Robb’s review published on Letterboxd:
What can one say about the most magical movie of all?The inner and outer worlds of perception collide, the fear of separation, losing home, losing loved ones, entwined in a madhouse of whimsy and fairy tales. Nearly 100 years old, and yet it still delivers emotion. It does more than hold up visually, it’s stunning what was accomplished in 1939. I know technicolor is impractical to the point of impossibility now, but we have advancements in technology that could recreate its properties if a studio and a director really committed to it. We don’t because it’s painstaking, and requires effort that may not reach immediate dividends. We don’t make films like this anymore because we live in a time where so very few make films to be timeless, or even dare to try.
As filled with appreciation as I am after revisiting The Wizard of Oz, I find myself dismayed and cynical at where we are now. The ugliness of so many modern films, filled with grey mush and uninteresting lighting. Sets that aren’t real, but generated on the whim of an executive or test screen audiences. I wish cinema felt this full of promise again, so full of wonder. Purpose. This movie, sure, was made for profit. But it was also made with artistic vision, a vision that cut few corners and challenged what had been done before. One of the best movies ever made, made all the better for its quirks and oddities. Timeless.
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