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The Wizard of Oz is my favorite 'NDE,' it is such a wonderful allegory. Below are some interesting little tidbits.
I'll add one that I didn't notice not on the list. The movie is famous for 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' But there is another song in it hardly anyone notices. It is 'Optimistic Voices.' You hear it when they wake up and leave the poppy field. The lyrics have a wonderful message:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f62tvZ3FSXs]The Wizard Of Oz-Optimistic Voices - YouTube[/ame]
10 things you didn't know about The Wizard of Oz:
10 Things You Never Noticed About The Wizard of Oz | Jay Scarfone
I spent some time figuring out what the meaning of the Scarecrow's Dream, a song by Dan Fogelberg meant. There are two phrases that didn't make sense because there was no gate on the fence and nothing about a plate in the movie: Garden gate, empty plate. I looked up the words, and a gate is a prison, and a plate is thing upon which where words are inscribed.
Also, when they show the white horse turning into 'a horse of a different color,' I think they use colors that symbolize the characters:
White for the tin man, pure of heart
Red for Dorothy, full of fire
Purple for the lion, king of the forest (used for royalty)
Gold for the Scarecrow, richness of knowledge
But that's just my interpretation.
I love the Wizard of Oz. But I like the end of The Wiz better. I think Leslie Uggams speech at the end is a much better summary of what the movie means: You have many talents, you just have to believe in yourself and develop them; you always have the power to change your circumstances; and of course, there's no place like home!
I'll add one that I didn't notice not on the list. The movie is famous for 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' But there is another song in it hardly anyone notices. It is 'Optimistic Voices.' You hear it when they wake up and leave the poppy field. The lyrics have a wonderful message:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f62tvZ3FSXs]The Wizard Of Oz-Optimistic Voices - YouTube[/ame]
10 things you didn't know about The Wizard of Oz:
10 Things You Never Noticed About The Wizard of Oz | Jay Scarfone
I spent some time figuring out what the meaning of the Scarecrow's Dream, a song by Dan Fogelberg meant. There are two phrases that didn't make sense because there was no gate on the fence and nothing about a plate in the movie: Garden gate, empty plate. I looked up the words, and a gate is a prison, and a plate is thing upon which where words are inscribed.
Also, when they show the white horse turning into 'a horse of a different color,' I think they use colors that symbolize the characters:
White for the tin man, pure of heart
Red for Dorothy, full of fire
Purple for the lion, king of the forest (used for royalty)
Gold for the Scarecrow, richness of knowledge
But that's just my interpretation.
I love the Wizard of Oz. But I like the end of The Wiz better. I think Leslie Uggams speech at the end is a much better summary of what the movie means: You have many talents, you just have to believe in yourself and develop them; you always have the power to change your circumstances; and of course, there's no place like home!
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