tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post114202258149841103..comments2023-10-08T08:38:09.714-04:00Comments on Musical Perceptions: The Fear of MagicScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1142026557419929482006-03-10T16:35:00.000-05:002006-03-10T16:35:00.000-05:00Yes, I know about Baum's intent. This is a good s...Yes, I know about Baum's intent. <A HREF="http://www.eskimo.com/~tiktok/faq02.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> is a good site of information on the books. Makes for a good joke, though. <BR/><BR/>I was not aware of this original cut that you mention. The opening cyclone sequence would contradict that, as we see nonsense figures in the cyclone and Miss Gulch turn into the Wicked Witch. These visuals, coming right after Dorothy was knocked out by a window, already tell us that we are taking a journey into her subconscious. Was that also altered from the original cut?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-1142025348808321282006-03-10T16:15:00.000-05:002006-03-10T16:15:00.000-05:00I never thought to wonder why they'd changed the e...I never thought to wonder why they'd changed the ending till I read this, somehow. I know that in the original cut, after Dorothy's last line, the camera panned to the foot of her bed where the ruby slippers sat.<BR/><BR/>By the way: L. Frank Baum always denied that The Wizard of Oz was a political allegory or anything else but a children's book, and since he was a rabid Republican it's not likely he would have had pleasant things to say about populism or the silverite movement.MJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697147848116189145noreply@blogger.com