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This Movie Changed Me

The Wizard of Oz — Seth Godin

This Movie Changed Me

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Tv & Film, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6589 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The Wizard of Oz is one of the most watched films of all time. When a tornado whisks Dorothy and her dog Toto from their Kansas home to the magical Land of Oz, Dorothy has to seek out its wizard to find a way home. Along the way, she makes new friends and encounters all sorts of obstacles — all made delightful by the movie’s iconic original music and use of color, which was groundbreaking at the time. Entrepreneur Seth Godin says the movie made a strong impression on him as a child: Seeing a young person take action inspired him to do the same. “It’s up to us,” he says, “and we could do it if we wanted to.”

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0:00.0

Hello, fellow movie fans.

0:01.7

I'm Lily Percy, and I'll be your guide this week as I talk with Seth Godin about the movie that changed his life, The Wizard of Oz.

0:09.0

If you haven't seen it or can't really remember it, don't worry, we're going to give you all of the details to follow along.

0:16.3

Somewhere over the rainbow way up high?

0:23.6

There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.

0:35.6

Chances are, if you grew up in the United States, you've probably seen The Wizard of Oz.

0:41.0

Maybe you didn't rent it, maybe you saw it at school, or maybe it was just playing constantly on TV like it was in my house.

0:48.0

But either way, it's one of those iconic American movies that is referenced by several other movies,

0:53.4

and also, according to the Library of Congress, is the most seen movie in movie history.

0:58.8

Annie M? Really? You know what Miss Goh said she was going to do to Total? She says she was going to...

1:04.0

Now, Dorothy, dear, stop imagining things. You always get yourself into a friend over nothing. Now, you'll just help us out today and find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble.

1:13.6

Some place where there isn't any trouble.

1:18.6

Do you suppose there is such a place, total?

1:22.6

There must be.

1:26.6

But in case you haven't seen The Wizard of Oz, here's what's going on in a movie.

1:31.7

There's a little girl named Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, her dog Toto, and a tornado has just

1:37.0

hit the farmhouse in which they live, somewhere in Kansas.

1:40.6

They're transported to this magical land where witches exist, and the great wizard of Oz rules all over the land.

1:47.8

And Dorothy and Toto follow the yellow brick road toward Emerald City to try and find their way back home.

1:53.9

Along the way, they meet a scarecrow that needs a brain, a tin man who's missing a heart, and a cowardly lion who wants courage.

2:02.6

Shame on you!

2:04.3

What did you do that for?

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