the fantastic world of Oz
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | the fantastic world of Oz |
| Original title | Oz the Great and Powerful |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 127 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 8 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sam Raimi |
| script |
Mitchell Kapner , David Lindsay-Abaire |
| production | Joe Roth |
| music | Danny Elfman |
| camera | Peter Deming |
| cut | Bob Murawski |
| occupation | |
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Oz the Great and Powerful (original title Oz the Great and Powerful is) an American 3D - Fantasy film of director Sam Raimi from the year 2013 , the prequel to Lyman Frank Baum's children's book series about the magical land of Oz or their films The Wizard of Oz and Oz - A fantastic world told. The film's world premiere took place on February 14, 2013 in Hollywood . On March 7, 2013, the film was released in German and Austrian cinemas. James Franco can be seen in the title role .
action
The magician Oscar Diggs, known under the stage name Oz, makes a stop with his traveling circus in his home in the US state of Kansas . After teasing a local to act as an assistant on his magic show, his childhood sweetheart Annie visits him in his trailer. She tells him that John Gale proposed to her. She said she had to think about it and now wanted to know from Oscar what he thinks of it. Concerned, he says that John Gale is a good man, but that he, Oz, is not and that she should therefore marry John Gale. While a storm is brewing, the circus weightlifter approaches noisily after finding out that Oscar made his wife's eyes beautiful too. Oscar escapes by climbing into a hot air balloon . When the weightlifter pulls the floating hot air balloon down by the anchor rope, Oscar cuts the rope with his pocket knife. While the balloon is being carried away by the approaching storm, Oscar's assistant Frank throws him his bag with magic and everyday utensils. The balloon rises and is carried away from the camp site of the circus - directly towards a tornado . The tornado sucks in the balloon and whirls it around wildly. Oz manages to hold on and avoid flying debris . As the journey calms down, Oscar finds himself in an unknown country.
After Oscar falls with the balloon, which has been badly damaged by the storm, and ends up in a swamp , he meets a young woman. The woman introduces herself as Theodora the good and explains to Oscar that he is in the land of Oz . After Oscar replies that he is also called Oz, Theodora tells him about a prophecy by the late King of Oz (who was poisoned by the Wicked Witch), according to which a wizard from afar, named just like her country, descends from heaven who would defeat the wicked witch and become King of Oz. While the two set off together for the capital, the seat of the king, the emerald city, Oz Theodora casually shows a few of his tricks, which Theodora sees as magic . She explains that as a (good) witch she also has magical powers; But not having seen anything like that of Oz. Theodora is convinced that Oz must be the promised wizard from prophecy. The rest of the way, Oz makes advances to the pretty Theodora and teaches her to dance, so Theodora begins to fall in love with Oz. Shortly before the Emerald City, the two meet the speaking winged monkey Finley, who has got caught in a creeper and is desperate for his life. Oz cuts him loose with his pocket knife and saves him from a leaping lion , who scared away, by means of a loud popping smoke illusion . In gratitude for the salvation of his life, Finley swears eternal loyalty to Oz and accompanies him from now on as a servant.
Arriving in the Emerald City , Theodora Oz introduces her sister Evanora, who introduces herself as the late king's advisor. Evanora shows Oz the lavishly gold- filled royal treasury that would belong entirely to him if he became king. In order to become king, however, he must first conquer the wicked witch in the Mirkwood and kill her by breaking her wand . Evanora convinces Oz to leave immediately and to inform Theodora only after his return. On the way to Mirkwood, Oz and Finley meet a young china girl who is the only one in their village to have survived the attack of the wicked witch's winged baboons . She also joins Oz, who she believes is the wizard of the nationally known prophecy. In the Mirkwood the three meet the witch they were looking for, Glinda. However, it turns out that it was apparently not Glinda but one of the other two witches, Theodora or Evanora, who poisoned the previous king. Glinda, on the other hand, is the daughter of this king and is the protector of a city of innocent Oz citizens. While Oz and his companions travel to their protected city with the beautiful Glinda, Evanora shows her sister Theodora what is happening in her crystal ball . Assuming that Oz is now tying up with Glinda, Theodora jealously bursts into tears , which leave burns when rolling down her cheeks. Evanora offers her sister a magical apple, one bite of which is said to heal her broken heart. When Theodora bites off the apple, her heart turns to stone and her exterior turns into green skin and hooked nose. Although Theodora realizes that it was not Glinda but her own sister Evanora who poisoned the king, yet she hatefully sets out to declare war on Oz and her rival Glinda. After Theodora ventures her anger in Glinda's city, Oz and Glinda want to conquer the Emerald City and defeat the wicked witches who keep them under control.
Using a few magic tricks, Oz succeeds, with the help of the skilled villagers, in defeating the royal army, which in good faith protects the emerald city against the attackers, as well as the winged baboon army of the witches and conquering the emerald city. In doing so, Oz first fakes his death, and finally, with the help of one of the devices he had the villagers build, a projection device that projects his face into a large column of smoke and amplifies his voice loud and threatening, supplemented by a few accompanying illusions, convince the wicked witches of his invincible power. The witches flee the city, assuming they cannot compete with Oz's power. Since only a few initiates (may) know that Oz's body is not dead and that he is not a true wizard, Oz and his initiated friends install the projector in the throne room of the Emerald City in case anyone ever wants to speak to the Wizard of Oz . Finally, Oz gives each of his loyal friends a gift that symbolizes a longing wish or a characteristic of the recipient. He gives Glinda a kiss, which she gladly accepts.
production
L. Frank Baum never explained the biographical background of the Wizard of Oz in more detail in his 14 novels. The film explains how some of the well-known characters developed, where they come from and what defines them.
The film was shot over a total of 111 days in seven studio halls on the Michigan Motion Pictures Studios site in Pontiac, Michigan. Sam Raimi hired Robert Stromberg to build the sets for the film. Stromberg designed a total of 24 complete sets for the film, including locations such as the yellow brick path or the emerald city.
For the first time, a puppet was used as a movement reference for a digitally animated figure. Sam Raimi brought the well-known puppeteer Philip Huber into the team, he created the porcelain girl as a 45 centimeter puppet. The viewer will no longer be able to see Huber's puppet on the screen; it will be replaced by a digital figure whose movements will be matched as closely as possible to the puppet's model. Huber's puppet had a neutral face, onto which the facial features of US actress Joey King were later transferred in digital post-production . In this way, the porcelain girl has a larger repertoire of facial expressions.
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The Walt Disney Company had been working on the film for several years. Joe Roth , who gave the studios a great success with Alice in Wonderland , was hired as a producer. Initially, Robert Downey Jr. was under discussion to take on the role of Oz. In February 2011, however, the role was assigned to James Franco , who had previously worked with the director in the Spider-Man films Spider-Man , Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 . The following March, Mila Kunis was hired as the wicked witch Theodora; Michelle Williams was cast in May for the good witch Glinda . Zach Braff was also confirmed that same month ; Bruce Campbell , who starred in the dance of the devils trilogy, with which director Sam Raimi had his breakthrough, and who had already made a cameo in the Spider-Man films of Raimi , joined in August. However, his role fell out of the theatrical version of the film in the final cut. Danny Elfman wrote the soundtrack . The title track Almost Home is sung by Mariah Carey . The film was shot from July 25, 2011 to December 22, 2011 in film studios in Los Angeles and Pontiac with a budget of approximately 215 million US dollars .
marketing
In July 2011, Disney released the first poster for the film. The first film trailer was released on July 13, 2012 the second trailer. By then, two more posters had also been published.
synchronization
Alexander Löwe was responsible for the dialogue book and Axel Malzacher was responsible for the dialogue direction. Christine Roche and Thomas Amper took over the musical direction on behalf of FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH Berlin.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| "Oz" / Oscar Diggs | James Franco | Marius Clarén |
| Theodora, the wicked witch of the west | Mila Kunis | Anja Stadlober |
| Glinda, the good witch of the south | Michelle Williams | Luise Helm |
| Annie | ||
| Evanora, the wicked witch of the east | Rachel Weisz | Andrea Kathrin Loewig |
| Frank / Finley | Zach Braff | Marcel Collé |
| Master Tinker | Bill Cobbs | Klaus Sunshine |
| Knuck | Tony Cox | Tobias Lelle |
| China girl | Joey King | Vivien Gilbert |
| Girl in a wheelchair | ||
| May | Abigail Spencer | Melanie Hinze |
| Skeptics in the audience | Ted Raimi | Matthias Klages |
| Gatekeeper | Bruce Campbell | |
| Elder tinker | John Paxton | Gerd Holtenau |
| Weightlifter | Tim Holmes | Tilo Schmitz |
| Faircreers | William Dick | Bodo Wolf |
| Mr. Baum | Russell Bobbitt | Raimund Krone |
| Munchkin | Martin Klebba | |
| Tent Barker | John Lord Booth III | Matthias Rimpler |
| Mr. Quimbley | ||
| children | Matthis Schmidt-Foss | |
| Zalina Sanchez blanket | ||
| Derya Flechtner | ||
| Naomi Hadad | ||
| crow | Axel Malzacher |
reception
Reviews
The Fantastic World of Oz tended to receive positive to mixed reviews. On Metacritic , a score of 44 percent was given based on 42 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film received a 59 percent rating based on 243 reviews, 143 positive and 100 negative of the rated reviews. On average, 6 out of 10 points were awarded. The collected criticism was summarized as follows:
"It suffers from some tonal inconsistency and a deflated sense of wonder, but Oz the Great and Powerful still packs enough visual dazzle and clever wit to be entertaining in its own right."
"The film suffers from some tonal inconsistencies and a waning sense of wonder, but The Fantastic World of Oz still has enough glamor and clever wit to be considered entertaining."
The review of the San Francisco Chronicle emphasizes the successful connection as the prelude to The Wizard of Oz and says that whoever likes the classic will also like The Fantastic World of Oz very much:
“[W] atching the movie, it becomes pretty clear that they kept the 1939 classic in mind, thought about what might have happened years before and let their imaginations rip. That's why the more you like the Judy Garland film, the more you might appreciate 'Oz the Great and Powerful.' Appreciate. Enjoy. Admire. Be glad to see. Have fun with… But as for love - well, love will be harder to come by. "
“As you watch the movie, it becomes pretty clear that they [the makers of the movie] had the 1939 classic in the back of their minds, thinking about what could have happened years before [before the classic was set], and letting their imaginations run wild. Therefore, the more you like the classic with Judy Garland, the more you will appreciate “The Fantastic World of Oz”. To appreciate. Enjoy. Admire. Be happy to see him. Have fun doing it ... But loving him will be more difficult. "
The criticism of the Empire points out that despite the FSK-6 / JMK-8 approval, children may not necessarily be the target audience, but rather friends of the classic from 1939, the history of which is told here.
“If there are post-Harry Potter children who don't know or care about The Wizard Of Oz, they might be at sea with this story about a not-very-nice grownup in a magic land, but long-term Oz watchers will be enchanted and enthralled. There's even a musical number, work on abbreviated one. "
"Children from the post-Harry Potter era who don't know the Wizard of Oz or don't know what to do with it won't be able to do much with this story about a not-so-nice adult in a magical land, either, but long-term Oz- Viewers are enchanted and charmed. There's even a chant number [like in The Wizard of Oz], albeit an abbreviated one. "
Box Office Success
| Grossing results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| territory | $ | € | CHF |
| Worldwide | 491.8 million | 411.9 million | 443.8 million |
 United States and Canada
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234.8 million | 196.6 million | 211.9 million |
 Germany
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15.2 million | 12.7 million | 13.7 million |
 Austria
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1.6 million | 1.3 million | 1.4 million |
 Switzerland
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Not available | ||
| Status: July 7, 2013. | |||
On the opening weekend, The Fantastic World of Oz brought in 150.2 million US dollars (130.1 million euros ; 140.1 million Swiss francs ), of which 80.3 million US dollars (67.3 million euros) ; 72.5 million Swiss francs) in North America (United States and Canada) as well as 3.7 million US dollars (3.1 million euros; 3.3 million Swiss francs) in Germany and 0.5 million US dollars (0.4 million euros; 0.5 million Swiss francs) in Austria.
The net income can be found in the table. In the United States, The Fantastic World of Oz was the 10th highest-grossing film of 2013 .
In 2013, 1,135,076 visitors were counted at the German box offices nationwide, making the film the 29th place among the most visited films of the year.
Web links
- Official website of The Fantastic World of Oz
- Oz the Great and Powerful at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Expert opinion of the German film and media rating
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for The Fantastic World of Oz . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2013 (PDF; test number: 137 310 K).
- ↑ Age rating for The Fantastic World of Oz . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ IMDB.com [1] , accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ a b http://www.filmering.at/news/10913-oz-the-great-and-powerful-mila-kunis-verpfliziert (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.moviemaze.de/news/5633.html (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.filmering.at/news/13535-oz-the-great-and-powerful-bruce-campbell-dabei (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.filmering.at/news/14489-oz-the-great-and-powerful-bruce-campbell-herausgeschnitte (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://filminsider.blog.de/2013/02/21/mariah-carey-veroeffentlicht-single-almost-home-fantastische-welt-oz-15554448/ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: Der Link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (February 22, 2013)
- ↑ a b c Total grossing results for The Fantastic World of Oz at BoxOfficeMojo.com (English); Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623205/business (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623205/locations (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.moviepilot.de/news/maerchenhaftes-poster-zur-fantastischen-welt-von-oz-116465 (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.moviepilot.de/news/fliegt-mit-james-franco-ins-fantastische-oz-116584 (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.moviejones.de/news/news-der-zweite-trailer-zu-die-fantastische-welt-von-oz-ver Zauberert_11166.html (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ http://www.moviejones.de/news/news-die-fantastische-welt-von-oz-drittes-poster-vervollstaendigt-triptychon_11150.html (December 1, 2012)
- ↑ The Fantastic World of Oz at Metacritic (English); Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ a b The Fantastic World of Oz at Rotten Tomatoes (English); Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ Mick LaSalle: 'Oz the Great' review: Wonderful wizard. San Francisco Chronicle , March 8, 2013, accessed March 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Kim Newman: Oz The Great and Powerful. Empire , March 4, 2013, accessed March 11, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Box office earnings from The Fantastic World of Oz outside North America (USA and Canada) at BoxOfficeMojo.com (English); Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Box office earnings after weekends of The Fantastic World of Oz at BoxOfficeMojo.com (English); Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ↑ KINOaktuell: What you wanted: Münster's cinema year 2013, C. Lou Lloyd, Filminfo No. 4, January 23-29, 2014, p. 24f
