Film Analysis

The scene I chose to analyze was when Dorothy wakes up after hitting her head as her house is being picked up by the twister.  When she wakes up she's still in sepia tone, but as she exits her house, bright and vivid colors meet her on the other side.  I feel as though, like in the books, the color is used to connect to the audience in a way of bringing what could only be explained as their imagination to life.  It's something any child or adult can relate to because we've all had worlds take shape in our minds with colors and wacky characters occupying them.  It's pure imagination and hints at the child in all of us.
       The colors are bright and vivid, which really encapsulates everyone's attention in the audience.  It's so colorful...almost overly so.  It's almost fake the way the colors are at full volume and almost too bright.  Could they be implying that this is all fake, or is it just the time period that causes it to seem that way?
       The way that it goes from a dull, sepia tone to a bright and vivid land of Oz is very symbolic of going from the real world to the imagination.  People often see their lives in black in white, but when they're in their imagination, anything's possible.  They are dull in interactions with others and at work in their dead-end jobs, but just one trip to the imagination opens doors to creativity and lets you escape once in awhile.

       They do this in such a flawless way because she's literally opening the door to the imagination.  It's so wonderfully done and the way the camera pans through the door before Dorothy is almost like you're the first to step into Oz.