Oz the Great and Powerful Review

       We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz. Well clearly this song never made it to the film  Oz the Great and Powerful. Dorothy never made it to this film, neither did the lion and the tin man and the scarecrow and toto definitely does not make an appearance either. Everything that you knew about Oz, just forget about it all. This film is a totally different film that is more a prequel and shows more in depth of how Oz came to be within this world. It is a story of a man who is nothing and his journey to unknown and becomes something great and powerful as the title states.
       A brilliantly written film, It stars James Franco as Oz, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill cobs and Joey King. The Film was Directed by Sam Raimi, who some may recall as the director of the Evil Dead series. It is interesting that Disney decided him to be a director for the film because he is also known to do super hero type films like spiderman. James Franco as Oz is a perfect casted person for the role in my opinion, He is truly a talented actor and proves it on the silver screen with his performance of Oz. The film's budget was $215 million dollars and its box office is at $359,359,000 dollars. The run time for this film is 127 minutes which In my opinion could have been a little longer.
       The whimsical fantasy tale is the genre, and I feel it can be a comedy as well. Again Genre is mainly perception of the person viewing it. Now the film that was released on March 8th 2013 tells a story of a man who is nothing, and how he is running away and ventures into the land of Oz and comes to know of a prophecy of a man who will save them from an evil witch. During the duration of the film, we see a transformation come from the character of Oz from someone we first do not like into a person we wish to be. The story progresses very well paced and the scenes are somewhat breathtaking as well. This film was also shot in Disney 3-d and watching it in 3-d was well worth it for its moments. Overall the film is a great film and worth watching and one can certainly find out finally how Oz came to be in that world and what happened prior to Dorothy's arrival. On other note, I'm glad Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr did not take the role for Oz.