Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard of Ozwas Intended To Be Feminist Literature

InThe Wizard of Ozfilm, Dorothy is pretty much a damsel in distress. She’s lost and completely in over her head in Oz, but that’s not the case in the actual book. Dorothy is a much stronger character, and Oz is a very real, credible place that she fits in. Dorothy does the majority of the saving in the novel, not the other way around. She does not need to be rescued. L. Frank Baum admitted that he wanted Dorothy to come across as a strong role model for young female audiences.

There Were Tons of Inconsistencies inThe Wizard of Oz

Filming in Technicolor required an excessive amount of lighting, which made the set about 100 degrees. The lighting was so bright that you can see it reflected in shiny surfaces of the movie like in glass or the Emerald City floor.

There are also a number of other inconsistencies in the movie. Dorothy’s hair notably changes lengths. Props change or disappear out of thin air, like the Tin Man’s spear that turns into an axe or the bouquet of flowers from the Munchkins that disappear. It also doesn’t make sense that witch who is easily killed by water lives in a castle surrounded by a moat and has buckets of water all over.