Comments on: Not cool, Dorothy http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/10/26/not-cool-dorothy/ Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:01:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hazel http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/10/26/not-cool-dorothy/#comment-2407 Hazel Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:50:20 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=2279#comment-2407 I heard that there was a whole subplot that got cut from the film involving a romance between Dorothy and the Scarecrow (who also, if you remember, was one of the farmhands). There was no romance subplot in the book, which is good considering she was maybe 11. It's unclear exactly how old Dorothy is in the film, but at least it's older than that. I hope. I heard that there was a whole subplot that got cut from the film involving a romance between Dorothy and the Scarecrow (who also, if you remember, was one of the farmhands).

There was no romance subplot in the book, which is good considering she was maybe 11. It’s unclear exactly how old Dorothy is in the film, but at least it’s older than that. I hope.

]]> By: Gab http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/10/26/not-cool-dorothy/#comment-2396 Gab Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:58:03 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=2279#comment-2396 Belinkie, you're forgetting a crucial aspect of her relationship with the Scarecrow as opposed to the other two: he was her first companion from Oz. Sure, she met the Munchkins and Glinda, but they left her once she reached the edge of Munchkinland. He was the first to stick with her on her journey. It must have been quite a relief when he agreed to accompany her to the Emerald City, for as much as she loved Toto, he couldn't exactly provide conversation or companionship the way a biped with more cognitive capabilities could. So she probably harbored a special endearment to him, since he was the first to stick with her. And since it was just the two of them for a while (plus the dog), Dorothy and the Scarecrow had their own shenanigans, without anyone else there to take from the friendship pie. This gave them the opportunity to develop a relationship of more intimacy than the ones she developed with the Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, for the latter two had others there to share the pie with when they first arrived. So yeah, maybe she was being a little insensitive toward the other two, but she WAS only a teenager; and really, all she was doing was being honest in the face of saying goodbye to someone so important to her. Call it the brutal honesty of the innocent, somewhat like when a three-year-old asks what the huge red spot (i.e. pimple) on your nose is very loudly. She was just speaking from her heart and stating the conclusions she had come to. And here comes the book v. movie question. I have never read the book, but I am curious as to whether she says she'd miss the Scarecrow "most of all" or something along those lines in that case. I'm going to adjudge a guess of no, but if you or anyone else has read it and can clear it up, that would be awesome. Belinkie, you’re forgetting a crucial aspect of her relationship with the Scarecrow as opposed to the other two: he was her first companion from Oz. Sure, she met the Munchkins and Glinda, but they left her once she reached the edge of Munchkinland. He was the first to stick with her on her journey. It must have been quite a relief when he agreed to accompany her to the Emerald City, for as much as she loved Toto, he couldn’t exactly provide conversation or companionship the way a biped with more cognitive capabilities could. So she probably harbored a special endearment to him, since he was the first to stick with her. And since it was just the two of them for a while (plus the dog), Dorothy and the Scarecrow had their own shenanigans, without anyone else there to take from the friendship pie. This gave them the opportunity to develop a relationship of more intimacy than the ones she developed with the Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, for the latter two had others there to share the pie with when they first arrived.

So yeah, maybe she was being a little insensitive toward the other two, but she WAS only a teenager; and really, all she was doing was being honest in the face of saying goodbye to someone so important to her. Call it the brutal honesty of the innocent, somewhat like when a three-year-old asks what the huge red spot (i.e. pimple) on your nose is very loudly. She was just speaking from her heart and stating the conclusions she had come to.

And here comes the book v. movie question. I have never read the book, but I am curious as to whether she says she’d miss the Scarecrow “most of all” or something along those lines in that case. I’m going to adjudge a guess of no, but if you or anyone else has read it and can clear it up, that would be awesome.

]]> By: John http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/10/26/not-cool-dorothy/#comment-2394 John Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:14:21 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=2279#comment-2394 There's a lot about The Wizard of Oz that doesn't sit well with me. But anyway, I found out about your site today in a link from IMDB. Very interesting and funny, but I'm sure you get that all the time. There’s a lot about The Wizard of Oz that doesn’t sit well with me.

But anyway, I found out about your site today in a link from IMDB. Very interesting and funny, but I’m sure you get that all the time.

]]> By: Virgil Ikari http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/10/26/not-cool-dorothy/#comment-2393 Virgil Ikari Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:06:27 +0000 http://www.overthinkingit.com/?p=2279#comment-2393 Wasn't this a scene on Family Guy? Wasn’t this a scene on Family Guy?

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