I shared a few thoughts of my own in the comments. This was a terrific review written by a friend of mine.
Oz: The Great and Powerful
“Kansas is full of good men. I don’t want to be a good man. I want to be great one.”
It’s always very daunting going to see a movie that is either a prequel, sequel, or based on another film that has been around for so long and held such a dear place in the hearts of millions for multiple generations. I know that I, for one, went in to Oz: The Great and Powerful (which is, of course, the story of how the Wizard of Oz became such) wondering how much of the original film (or book, as the case may be) would be referenced, how the characters would interact with each other in this early period, and how they all get to where they are by the time Dorothy arrives and unexpectedly crushes the Wicked Witch of the East.
This film tells…
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