Associates, we have to discuss The Wizard of Oz, or, because it’s identified at present, the sequel to Depraved. The basic 1939 movie is beautiful, a musical fantasy that has entertained younger and previous alike for generations, every falling in love with Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her companions, a trio of misfits, as they make their approach to see the fantastic wizard of Oz.

And Toto, Dorothy’s beloved canine who, opposite to well-liked perception, has by no means blessed the rains in Africa, nor met Rosanna all the best way. However beneath the emerald shimmer of Oz, the bricks of vivid yellow, and the horse of a unique coloration is a darkish actuality, one which makes the movie much less family-friendly — arguably extra Scarface — and it has been there all alongside.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is a Bizarre Film

We begin shortly after our protagonists lastly get face time with the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan), however like, large face time, on account of his big-ass head. He hears their needs, and he’ll grant them, on one situation. Dorothy, Toto (Terry), the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), and the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) are tasked with bringing again the Depraved Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) broom earlier than the fantastic wiz will wuz becuz he wuz… anyway, earlier than he grants their needs.

So our band of vacationers makes their approach to the citadel with trepidation, however they’re ready, darn it. The Tin Man has an ax and an enormous crescent wrench, which is sensible. The Cowardly Lion has a bug internet and bug spray. I am undecided what good both will do, nevertheless it’s on model. Dorothy has her wicker basket. Um, okay. And Toto has a imply case of small-dog syndrome. And what does the Scarecrow have? Take a detailed look. That is proper, it is a gun.

For Some Cause, the Scarecrow Has a Gun in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Why within the hell does the Scarecrow have a gun? Is he planning on going all Menendez on the Witch’s ass? A pitchfork, positive. A homicide of crows at his beck and name? Why not? Even a pimped-out John Deere with a repurposed 426 Hemi makes extra sense. Would not or not it’s extra logical for, say, somebody with a paralyzing concern, like, I do not know, perhaps the Cowardly Lion to be packing warmth? Possibly Scarecrow picked it up on the Emerald Metropolis throughout a misplaced verse in “The Merry Previous Land of Oz”:

Pop pop right here, bang bang there,

Two semi-auto M1s .

That is how you will blow that b**ch away

Within the merry previous land of Oz.

All kidding apart, there needs to be a motive. He doesn’t carry one within the L. Frank Baum novel, and regardless of the collective reminiscence of the Scarecrow not having a gun, it is vitally clearly within the movie, a Mandela Impact that is mentioned intimately on a web site devoted to debunking such issues. The more than likely motive is that the gun was a prop that occurred to be simply accessible within the studio, and if the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man had weapons, the Scarecrow ought to have one thing. There’s additionally a risk that, as a result of everything of the film is in Dorothy’s dream, it is a element she herself added. Why that might be, who is aware of? These Kansas ladies have to be a scary bunch!

However in the event you’re pondering that Ozwould not be the kind of place to even have weapons, that is the place you are flawed. The truth is, there’s an in-film reference to firearms that’s typically missed as effectively. After arriving in Munchkinland and touchdown on the Depraved Witch of the East, Dorothy is met by Glinda (Billie Burke), the Good Witch of the North, who encourages the Munchkins to come back out of hiding, and among the many Munchkins who come parading out is a marching military of Munchkins, and they’re holding rifles. So, whereas it is nonetheless bizarre the Scarecrow would have one, it is not like he would not have had the chance.

What’s attention-grabbing, even ironic, is that there’s a sort of gun that not solely would have been extra acceptable for the Scarecrow but additionally rather more in step with the family-friendly vibe of the movie. Plus, it might have truly been far more practical than the pistol the Scarecrow was carrying: a water gun. And a bad-ass Arnold Schwarzenegger-type one-liner to go together with it; perhaps “Have some H-2-Oh no,” or “Water you melting for?” Don’t fret. I am going to follow articles, not film scripts.

The Wizard of Oz is accessible to stream within the U.S. on Prime Video

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