Brandon and I watched The Wizard of Oz last night. It had been a really long time since I'd last seen it, and I noticed stuff that I never noticed when I watched it as a kid. First of all, Brandon and I both made fun of the painted backgrounds and cheesy sets. Plus, Dorothy is totally dramatic. I'm not sure how half of those actors got through filming without laughing at how stupid their lines were.

Here's something else I noticed. The first thing Glenda the Good Witch asks Dorothy when she meets her is, "Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?" And within a minute or two, she says "Only bad witches are ugly." If Dorothy were a normal girl, she'd catch that, get offended, and probably decide that Glenda wasn't that good of a witch after all.

Also, the lion sings this "if I were king of the forest" song. Isn't he already king of the jungle? And what's he doing in the forest, anyway? Wouldn't it be more likely for a bear to be hanging out in the woods? I suppose a cowardly bear isn't as cool, though. And why isn't the scarecrow worried about not having a heart as well?

These probably aren't new questions. And in a movie like The Wizard of Oz, it probably isn't imperative that it make sense. But y'know. I still have to dissect it.