This classic movie, based on the book by L. Frank Baum was made in 1939, and was the first color movie to be made in America. The movie is about a girl named Dorthy and her loving dog and how they get blown away to the land of Oz in a twister.
In the process Dorthy's house lands on the wicked witch of the east and so Dorthy now owns the powerful ruby slippers The are the house had fallen in was the Munchkin Land. All of the Munchkins help her, as well as the good witch of the south, to go home. They all tell her to follow the yellow brick road so that she can meet the Wizard of Oz because he could help her. On the way the dead witch's sister, the wicked witch of the west goes after Dorthy so that she can have the ruby slippers, but all her plans seem to fail. During the journey Dorthy meets a brainless scarecrow, a heartless tin-man and a cowardly lion. all four of the follow the yellow brick road to see the Wizard of Oz so they can get what they desire. When they meet the wizard he commands them to bring the wicked witch of the west's broomstick, Dorthy gathers her courage and melts the witch and gets her new friends what they all desired but for her the wizard just happened to be from the same place as her (Kansas). He was going to take her home because it turned out the so called "wizard" was just an ordinary man so that's why he was going to take her home in a hot air balloon. But, the balloon set off without her so she thought she could never get home. Just then the good witch of the south came and told her all she had to do to go home was click her heels and think "there's no place like home" and there she was, home.
I personally like this movie because it's the most meaningful movie I've ever seen. Most movies have one lesson or moral but this movie had many many lesson for instance have courage or faith in yourself. I mean this like when Dorthy melted the wicked witch she had to have courage.
The main lesson that I think was, was to try hard at everything like Dorthy she tried hard to go home and to help her friends. Two leadership lessons were to be brave and never give up like when Dorthy faced hardships to go home she was being brave and didn't give up.
Ga Yoon, thanks for posting the movie review - your introduction and leader shop lessons are well written. The body of review could have benefited of a more detailed summary of Dorothy and her friends and their journey on the yellow brick rd and the message of the story towards the end. I look forward to your next post :)
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