Both Wonderland and Oz have this same feeling. The first major offender of this is Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, none of the actors made me believe they were in the settings they were. I hate overly used CGI in films to the point of noticing the awkward placement of actors in front of the green screen.
This film suffers from the same troubles that plagued Burton's Alice in Wonderland, the visuals, although great for the story, add no sense of realism to the image. The land of Oz is indeed magical, with vibrant colours around every corner, memorable spots like the poppy fields and the dark forest for us older viewers, but even in saying all that I can't help but feel how fake it all is. The films shortcomings keep it from being really magical and memorable, like the original from 39, but Oz has enough whimsy to keep the kids entertained and the adults smiling. After his work on big budget films like Spiderman, it seemed like an easy choice for Raimi to be the one behind Oz and for the most part, it works. Oz the Great & Powerful is a CGI heavy film that demands a creative eye behind the lens. So to see him handling big projects like this (and Spiderman) was a joy for me to see. I love Sam Raimi, the man and his invented work with a camera are what made me want to get into filmmaking in the first place. He is mistaken for the saviour of Oz and must decide whether or not to stay and be king, or leave and find his way home. Reviewed by Matt_Layden 7 / 10 From The Evil Dead to Disney.Ī magician finds himself transported to the magical land of Oz, where witches, flying monkeys and yellow brick roads exist. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late.
That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz.
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