I'd forgotten how much I loved this movie!
So much so, that I'm going to order the books (kids books!) from the library. I love a messed-up kid's universe.
That's right, I'm going back to Oz.
And, no, it isn't Judy Garland who sucked me back in. Maybe it's my age (or cynicism) but Return to Oz is, to me, the better movie. Darker, creepier, and less insipid (albeit catchy) music.
I was never fascinated by the original in quite the same way. Maybe because by the time I saw it I knew the story so well, that it never sucked me in as much. Or maybe there was just less suspense, period.
And maybe that's why I love it even more, now. Because I can see themes and hints of things that I couldn't before... with Oz being a twisted (and almost paradoxically saner) reflection of this world.
Because even after all these years, and all the dark and twisted movies I've explored since then, this holds up against memory, as few things do.
For once, Disney did it best.
That's right, I'm going back to Oz.
And, no, it isn't Judy Garland who sucked me back in. Maybe it's my age (or cynicism) but Return to Oz is, to me, the better movie. Darker, creepier, and less insipid (albeit catchy) music.
I was never fascinated by the original in quite the same way. Maybe because by the time I saw it I knew the story so well, that it never sucked me in as much. Or maybe there was just less suspense, period.
And maybe that's why I love it even more, now. Because I can see themes and hints of things that I couldn't before... with Oz being a twisted (and almost paradoxically saner) reflection of this world.
Because even after all these years, and all the dark and twisted movies I've explored since then, this holds up against memory, as few things do.
For once, Disney did it best.