz featurette oz the great and powerful. We bought this book for my 8 year old son who is addicted to anything oz. Oz the great and powerful, from director sam raimi, is the most recent project to draw from frank baums oz book series which has seen numerous reimaginings, spinoffs, and adaptations since it first debuted in the year 1900. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. Oz the great and powerful is a cinematic prequel to baums books. Readers, young and old alike, as well as theatre and film aficionados owe a great debt to l.
In oz the great and powerful we have theodora, evanora, and glinda. Wizard of oz oz, the great and terrible great and powerful oz the wizard the cowardly lion. Flip book inspired by oz the great and powerful disney. Id suggest picking this book up, if such things catch your fancy. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 fantasy film that is intended to be a prequel to the 1939 film the wizard of oz. With her natural gaze, she truly believes that oscar diggs is the great and powerful wizard theyve been waiting for to bring them peace and has positioned herself as an outcast to the emerald city. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director of the spiderman trilogy, follows oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus. Frank baums novel the wonderful wizard of oz which was published in 1900.
But francos oz is required to be a jerk for most of the films minutes, and it wears you out. Oz, the great and powerful is not only a loving tribute to the characters of oz, but a tribute to the original films longevity and status as americas greatest fairy. Theodora mila kunis is a young, naive thing, susceptible to love. The great and powerful by elizabeth rudnick book cover, description, publication history. The art of oz the great and powerful is more of a visual companion to the movie rather than an artbook. Buy a cheap copy of oz the great and powerful book. He is unappreciated but dreams about a life of grandeur. In the movie oz the great and powerful, smalltime circus magician oscar diggs is inspired by the moving picture camera. I think this is a good book because if you havent watched the movie then this would be a good book to read so you can learn about the characters and sort of know how the movie goes. The main plot is about the hostile emotions of the wizard and the wicked witch. A shady circus magician james franco crashes his balloon in the magical land of oz, where he encounters three beautiful witches mila kunis, rachel weisz, michelle williams and becomes a reluctant leader in an epic battle of good vs.
The title of my book is oz the great and powerful adapted by elizabeth rudnick. The great and powerful by elizabeth rudnick fantastic fiction. Mila kunis, michelle williams, and rachel weisz star as the three witches. That is, until three very powerful witches theodora. However, in oz the great and powerful, the focus is upon the actual wizard of oz and exactly how the wicked witch got to be so green. Their leader, knuck tony cox does not believe oz is the great wizard theodora says he is. Oz the great and powerful by sam raimi james franco, mila. The nook book nook kids ebook of the oz the great and powerful. True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. Imagines the origins of the wizard of ozs wizard, who debuted in author l. Considering that oz the great and powerful hits a notable lull in the second act, its surprising this wasnt addressed in the early stages of development.
While it pays tribute to the original film, the main character this time is an adult, rather than a girl, and the themes are accordingly more mature. Oz the great and powerful is now available on bluray combo pack and hd digital. I never really finished my analysis of the movie this time but i do think there is a lot of good symbolism in there. Fun facts on the making of oz the great and powerful. Characters who appeared in the film, oz the great and powerful. Frank baums 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz, and also an unofficial prequel to the 1939 film the wizard of oz, is about a smalltime magician, oscar diggswizard of oz, who arrives in an enchanted land and is expected to save it from the wicked witches. I dont think well see many behind the scenes books for this or later oz movies. In 1954, when the film rights to baums remaining thirteen oz books were made available, walt disney productions acquired them for use in walt disneys. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by sam raimi, imagines the origins of l. Unlike other wizard of oz books this book for some reason does not have the lion, the tin can guy, or the scarecrow. The inhabitants of oz see oscar as a powerful wizard and the shower him with the fame and fortune he had always imagined.
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