
Oz the Great and Powerful
PG, 2013, Walt Disney Pictures
Director:
Sam Raimi
Starring:
James Franco, Mila Kunis, Zach Braff, Michelle Williams, Bill Cobbs, Rachel Weisz
Plot:
Imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking-that is until he meets three witches.
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Man desires to be great, not good
Themes: Achievement, Ambition, Dreams, Success
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Man trapped in tornado makes vow to God
Themes: Facing Trials, Fear, Prayer Answered, Salvation, Storms of Life
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Man awed by beauty of strange land
Themes: Heaven, Imagination
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Doll uses tears to manipulate man
Themes: Influence, Manipulation, Parenting
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Man must blindly follow girl off cliff to be saved
Themes: Faith, Obedience, Trust, Trusting God
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Cursed apple turns witch's heart to evil
Themes: Cursed, Jealousy, Satan, Sin, Temptation
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"When we do believe, anything is possible"
Themes: Belief, Faith, Good vs Evil, Impossible Odds, Trusting God
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People lose hope when hero is destroyed
Themes: Despair, Disappointment, Hopelessness, Torture
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Man's illusions convince world he's wizard
Themes: Appearances, Belief, Deception, Evidence, Faith