The Addicted One

I have attempted to watch the whole film after catching only a few glimpses of it in a couple of TV channels but I am pretty sure that I have watched this film when I was a kid since most of the scenes seem quite familiar.

I usually hate extremely cheerful and happy-go-lucky characters but almost anyone even the most bitter ones can easily fall in love with this film and its characters. The film is not exactly visually stunning but the colors are still bright, vibrant and appealing especially for children, the film's targeted audience. I still don't understand why Judy Garland is a gay icon though but she does a good performance here especially for a young and new actress. The song Somewhere Over the Rainbow is the only song in the film that I find catchy but overall, the music is quite great and pleasing.

I just don't like the film's concept of how evil people look like and the extra arc in the beginning of the film which is not a part of what the film is based on. I believe that the filmmakers only added the extra arc in the first part of the film to show the film's famous actors and actresses without their make-up and costumes on to make them recognizable to its audience back then but I still think that that was unnecessary. A couple of things from the book are changed too and most of them are quite noticeable but I can live with some of the changes.

But overall, the movie is entertaining, the musical acts are a joy to watch, and the characters, even the dog Toto, are lovable. For a film made in the late 1930s, the setting, costumes, and special effects are quite well done and detailed. I praise the filmmakers for the great effort and hard work that they have done for this film. This is truly a classic film.