Oz the Great and Powerful
SCORE: 80
I had heard some positive things about Oz
the Great and Powerful and some negative things. So I was very curious
to see how it would stand up in the Family Friendly Gaming Nation. In
case you were not aware, Oz the Great and Powerful is the prequel to The
Wizard of Oz. We learn how the wizard comes to Oz.
The wizard goes by the name Oz as well. He is a flim flam con man. A
sham artist who is a magician. He performs for small crowds in a
traveling circus. He is a ladies man, and has to run in a hot air
balloon because of his misdeeds. He is close to death and pleads with
God. He will do something great if he is spared.
From here he lands in the land of Oz. He meets all kinds of fantastic,
and strange creatures. Not everything is as it seems though. He finds
out there is a prophecy about him, and he is to be king. Who he can
trust becomes confusing for a portion of the movie. Who is the wicked
witch becomes clear later on.
All of these people look up to him. He is to be their savior. Yet he
just wants to run away because he has no magical powers. He uses
technology to confound and confuse. At the end of the movie we arrive
exactly where we expected to at the beginning of the film.
Oz the Great and Powerful starts out in black and white. It finally goes
to color when we reach the land of Oz. There is all kinds of wonderful
colors used at the beginning. Then we adapt, and face darker portions of
the land. There is some action violence in this movie as the witches
throw around powerful attacks. Fireworks are also used as weapons.
The problem with any prequel is we know who lives and who dies. We know
no matter how bad it gets certain characters will survive. The key to
matching any prequel is to marvel in the how we get to the destination.
Besides I hear they say it is the journey that is more important than
the destination.
- Paul
Graphics: 78%
Sound: 76%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 78%
Family Friendly Factor: 79%
System: Blu-ray/DVD
Publisher: Disney
Rating: ‘PG’ - Parental Guidance Suggested
{For Sequences of Action and Scary Images, and Brief Mild Language}
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