Chronological Wizard

In the film the Wizard of Oz of 1939 the three act system is used in a way that the audience dose not get lost in the story for it follows chronology very well.

INTRODUCTION

The introduction of the characters is mostly done in the first 15 minutes of the when Dorthy goes around her farm and also decides to run away but then she regrets it and goes back home. The transition that take us away from the introduction and peaks when the cyclone pulls her house up from the ground. The questions that these rises is that of, When is the house the fall? Whats going to happen to Dorthy? and when it falls were is is going to fall? The scene with the cyclone implies a complication in the plot.

COMPLICATION

The complication is introduced when Dorthy's house finally lands and she falls on a witch and finds herself in the land of OZ. This answers the questions that the introduction brings up when t cyclone happens. Dorthy then realizes that going back home won't be very easy and also that the Wicked Witch of the west will make her life complicated on her way to the the Wizard in Emerald City. As she skips done the yellow brick road we are introduced to other characters who also have problem the scarecrow wants a brain the tin man a heart and the lion bravery. When they are about to get to Emerald City and the Wizard he asks them to bring him the witches broom once the set off to the witches castle, they get attacked by her minions which abduct Dorthy. The peak of the complication is when her three friends forget about their problems and focus on getting Dorthy back. When they are inside the castle they manage to help Dorthy escape and get the witches broom which they then take to the wizard. Once the task is finished questions are raised weather this will help Dorthy go back home.  

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RESOLUTION 

The resolution of this is when Dorthy and her friends get what what they want. The scarecrow gets a diploma, the tin man a ticking heart, and the Lion get a medal for helping Dorthy. Dorthy then sees her chances of getting back home by traveling via air balloon with the wizard. this answers the question of weather the Wizard would hep them or not when the task was completed.  

CLIMAX

The climax of this film is when Dorthy realizes that by clicking her heels three times and saying " There's no place like home" will take her back home. This then solves the original dilemma which is that of Dorthy going back home to Kansas. 

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In conclusion Dorthy returns home form OZ or really just wakes up form her dream which teaches her that her home is where she really wants to be and she is happy once more which culminates in the happy ending of this structure.