It’s been 85 years since the movie was released The Wizard of Oz It’s in theaters now, and as I raise my kids and rewatch this movie countless times, I still can’t believe how well it works.
The makeup, the costumes, and especially the transition from starting in black and white to the colorful world of Oz, the film has a magic that transcends time and place and continues to fascinate audiences.
Despite having a huge order to fill, the director John Chu Hoping to recreate a little bit of that magic and develop it in his films, evilthis is the prequel The Wizard of Oz.
The film had a strong opening weekend and is sure to do well in the first and second weekends leading up to Thanksgiving. The first reviews from fans and critics alike have been glowing, but some moviegoers have commented on evilColor grading and comparison with Technicolor The Wizard of Oz.
The director discussed the intention behind the film’s aesthetic in a recent interview with The Globe and Mail, after an interviewer commented that the film was “a bit desaturated.” Chu explained:
“I mean, it’s full of color. I think what we want to do is immerse people in Oz and make it a real place. Because if this is a fake place, if this is someone’s mind a dream, then the real relationship and risks these two girls are experiencing cannot be real.
Chu noted that he wanted to present Oz “in a way that we’ve never experienced Oz before.”
“This is a matte painting. This is a digital world of a video game. But for us, I wanted to feel the earth. I wanted to feel the wear and tear on it. That means it’s not plastic.
Chu continued: “We have the environment. The sun is the main light source. You see the vast landscape. You see the air. You see there are living things here.
“These two characters are going to go through two films and their relationship to the land is important; their relationship to the nature of the land that the wizard himself imposed. It’s [color] As time goes on, the contrast becomes more and more obvious, because that’s what Elphaba brings to the world.
Wicked’s color grading has been a hot topic on social media since the first images were released. during an interview typeZhu shared his response to criticism that those photos were too dark.
“I chose these images specifically. It was still early and we had just started shooting. I wanted images that were evocative and provocative to show that this wasn’t some bright, poppy story. We hadn’t even finished the effects yet. The background It’s blue.
“I had to put the VFX in the sky. I colored it on my iPhone. We didn’t do it through a real process. I like to play with the shadows, but my iPhone is really bright. When I posted these photos, actually from my iPhone, I realized, “Oh, everyone doesn’t turn the brightness up that high. “I feel bad because I did it. Without going through the studio.
I love the photos and footage I’ve seen so far from the movie and I can’t wait to watch it with my family this week! evil Now playing in theaters everywhere.
