Film: The Wizard of Oz
Year: 1939
Where I Saw It: Mpix OnDemand
This movie makes me smile. I've seen it about four times through out my life and it never fails to make me laugh. Sometimes in a good and honest way ie. everything the Lion says (Come on! Put'em up! Put'em up!). Sometimes in a cheezy way ie. the flying monkey costumes. But there are some questions to be posed. To pose a few:
1. Where does the red brick road go?
2. Why does the Wicked Witch of The Easy wear socks and The Wicked Witch of The West doesn't? Also, red and white striped socks do not scream evil.
3. What does the witch of the south call herself? I like to think it's The Lazy Witch of The South... It's why she's not in the movie.
4. Why build your city out of emerald?
5. What do witches do when it rains?
6. Did Dorthy ever realize that rainbows are a visual effect in which distance is needed so therefore you can never get somewhere over the rainbow?
7. What purpose could the Lollipop Guild possibly serve besides singing hello to people?
8. Did Dorthy develop a habit of jumping in tornadoes in order to get back to Oz?
9. How come the Tinman never uses his axe to kill the flying monkeys?
10. Why flying monkeys? Why not flying bears? Bears would be much better.
One Last Point - If anyone needs me this week I'll be in the lab making flying bears.
Thanks for reading! - Scott Scene
so funny...gotta round up more readers
ReplyDeleteNote - I once worked for the Wizard of OZ.
The Lollipop Guild initially was formed hundres of years ago as a way to ensure price protection of the lucerative Oz Lollipop trade by boxing out cheaper Oompa-Loompa made lollipops. The Guild was formalized after the great Muchkin Strike which resulted in the destruction of Wonka-backed lollipop warhouses and thier contents. 18 Oompa-Loompas died in the fires that day and The Guild has maintained strict control of domestic lollipop supply ever since.
ReplyDeleteNow you know...