When I first heard that this film was being made I was very skeptical. The Original film with Dorothy and the wicked witch was an important part of many people's childhood that it seemed that this prequel couldn't live up to it. But after seeing it at the cinema my skepticism was laid to rest. This film is AWESOME!!!
The film follows a similar structure narrative-wise to that of the Wizard of Oz. You start off with in Kansas where everything is in black-and-white, keeping to continuity, then you have the twister that takes the character to the land of Oz. The audience is then introduced important characters like Theodora and Evanora, we even get the journey down the yellow-brick road. The writers have brilliantly taken all these elements from the previous film and used them to create a contemporary origin to the Oz that children were introduced too in 1939.
James Franco was well cast in this role as a rude and selfish magician who wishes for greatness, however I do think that Oz should have been played by someone who people relate to as sleazy like Robert Downey Jr. or Colin Farrell, Franco is usually thought of as nice and trusting due to roles in Your Highness and Spider-man. Mila Kunis does a great job as Theodora and her transformation into the wicked witch of the west was really sad. Although there were some moments that I just wanted to say "Shut up Meg!" sometimes she was annoying. The actor who was the best cast out of all of them had to be Zach Braff with his character being very similar to that of J.D, you will notice a J.D/Dr.Cox relationship between Oz and monkey.
The special effects were amazing! Raimi and Disney truly have brought Oz to life with the use of colourful skies, props and magic. Imagine the previous film but 10 times better!.
Bottom line, watch the film because you'll love it :)
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