Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "i wanted to make Oz the Great and Powerful a movie that Walt Disney himself would have been proud of — sweet and uplifting — a very special experience for the…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "it's a universal type of story — the story of all of us who are capable of doing good and the hero being made because he recognizes that ability within himself" 2. Its director stated on the record that "i had a great sense of responsibility not to tread upon the good name and the beloved classic, The Wizard of Oz" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 10 of 100 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I wanted to make Oz the Great and Powerful a movie that Walt Disney himself would have been proud of — sweet and uplifting — a very special experience for the family."SlashFilm interview, 2013 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "It's a universal type of story — the story of all of us who are capable of doing good and the hero being made because he recognizes that ability within himself."Collider interview, 2013 source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "I had a great sense of responsibility not to tread upon the good name and the beloved classic, The Wizard of Oz."Screen Rant interview, 2013 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 10 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Age: 38 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 |
| 2020 | 21 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026 | 15 | 7 |
| This title (2013) | 10 | 1 |
● This title (2013): advocacy 10 · explore Fantasy →
Cast & Crew
Jeffrey Schwartz (director) · Jeff Okabayashi (director)
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