tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post8036633933437496661..comments2023-05-03T15:14:46.369+01:00Comments on Through the Looking Glass: A Different Take on "The Wizard of Oz"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-31832959697687974102013-07-28T18:33:23.388+01:002013-07-28T18:33:23.388+01:00Hi TR,
That's pretty amazing, that the film wo...Hi TR,<br />That's pretty amazing, that the film would be on on your flight. I love those coincidences :) xxooKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-3048382648206939892013-07-15T21:12:06.197+01:002013-07-15T21:12:06.197+01:00Hi Kara,
This was a huge coincidence but on the fl...Hi Kara,<br />This was a huge coincidence but on the flight over to the US Wizard of Oz was offered as a movie choice - how weird is that? I watched it and I picked up on the reference to good vs bad witch. Lots of ways that Ns judge things are good vs bad or black vs white. And person making a decision they need to know if one is good or bad. I kept your insights when she encountered all three of them. Like the quote about Home is knowing. The characters had all of the abilities necessary they had to find it from within. Hugs, TRTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532757489135750861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-69108450706947660262013-06-24T19:31:08.286+01:002013-06-24T19:31:08.286+01:00Thanks Ruth, my DH wouldn't let me watch it on...Thanks Ruth, my DH wouldn't let me watch it on my own even though he had already seen it countless times. He was worried that I would be scared of the witch too. She was quite scary, I can imagine it must be terrifying for little kids. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-11296726562188147672013-06-24T19:26:34.162+01:002013-06-24T19:26:34.162+01:00Hi TR,
Let me know what you think when you do. I l...Hi TR,<br />Let me know what you think when you do. I love "comparing notes" :) xxKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-90137833352072600702013-06-24T19:25:04.496+01:002013-06-24T19:25:04.496+01:00You know, I have no idea how on earth I'd come...You know, I have no idea how on earth I'd come this far without having seen it. I had a similar thing with "Casablanca", I only saw it for the first time a few years ago :P I think you're on to something with your idea that the characters represent parts of one whole person. Makes sense. That's sort of what Glinda means when she tells Dorothy: "Home is a place we all must find, child. It's not just a place where you eat or sleep. Home is knowing. Knowing your mind, knowing your heart, knowing your courage. If we know ourselves, we're always home, anywhere. " xxKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-36704297905665041362013-06-24T18:23:07.927+01:002013-06-24T18:23:07.927+01:00Awesome post. I love your perspective. I watched...Awesome post. I love your perspective. I watched the movie a lot and was always terrified by the witch and didn't catch way you so wonderfully observed. Thank you. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083142637240943607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-41879462143014636342013-06-24T17:45:14.018+01:002013-06-24T17:45:14.018+01:00Hi Kara,
That is an insightful perspective; I hadn...Hi Kara,<br />That is an insightful perspective; I hadn't looked at the story like that before - worth a re-watch. Hugs, TRTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532757489135750861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-51906420285127049532013-06-24T16:44:31.647+01:002013-06-24T16:44:31.647+01:00I'm like CZ, I've seen the movie so many t...I'm like CZ, I've seen the movie so many times I can quote it word for word. I've been watching it since before I can remember!<br /><br />How in the world have you escaped the film for so long?<br /><br />Great perspective. I think movies like this have so many layers and things to discover in how they relate. I've often wondered if four principle characters were meant to represent separate parts of one whole person when brought together: the head, the heart, the will to move on despite fear (courage and Dorothy is the spiritual humanity that binds them all together. jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399613921768190064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-59855963443390545282013-06-23T19:56:38.824+01:002013-06-23T19:56:38.824+01:00Thank you CZ, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I...Thank you CZ, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I wonder if what's been happening with your writing being plagiarised triggered the connection about standing up for ourselves. And like the characters in the film, we can stand up for each other. :)<br />Hugs,<br />KaraKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-78190025179327812602013-06-23T19:48:19.155+01:002013-06-23T19:48:19.155+01:00Thank you CS. I agree that home is the home you ma...Thank you CS. I agree that home is the home you make for yourself. I feel like that about my home too. :) xxKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-82752022785510228062013-06-23T19:40:08.948+01:002013-06-23T19:40:08.948+01:00Thank you Judy :) Thank you Judy :) Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470007362954479373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-66458214934008689232013-06-22T22:50:47.654+01:002013-06-22T22:50:47.654+01:00Dear Kara,
I have watched the Wizard of Oz so man...Dear Kara,<br /><br />I have watched the Wizard of Oz so many times, I can repeat the dialog word-perfect (well at least I could before turning SIXTY, ha!). The film spoke to me in ways I couldn't understand until getting older. Watching Dorothy click her heels three times to go home, is still a grounding point. It reminds me to go back to my center. (not the farm, LOL)<br /><br />I like your idea that the heart must FEEL what has been numbed, once our brain has figured out what's going on. And then courage, standing up for ourselves, comes from the heart. <br /><br />That means a lot to me today, Kara.<br /><br />Love,<br />CZ <br />CZBZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575206236892096611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-13810914728459132882013-06-22T19:51:10.840+01:002013-06-22T19:51:10.840+01:00Brilliant. Perfect. That's right, to have cou...Brilliant. Perfect. That's right, to have courage is to take heart and dare to use it. The thinking has to come first; then the feeling, then the courage to face and believe what we now know and feel.<br />About that "there's no place like home".....It's true, when it's the home you make FOR yourself. I feel that now, about my home. It took me twenty years. As always, you've distilled the essence here with crystal clarity. xo csCalibans Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04817489284771105048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064738625582104602.post-85156111509240616622013-06-22T17:11:38.990+01:002013-06-22T17:11:38.990+01:00Awesome perspective!Awesome perspective!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843239483061220089noreply@blogger.com