
The Wizard of Oz
Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasydisastermusicalmusic/danceteenmonster/alien/supernaturalanimalsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!"
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, polished fantasy film: inventive and wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1939
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Taste scores
- How we score
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