The Wizard of Oz: Dark side of the yellow brick road to over the rainbow

In the early 1930s, color films were coming to the screen, yet did face some obstacles. This fantasy and musical movie hit the big screen on Aug. 25, 1939.

Most of the time when you watch this film, you picture it to be happy. Even though this movie is considered one of the greatest, it has a dark area around it.

According to History.com, This story was about a young girl, Dorothy, who lived in Kansas on a farm. She falls unconscious during a tornado incident to wake up in the wonderful land of Oz. She befriends the Scarecrow, Tinman, and the Cowardly Lion with her dog Toto on a journey. They help her travel the yellow brick road to find Oz to help her get home and keep her from the Wicked Witch of the West.

The Good of the North gives her red shoes to help her travel along the way. This movie was a great new tale that showed the power of friendships and how things are not what they see. Dorothy and her new friends learn a powerful lesson “helping them see that they already possessed the qualities they wanted” from the Wizard of Oz.

This movie fills such a large space in our imagination that seems to be real but in a way, most movies are not. The Wizard of Oz centers around what every child believes of which is home. The film showed the power meaning that “home” exists in children which is everything to a child’s life.

Although this movie is light-hearted, there is a profound crucial fear that the film portrays, which is transporting the child from the safety of home to strand them far away in a strange land. In addition, there’s hope with new friends and a trusty companion pet to go along the ride.

Many children watched the movie from their different perspectives on what the movie was trying to teach. This cursed movie ultimately led cast members to live extremely miserable lives.

“Many people have heard of the myth of the one Munchkin who hung himself but it was just the silhouette of the bird,” said the Irish Examiner.

Most of this movie is centered around myths and rumors that people don’t know whether they are true or not.

Even though there are rumors of the untruth or truths, there was a tragic star that played in this film. Dorothy was a beautiful girl with red ruby slippers who was trying to get back to Kansas who was adored by everyone who saw her.

As Dorothy was adored by fans, people didn’t know the actress was suffering behind the scenes.

Judy Garland was a young teenage actress who was treated to only one meal a day and fed barbiturates to keep her up to continue to be able to act. Garland was an actress living in hell. She signed to MGM at 13 years old then later she got the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

Judy Garland: The Heart-Wrenching Story under the Rainbow stated, “MGM made her feel as though she couldn’t eat, what not to eat, how much to eat or what to eat. She struggled with weight and being teased about her height onset.”

At Biography.com, Her childhood onset was rough for Garland, who endured excruciatingly long work hours and a studio that turned a blind eye to her being a slave

Due to her weight and overextending herself while acting, Garland was put on strict diets which were highly supervised to be kept skinny. They would give her cigarettes and pills to reduce her appetite.

After Oz, Garland’s life spiraled out of control. She would work endless nights of dancing and acting to be able to keep up her high profile. By the time she filmed the wizard of Oz, she was already addicted to pills.

The physical and emotional story of Judy Garland that she had to endure while she made one of the greatest movies of all time is important to remember. This was the huge cause of the fall of a child star actress who would sing the rainbow who didn’t find a rainbow.