"Because she wouldn't have believed me." - The Wizard of Oz (1939) Discussion

[–] rmcrae_deluxe 9 years ago

I always called BS on that. Let's see, her house was swept away in a tornado to a magical land of singing munchkins, a wicked witch, and a good witch in a Pepto-Bismol colored bubble. She really thought that Dorothy would scoff at the idea that clicking the ruby slippers together would send her back to Kansas? Pfft.

 Don't eva let nobody tell you you ain't strong enough 

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[–] AutumnCider 9 years ago

I don't think it was the clicking the ruby slippers part that Dorothy wouldn't have believed. It was the lesson that she could find her heart's desire at home, and did not need to run off to other lands to find it, that she had not been ready to understand. The ruby slippers didn't give her the power to go home any more than the Tin Man's ticking clock gave him emotions. They just gave her something to focus on so that she could make the transition from Oz/Coma to Home/Awake. At least, that is my interpretation of it.

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[–] snelling 9 years ago

Pretty cool response. Thanks.

"I will not go down in history as the greatest mass-murderer since Adolf Hitler!" - Merkin Muffley

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[–] AutumnCider 9 years ago

Thanks!

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[–] rmcrae_deluxe 9 years ago

I never thought about it like that. Good point.

 Don't eva let nobody tell you you ain't strong enough 

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[–] marvelass 9 years ago

AutumnCider is right on the money!

I'll use my little brother as an example. As soon as he turned 18 and graduated high school, he couldn't wait to leave our little town in Massachusetts (Ass-achusetts as he called it). So he joined the Navy and traveled the world. Fast forward 7 years, and he had gotten out of the military and returned home, something he thought he'd never do. It's been 5 years since his return, and he's still here loving life and in a very happy relationship, someone he wouldn't have met if he had not returned. But back then, as an 18 year old, he wouldn't have listened that he could find his heart's desires here at home. He ventured around the world looking for 'home' and 'happiness' when it had been here all the time. People can tell you anything, but until you make the journey (literally or figuratively), you can't arrive to the conclusion that "there's no place like home."

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[–] KristenStewartForever 8 years ago

But the thing is, she already learned the lesson. Back with Professor Marvel.

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[–] gambitcolumbus 9 years ago

MadTV had a good take on this! Dorothy was LIVID.

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[–] letsgotothemovies84 8 years ago

The line is very much about the lessen that needs to be learned.

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[–] alonzo9772 8 years ago

Well, you should read between the lines and not take her explanation as complete fact. She wanted Dorothy to have an adventure where she would discover the power of friendship. If she would have told Dorothy from the beginning how to get back home instantly, there would be no lesson learned and she would have never met the Scarecrow, Tin Man, or the Lion.

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[–] kedog22 8 years ago

Actually, the explanation for this, has to do with a conflict between the book and the movie. In the book, the witch who Dorothy meets when her house lands in oz, is not Glinda. she is an old sorceress, who is simply referred to as the witch of the north. she gives Dorothy the shoes, but states that she is unaware what powers they have. Then at the end, Glinda tells Dorothy that the shoes could take her home all along.
The movie did not put the witch of the north in at all. They did not want to introduce too many different characters, so they just made Glinda the only good witch of the film. This creates a major plot hole. Not to mention, it makes Glinda look like kind of a biotch!

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[–] The_Film_Addict 8 years ago

I actually think there's a great deal of truth to that line. Think about how it relates to life. Imagine yourself a teenager. You're parents are always trying to guide your path so you don't make the same mistakes they did, but you do whatever you want anyway because you think you're too smart to fall for such a defeat. Years later, when wisdom has taken its course, you tend to look back and think: If only I had listened to my mother, then a epiphany is reached. This is somewhat of a broad example, but I hope you get the idea.

The majority of the time, people need to experience something to understand the implications of something. We learn though failure and hardship. Making mistakes is important because it helps us learn. Being away from Kansas taught Dorothy that she needed to take a hard look and really examine what she desired in her heart.

"I wish I wasn't afraid all the time, but I am."
-V for Vendetta

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[–] telmarine (380) 3 years ago

I agree. The whole trip was completely unnecessary and Glinda could’ve just helped her out. My god, she’s surrounded by munchkins and witches. Of course she would’ve believed her. What a ho!

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