Extended Reading
  • Nickolas 2022-10-11 20:17:56

    Movies are dark adult metaphors

    After reading the original book yesterday, I searched for the 1985 version of the movie "Return to Oz" and watched it again. The style of the original book and the movie are very different. The original book is bright and relaxed; the movie is adult metaphor and dark. I think the movie is more in...

  • Rashawn 2022-10-11 21:06:12

    The classic film and television history of The Wizard of Oz (Part 3)

    Return to Oz (1985)
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    1985 / United Kingdom / America / Adventure Family Fantasy / Walter Murch / Fairluza Bock Nicole Williamson
    The film premiered on the CCTV-6 film channel at 7:05 on March 3, 2007. The picture shows the poster.

    Speaking of The Wizard of Oz film and television history, which one...

Return to Oz quotes

  • Dorothy: [after freeing Ozma from the mirror] You're so beautiful. What's your name?

    Ozma: Ozma.

    Jack Pumpkinhead: MOM! MY REAL MOM!

    [Jack faints]

    Mombi III: She is Ozma, queen and rightful ruler of Oz. Her father was king of Oz before the Wizard came.

    Mombi II: Ozma grew up as Mombi's slave. But when the Nome King promised Mombi thirty beautiful heads if she kept Ozma a secret, she enchanted her into the mirror.

    Ozma: I forgive Mombi. Dorothy has punished her by removing her magical powers, and a witch with no magic is a miserable creature indeed.

    Mombi: [in a cage, bitterly] And that's a fact.

  • [first lines]

    Aunt Em: Can't you sleep?

    [Dorothy shakes her head]

    Aunt Em: It's past 1:00 in the morning, Dorothy.