I haven't really ever seen the movie in its entirety. Only bits and pieces. I read the picture book biography of the author, L. Frank Baum, last year and was intrigued by his background. He didn't start off as an author - actually he failed at most of his business ventures. One constant that made him happy was his ability to entertain his children with his storytelling. That was all it took to create the book that inspired the movie.
The best part for me was matching up parts that remained true to the book, and parts that were added in to make the movie "better." If you read the book, you, too, will learn that Dorothy's shoes were silver, not red. That Oz is a "real" place that Dorothy spent a year living in, so it was not a dream from a knocked out girl. If you enjoy this title, then you may enjoy reading the sequels as well. I also never knew there was a series based in Oz.
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