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Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 130 min United States of America PG 12+
★6.0
Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Director: Sam Raimi
📖 Based on the novel
«Oz book series»
byL. Frank Baum
Trailers
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Description
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Budget:
$200M
US Gross:
$234.91M
Worldwide:
$491.87M
Starring
James Franco
Actor
Michelle Williams
Actor
Rachel Weisz
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2014
— Best Villain
Saturn Awards 2014
— Best Costume Design
Saturn Awards 2014
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2014
— Best Fantasy Film
Saturn Awards 2014
— Best Production Design
Key opinion
Oz the Great and Powerful is widely regarded as a visually spectacular achievement that leans heavily on vibrant 3D effects and creative color-shifting cinematography. While its aesthetic polish is praised, the film receives polarized reactions regarding its narrative substance and the depth of its characters.
| Cinematography | The film utilizes a striking transition from a vintage 16mm black-and-white aesthetic to a highly saturated, vivid color palette to distinguish between worlds. | |
| Production | The production design and CGI-heavy visuals are consistently cited as the film's most successful and captivating elements. | |
| Acting | Performances from the lead cast are polarized; some find them well-suited to the fantasy genre, while others label them as sterile and lacking nuance. | |
| Pacing | The narrative balance is divisive, with some viewers appreciating the origin-story depth and others finding the pacing slow and the plot predictably written. | |
| Screenplay | The writing of the lead character oscillates between being a charmingly flawed anti-hero and an unlikable, morally dubious protagonist. |