• Directed by : Sam Raimi
• Produced by : Joe Roth
• Screenplay by : Mitchell Kapner
& David Lindsay-Abaire
• Story by : Mitchell Kapner
• Based on : Oz series
by L. Frank Baum
• Editing by : Bob Murawski
• Distributed by : Walt Disney Studios
& Motion Pictures
• Release dates : February 14, 2013 (El
Capitan Theatre) & March 8, 2013 (United States)
• Country : United States
• Language : English
Cast
· James Franco as Oscar "Oz"
Diggs:
A womanizing con
artist, stage magician, and barnstormer who is part of a
traveling circus in the Midwest. He is whisked in a hot air balloon by a
tornado to the Land of Oz, where he is believed to be a wizard destined to
bring peace to the land, forcing him to overcome his dubious ethics to convince
his peers he is the hero needed by the people of Oz.
· Michelle Williams as Glinda, the Good
Witch of the South:
She rules and protects a
peaceful kingdom in Oz inhabited by kind Quadlings, tinkers, and Munchkins.
Oscar originally believed her to be the Wicked Witch responsible for
terrorizing the land. She guides Oscar to achieve his destiny of defeating
Evanora, becoming his love interest in the process. Williams also plays Annie,
an old flame of Oscar's and future mother to Dorothy Gale, the protagonist
in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
· Mila Kunis as Theodora:
A beautiful and naive good
witch who has the Land of Oz's best interests at her heart. She believes that
Oscar is the wizard prophesied to defeat the seemingly evil Glinda from the
Dark Forest, developing an attraction to him in the process. Evanora gradually
manipulates Theodora into thinking Oscar has betrayed her for Glinda, ushering her
transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West.
· Rachel Weisz as Evanora:
The protector of the
Emerald City and former advisor to the original king of Oz, whose murder she
has committed prior to the events of the film, framing his daughter Glinda for
the murder. Being a Wicked Witch, she has a hideous form which she hides by
wearing a necklace that gives her the appearance of a stunning young woman. She
deceives Oscar by framing Glinda for the King's murder and telling Oscar that
Glinda is the Wicked Witch rather than herself.
· Zach Braff as the voice of
Finley / Frank:
Finley is a winged monkey
who pledges an irrevocable life debt to Oscar, believing him to be the
prophesied wizard, for saving him from the Cowardly
Lion. He quickly regrets his decision when Oscar
reveals he is not a wizard, but nonetheless becomes his loyal ally. Braff also
plays Frank, Oscar's long-suffering yet loyal assistant in Kansas.
· Bill Cobbs as the Master
Tinker:
The leader of the tinkers who are ruled by
Glinda.
· Joey King as young girl in
wheelchair/voice of China Girl:
A young, living china doll from China
Town where everything, including its
inhabitants, is made of china. Her home is destroyed by Evanora, leaving her
its only survivor when she is found by Oscar, with whom she forms a strong
friendship. King also plays a girl in a wheelchair visiting Oscar's magic show
in Kansas.
· Tony Cox plays Knuck:
The quick-tempered herald and fanfare player of
Emerald City who is allied with Glinda.
Plot
In 1905 Kansas, Oscar Diggs works as a small-time magician in a traveling circus. As a storm approaches, the
circus strongman learns Oscar has flirted with his wife and goes after him.
Oscar escapes in a hot air balloon, but
is sucked into a tornado that takes him to the Land of Oz. There he encounters the beautiful yet naive witch
Theodora, who believes him to be a wizard prophesied to destroy the Wicked
Witch who killed the King of Oz. En route to the Emerald City, Theodora falls in love with Oscar. They encounter the
flying monkey Finley, who pledges a life debt to Oscar when he saves him from a
lion.
At the Emerald City, Oscar
meets Theodora's sister Evanora, who tells him the Wicked Witch resides in the
Dark Forest and can be killed by destroying her wand, the source of her powers.
Oscar and Finley are joined en route to the forest by China Girl, a young,
living china doll whose
village and family were destroyed by the Wicked Witch. The three reach the
forest and, upon retrieving the wand, discover the "Wicked Witch"
is Glinda the Good Witch, who identifies
Evanora as the true Wicked Witch. Evanora sees this with her crystal
ball and tricks Theodora into thinking he is
trying to court all three witches. She offers Theodora a magic apple she says
will remove her heartache; Theodora bites it and turns into a green-skinned
Wicked Witch.
Glinda brings Oscar's group
to her domain in Oz to escape Evanora's army of Winkies and flying baboons.
She confides to Oscar that she knows he is not a wizard, but still believes he
can help stop Evanora. He reluctantly takes charge of an "army"
of Quadlings, Tinkers, and Munchkins. Theodora enters Glinda's domain and angrily reveals her
new, hideous appearance to Oscar before threatening to kill him and his allies
with the Emerald City's well-prepared army. Oscar despairs of his chances, but
after telling China Girl about the exploits of his hero Thomas
Edison, he conceives a plan that relies on trickery.
Glinda and her subjects
mount a fake attack on the Emerald City using a pulley-rig army of scarecrows hidden by thick
fog. The witches are tricked into sending their flying baboons through a poppy field that puts them to sleep. However, two baboons
manage to capture Glinda, who is brought to the city square and chained.
Meanwhile, Oscar infiltrates the Emerald City with his allies, only to
seemingly abandon them in a hot air balloon loaded with gold, which Theodora
destroys with a fireball. Oscar then secretly reveals his engineered death to
his friends. Using a hidden smoke machine and image
projector, he presents a giant image of his face as
his "true" form, and a fireworks display to intimidate the Wicked
Witches. Evanora fearfully hides in her castle while Theodora flees on her
broom, unable to hurt the "invincible" wizard. China Girl frees
Glinda, who defeats Evanora, destroying the Wicked Witch's emerald necklace
that hides her true, crone-like appearance. The banished Evanora is carried off
by the two remaining flying baboons.
Oscar, now ruler of Oz, uses
his projector to sustain the belief he is a powerful wizard. He also presents
gifts to his friends: Master Tinker, who helped build his machines, receives
Oscar's camping-tool jackknife; Knuck, the grumpy Munchkin herald, receives a mask with a
smiley face; the long-suffering Finley receives Oscar's friendship along with
his top hat; and China Girl accepts her friends as her new family. Finally,
Oscar takes Glinda behind the curtains of his projector, thanking her for
making him a better person, and they kiss.
My Opinion
This
film is very entertaining and utterly bewitching magic that elegantly evokes
the classic while being entirely in tune with the sensibilities of modern-day
audiences.
Answer the questions below!
1. Who was make Theodora transforms into a green-skinned wicked witch?
a. Oscar
b. Glinda
c. China Girl
d. Evanora
e. Finley
2. What is the character of Oscar in this movie?
a. The Wizard
b. Magician
c. Wicked Witch
d. A Hero
e. Good Witch
3. Who is the leader of the tinkers?
a. Oscar
b. Glinda
c. Finley
d. Knuck
e. Master Tinker
4. Where is one of the places that destroyed by Evanora?
a. China Town
b. Kansas
c. Emerald City
d. The Land of Oz
e. Dark Forest
5. The synonym of word “flirted” in paragraph 1 of plot is....
a. Player
b. Playing
c. Seducer
d. Hacker
e. Exploiter
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