Wizard of Oz
Yellow brick destination
The Wizard of Oz is L.
Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel and, more commonly, the beloved 1939 film adaptation starring Judy Garland.
The story follows Dorothy, swept by tornado from Kansas to a magical land, seeking a wizard who can send her home.
We're not in Kansas anymore and Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain have become cultural shorthand—the first for disorienting new circumstances, the second for exposed fraudulence.
A wizard of Oz is someone whose impressive reputation masks ordinary abilities: The CEO turned out to be a wizard of Oz—all bluster, no substance.
Seat of cognition
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- courageFortitude facing danger
- homeOne's personal residence
- Tin ManHeartless metallic woodcutter
Cowardly Lion · Dorothy · wisdom · compassion · bravery · longing · wish · ruby slippers
Classic feminine given name
- Tin ManHeartless metallic woodcutter
- Cowardly LionTimorous big cat seeking bravery
- Wicked WitchMalevolent female magic-user
- flying monkeysAirborne apes or recruited accomplices
Violent rotating windstorm
- DorothyClassic feminine given name
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- twisterRotating destructive windstorm
Auntie Em · cellar · Gale · prairie · cyclone · black and white · home · heartland
Oz's gleaming green capital
- yellow brick roadMetaphorical route to success
- poppy fieldLand covered in red blooms
- technicolorVividly, showily multicolored
- rainbowRefracted light arc
Seeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
homecoming · discovery · seeker · wanderlust · yellow brick road · Emerald City · exploration · courage
Fabric hung for privacy
- humbugFalse talk or pretense
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- mirrorsReflective glass surfaces
charlatan · fraud · impostor · projection · voice · levers · façade · showman
Malevolent female magic-user
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
- flying monkeysAirborne apes or recruited accomplices
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
hourglass · crystal ball · green skin · curse · spell · bubble · crown · good witch
Motion picture coloring system
- 1939Year preceding global conflict
- MGMHollywood entertainment conglomerate
- silver screenFilm industry metonym
- premiereFirst public performance
Judy Garland · soundtrack · musical · Hollywood · nostalgia · iconic · blockbuster · costume design
brain
Seat of cognition
Tin Man · Cowardly Lion · Dorothy · wisdom · compassion · bravery · longing · wish · ruby slippers · diploma
Dorothy
Classic feminine given name
- Tin ManHeartless metallic woodcutter
- Cowardly LionTimorous big cat seeking bravery
- Wicked WitchMalevolent female magic-user
flying monkeys · Auntie Em · gatekeeper · horse of a different color
tornado
Violent rotating windstorm
Auntie Em · twister · cellar · Gale · prairie · cyclone · black and white · home · heartland · windmill
Emerald City
Oz's gleaming green capital
- yellow brick roadMetaphorical route to success
- poppy fieldLand covered in red blooms
- technicolorVividly, showily multicolored
quest
Seeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
expedition · homecoming · discovery · seeker · wanderlust · yellow brick road · Emerald City · exploration · courage · transformation
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
mirrors · charlatan · fraud · impostor · projection · voice · levers · façade · showman · trickery
Wicked Witch
Malevolent female magic-user
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
- flying monkeysAirborne apes or recruited accomplices
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
melting · hourglass · crystal ball · green skin · curse · spell · bubble · crown · good witch · bad witch
Technicolor
Motion picture coloring system
- 1939Year preceding global conflict
- MGMHollywood entertainment conglomerate
- silver screenFilm industry metonym
Judy Garland · premiere · soundtrack · musical · Hollywood · nostalgia · iconic · blockbuster · costume design · cinematography
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- Fantasy FilmsLabyrinth, The NeverEnding Story, Willow, The Dark Crystal, Pan's Labyrinth
- MasterpiecesMona Lisa, Last Supper, Starry Night, The Scream, David
- MGMMGM Grand, MGM Resorts, Ben-Hur, Gone with the Wind, Grand Hotel
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
Wizard of Ozdocumentary
Factual film about reality
kitchen sink realism · reality · neorealism · Kansas · social realism
Wizard of Ozfilm noir
Stylish, shadowy crime drama
Schindler's List · The Road · German Expressionism · black and white · grayscale
Wizard of OzA Clockwork Orange
Dystopian novel about conditioning
Taxi Driver · horror film · tragedy · nihilism · grimdark
wizard, wizardry, wizards, wizarding, wizardly, wizardries, wizardlike