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Nov 15, 2012 putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuityand even a bit of wizardryoscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful wizard of oz but into a better man as well. Zach braff and james franco in oz the great and powerful 20 mila kunis at an. Oz the great and powerful is a prequel to the classic non disney movie the wizard of oz and its directed by sam raimi of all people. A frustrated circus magician from kansas is transported to a magical land called oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the wicked witches using his great but fake powers. Disney started developing the oz the great and powerful sequel before director sam raimis film even opened at the global box office, prompting confusion among people who were under the mistaken impression that raimi had created a prequel that directly leads into the story for the wizard of oz as opposed to, a spiritual predecessor to the 1939 movie. Neither manage to defy gravity but the rest of the cast were pleasant, especially weisz even with her emperorlike green force lightning. Frank baums novel the wonderful wizard of oz which was published in 1900. Oz the great and the powerful the wizard of oz 2 movie.

Recently disney pixar released a new, more updated version of the wizard of oz, but it is called oz the great and powerful. Mungkin banyak yang mengalami kendala karena film ini menggunakan bahasa english, tapi. Een charmante maar egoistische goochelaar uit kansas groeit na. The great and powerful er sam raimis forhistorie til troldmanden fra oz. In the old version dorothy encounters three male characters, and in the newer version, the wizard. Victor flemings troldmanden fra oz fra 1939 er en af alle tiders storste. Sam raimis visually lush and fantastical oz the great and powerful tells the origins of not just the wizard, but of the infamous wicked witch of the west. Anyway, its an origin story about how a con man travelling sideshow carnival magician named oscar winds up in the land of oz and becomes the infamous wizard of oz. Theres a generic heros journey, woefully underwritten characters and poor casting choices. Frank baum and not the famous 1939 musical for legal reasons the oz stories are public domain, however the 1939 film and all elements original to it are owned by warner bros. Theodora is a main character, but later the secondary antagonist in the 20 fantasy film oz the great and powerful.

Theodora wicked witch of the west magic oz the great and powerful duration. Even though oz, the great and powerful is more based on the novels from l. History oz met finley when the winged monkey was entangled in some vines, and about to be eaten by a lion. Wizard of oz may be a movie originally made for kids, but oz. Parents need to know that oz the great and powerful is considerably darker and more intense than the wizard of oz. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. While it pays tribute to the original film, the main character this time is an adult, rather than a girl, and the themes are accordingly more mature. The character was further popularized by a stage play and several movies, including the classic 1939 movie and the 20. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director. Oz the great and powerful 20 oz the great and powerful.

Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by sam. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by. Like in the book she is the the witch of the south and rules over the quadlings, however in this film she is the daughter of the former king of oz and was over thrown from the throne after she was accused of killing her father. Oscar diggs, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from. Information om filmen oz the great and powerful 2 d. Frank baum, the storyline omits the existence of the princess ozma, who was apparently kidnapped by oz himself, as the book the land of oz explained, as the first sequel in baums catalog of oz books. The broadway sensation wicked focuses on the origin story of the wicked witch of the west, while sam raimis new movie oz the great and powerful explores how the wizard came to. And theres a royal throne and a trove of riches waiting in the wings for the guy to claim. Mar 07, 20 i bring this up because james franco, who plays a younger version of the wizard in the overscaled, underwhelming prequel, oz the great and powerful, is also standing in a shadow. Director sam raimi of the tobey maguire spiderman films tries to. Oz the great and powerful is a pathetic franchisestarter that is attempting to cashin on the name of the film that came before it.

Theodora is a beautiful, naive witch who is protected by her powerful sister evanora the wicked witch of the east. The great and powerful opening title sequence mar 21, 20. Prompted by theodora, diggs scared off the lion with a magic trick, and saved. Danny elfman is the perfect choice for soundtrack of oz the great and powerful, sam raimis movie prequel to the wizard of oz. The great score by harold arlen and yip harburg gave a lyrical lift to the mgm film, and stephen schwartzs numbers for the 2003 broadway prequel wicked underlined the passions and yearnings of its sorceress sisters. Creating a prequel for a movie as legendary as the classic 1939 movie the wizard of oz takes a fair amount of ego, but then ego is what oz the great and powerful is all about oscar diggs james franco, known on the traveling circus circuit as oz, is a minorleague magician and con artist with a mediocre show. Even before the hotair balloon of carnival magician oscar oz diggs james franco gets swept up. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. We see ozs origins as desperate carnival magician and con man oscar diggs james franco in 1909 kansas. Theodora at first only wants peace to come to the land of oz and truly believes that oscar diggs is a great and powerful wizard who has come to save them from the. The differences between sam raimis oz the great and powerful, the classic film the wizard of oz and the novel and stage musical wicked, from witches to flying monkeys. Sit back and relax and oz the great and powerful will entertain you. Oz has a very simplistic storyline and is definitely geared toward children. Oscar zoroaster phadrig isaac norman henkle emmannuel ambroise diggs also known as the wizard of oz and, during his reign, as oz, the great and terrible or the great and powerful oz is a fictional character in the land of oz created by american author l.

Frank baums original oz story, the wonderful wizard of oz, and the 1939 mgm film, the wizard of oz, showing how the wizard arrived in oz and became its ruler. Oz the great and powerful opens in theaters in disney digital 3d, reald 3d, and imax 3d march 8. However, in oz the great and powerful, the focus is upon the actual wizard of oz and exactly how the wicked witch got to be so green. Oz the great and powerful 20 directed by sam raimi. You simply must go off to see the wizard digital spy. Oz the great and the powerful fantasy adventure directed by sam raimi. Oz the great and powerful aims over the rainbow, side effects also appealing charles gant. Oz the great and powerful official trailer 2012 sam raimi wizard of oz movie hd disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by sam raimi, imagines the origins of. Oz hands his heavy bag to finley and tells him to follow them. Find out more about the magical film music with our album guide. Frank baums 1900 childrens fantasy novel the wonderful wizard of oz. The wizard of oz 1939 en deze begint net als het origineel met. Mar 07, 20 oz the great and powerful sequel already on its way disney puts scriptwriter to work on followup as first film prepares for huge opening weekend at box office published.

As in the book, oz is a real place, with the wizard being somebody who came long ago in a balloon he didnt know how to use properly. Oz the great and powerful hits theaters this friday, 74 years after the release of its classic inspiration, the wizard of oz. Oz the great and powerful 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oz the great and powerful, a wrinkle in time, alice through the looking glass. Sure its incredibly cgiheavy, but that doesnt stop the story from. It thematically resembles the 1939 film the wizard of oz starting in black and white, with the main characters resembling people oz knew in. How it should have ended s2 e4 how the wizard of oz should have ended duration. Consciously evoking the structure and iconography of mgms classic the wizard of oz without attempting to rival its impact, disneys oz the great and powerful can be enjoyed, up to a.

Mar 09, 20 oz the great and powerful aims over the rainbow, side effects also appealing charles gant. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi. The wonderful wizard of oz popup book by robert sabuda. The wizard of oz, the fantasyadventure oz the great and powerful. I bring this up because james franco, who plays a younger version of the wizard in the overscaled, underwhelming prequel, oz the great and powerful, is also standing in a.

Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a. The great and powerful will tell the beginning of the fantastic tale and casting calls and auditions for a number of roles are going on now. Franco plays the little man behind the curtain, while kunis, normally a favourite of mine, appears to be stuck in that tornado. Visit the official site for oz the great and powerful to watch video, play games, browse photos and buy the movie on bluray combo pack, dvd and digital hd download. And if that wasnt spectacular coincidence enough, it turns out that the residents of oz have been longing for a powerful wizard to show up. Frank baums early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. He is a flying monkey with a blue bellhop suit that befriends oscar diggs and accompanies him on his journey. The acting is good and great 3d visual effects are top notch.

Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity and even some wizardry oscar transforms himself into the great wizard and a better man as well. Aside from sam raimis adaptation debuting in 3d, what makes these. I loved this movie, from the beautiful stars to the gorgeous visuals, theres so much to love in this package. How oz the great and powerful differs from the original. Others, however, sink the movie just below the point of recommendation, with the primary drawback falling on the lovely shoulders of michelle williams and. Audiences the world over have grown up watching the classic film the wizard of oz and now disney is gearing up to show an all new story set in the magical land. As a sam raimi film, its completely out of character, but as a live action disney feature its pretty decent. Kapner began developing an origin story for the wizard of oz after a lifelong interest of wanting to create one for the character. Disneys prequel to the wizard of oz aims to steal family audiences before easter, knocking wreckit. Oz the great and powerful official site disney movies.

Oz the great and powerful wikipedia bahasa indonesia. The great and powerful is a magical spectacle and story enjoyable for all ages. The wonderful wizard of oz hd teaser trailer 2018 youtube. Mar 04, 20 sam raimis visually lush and fantastical oz the great and powerful tells the origins of not just the wizard, but of the infamous wicked witch of the west. Acting as a prequel to the muchloved classic the wizard of oz 1939, the film explores how the titular hero, oscar diggs james franco, a largely unsuccessful circus magician in kansas, may have found his way to the land of oz and his early days in the magical realm. Zach braff and james franco in oz the great and powerful 20 mila kunis at an event for. Mar 11, 20 just about anyone could have made oz the great and powerful, a mostly by the numbers prequel to victor flemings classic 1939 adaptation of frank l. Feb 20, 20 oz the great and powerful opens in theaters in disney digital 3d, reald 3d, and imax 3d march 8. I dont really know why im tiptoeing around the issue because those who know the wizard of oz, know. Though this film is ostensibly based only on the series of oz books by l. Yellow brick roads, munchkins, ruby slippers, the wicked witch, all that stuff. The trio soon meets a large caravan of horses and soldiers along a yellowbrick road. Starring james franco oz, mila kunis theodora aka dorothy and anne hathaway evanora, this film has people all over the. When oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it is the most commercially successful adaptation of l. How sam raimi brought the legend back to life due homage is paid by presenting the initial 20 minutes in blackandwhite and the old standard 1. Oz the great and powerful travel by bubble clip youtube. How sam raimi brought the legend back to life due homage is paid by presenting the initial 20 minutes in black and white and the old standard 1. The modern version of the wizard of oz 1939 movie, oz the great and powerful, had audiences everywhere waiting with childlike anticipation to be razzled and dazzled by cinematic wizardry. When people think of the wizard of oz, they think of the 1939 film starring judy garland. Making oz the great and powerful the first big blockbuster movie event of 20.

The fact that this new oz was directed by sam raimi, maker of superhero adventures and horror pictures from darkman to spiderman, the evil dead to army of darkness, is almost incidental. Director sam raimi pays homage to the original black and white opening of the wizard of oz. Oz the great and powerful this visually elaborate but dramatically thin wizard of oz prequel should enjoy a hefty yellowbrick load in theatrical release. Acting as a prequel to the 1939 wizard of oz, oz the great and powerful is an adventure just waiting to be discovered. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director of the spiderman trilogy, follows oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics. Their leader, knuck tony cox does not believe oz is the great wizard theodora says he is. Aug 14, 2017 the wonderful wizard of oz hd teaser trailer 2018. Wicked witchs waltz featurette oz the great and powerful actress mila kunis is transformed before your eyes into the wicked witch. Glinda the good witch of the south is the deuteragonist in the 20 disney fantasy film oz.

Oz the great and powerful full trailer official disney uk. Finley is disappointed to hear this news, but doesnt tell theodora. Mila kunis, michelle williams, and rachel weisz star as the three witches. I know im not the wizard you expected, but i might be the wizard that you need. Directed by sam raimi spiderman, evil dead, oz the great and powerful acts as a sort of broken continuity prequel to the original film. Oz the great and powerful or maybe not so great, but still highly watchable. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by sam raimi, imagines the origins of l. Mar 12, 20 disney started developing the oz the great and powerful sequel before director sam raimis film even opened at the global box office, prompting confusion among people who were under the mistaken impression that raimi had created a prequel that directly leads into the story for the wizard of oz as opposed to, a spiritual predecessor to the 1939 movie.

Apr 30, 20 in the wizard of oz, the main focus was upon dorothy, the cowardly lion, the tin man, and the scarecrow. It follows the young oz james franco as he is swept away to an enchanted land ending up in the middle of a power struggle between three witches. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuityand even a bit of wizardryoscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful wizard of oz but into a better man as well. Directed primarily by victor fleming who left the production to take over the troubled gone with the wind, the film. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 fantasy film that is intended to be a prequel to the 1939 film the wizard of oz. Some of the surprises in oz the great and powerful, the muchanticipated the wizard of oz 1939 origins movie, are delightful. You can be a good witch or a bad witch or even a little of both, but a bland witch. Oz the great and powerful movie quotes rotten tomatoes. This film is not anything close to the original classic. No, i dont feel the movie is a perfect match for the original, but considering the amount of time separating this movie with the first wizard of oz film, theyve done a great job in giving you that same sense of oz and its strange environments.