The Wicked Witch of the East, often simply referred to as the Wicked Witch, is a character from L. Frank Baum's popular children's book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." She is known for her wickedness, cruelty, and desire for power, making her one of the most well-known female villains in literature. In the original story, the Wicked Witch of the East rules over the Munchkins in the East territory of the magical land of Oz. She is depicted as a green-skinned witch with a hooked nose, long black hair, and a pointed hat. Baum describes her as being dreadfully ugly and evil, with the power to cast dangerous spells and create dark magic.
They’re also prominent in many descriptive paragraphs in the OZ “continuity script” of March 15, 1939. This was a shot-by-shot, line-by-line synopsis of the rough, two-hour, first assemblage of the entire film, prepared by editor Blanche Sewell. As she describes the action in every moment of the picture, she repeatedly references the Wicked Witch’s guards as Winkies. However, nowhere (even in the twenty-minute-longer version of OZ Sewell is notating) does anyone say the word “Winkie” on-screen.
For those die-hard MGM fans wondering about some of the foregoing nomenclature, I should acknowledge that the word Winkie never appears in the OZ motion picture. Frank Baum s original book, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ 1900 , when he uses it to name the western section of Oz, where the Wicked West of the West resides and rules.
Baum describes her as being dreadfully ugly and evil, with the power to cast dangerous spells and create dark magic. The Wicked Witch is initially pleased when Dorothy's house lands on top of her sister, the Wicked Witch of the East, as it gives her the opportunity to take her sister's magical silver shoes. However, she soon becomes Dorothy's main enemy and seeks revenge.
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Okay, here’s a question about the MGM Wizard of Oz that I actually haven’t seen discussed before. When the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion are trying to infiltrate the Wicked Witch of the West’s castle to rescue Dorothy, the Scarecrow says he has a plan to get in that requires the Lion to lead. This brings on the classic line where the Lion agrees, but says he wants the others to talk him out of it. They’re then ambushed by three guards, whom they manage to knock out and steal their uniforms, using those to sneak in.
But was this the Scarecrow’s original plan, or something improvised after the guards noticed them? If the latter, what WAS his plan? I suppose we’ll never know. There are many oddities about the scene anyway. Why were they noticed by exactly the number of guards they needed to knock out, while none of the others even came close to seeing them?
How did it happen that the uniforms fit them, and no one saw that their faces didn’t look anything like those of the other largely identical green-faced guards? There’s no scene comparable to this in the book, in which only Dorothy and Toto are present for the Wicked Witch’s death. MGM presumably wanted to get all of the stars on screen for this climactic moment. What’s amusing is an old trailer I saw mentioned that the film included everything from the book, including “the rescue of Dorothy,” which was original with the movie. And while the guards can’t spot a lion in a guard uniform, they seem more component than the Witch’s soldiers in the book, who are scared away by a mere roar from the Lion.
Their chant, by the way, is officially just nonsense syllables, not “All we own, we owe” or “Oh, we love the old one,” contrary to popular rumor.
The idea of tricking somebody by dressing up in their henchmen’s uniforms is an old one, with TV Tropes citing The Iliad as an early example. The Trojans take the uniforms from some dead Greeks and put them on in order to launch an ambush. More recent appearances often tend to reference the Oz scene, complete with the uniforms fitting perfectly. Well, except when they make a joke out of it, and the uniform either fits terribly or manages to fit despite the knocked-out enemy being nowhere near the same size.
Or sometimes the people trying to steal the outfits will be the ones who get knocked out. Star Wars played this fairly straight with the protagonists wearing Storm Trooper uniforms, which conveniently also covered their faces, but weren’t perfect fits. That’s presumably why Leia thought Luke was short for a Storm Trooper, even though it never looked to me like most of them were all that tall.
Then again, that could just be because Darth Vader towered over them. Gwendoline Christie, who plays Captain Phasma, is REALLY tall.
The Star Wars bit is parodied in Final Fantasy VI if you have Locke rescue Celes while in the clothing of an Imperial soldier.
Locke mentions when stealing the clothes that they’re a little too big, while the merchant outfit is a tight fit. It’s made even funnier by the battle screen convention in that game that makes the enemies considerably bigger than the heroes even when it doesn’t make sense.
FF7 has a bit where your characters dress in Shinra military uniforms, and these characters include the lion-like Red XIII, who has trouble walking on his hind legs and a tail that hangs out the back in Cowardly Lion fashion.
Leader: Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!
Throughout the story, the Wicked Witch tries several times to take the silver shoes from Dorothy, as they are powerful enough to grant their wearer any wish they desire. She sends various creatures and minions, such as flying monkeys and wolves, to try and capture Dorothy and her friends. However, despite her efforts, Dorothy manages to outsmart the Wicked Witch on multiple occasions. In the end, it is not Dorothy who defeats the Wicked Witch, but her accidental possession of the Witch's sister's magical hourglass. Once the hourglass is broken, the Wicked Witch is killed, melting away into nothingness. The character of the Wicked Witch has become deeply ingrained in popular culture, with various adaptations and reimaginings of the story featuring her prominently. One of the most famous adaptations is the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," where the role of the Wicked Witch is played by Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton's portrayal of the Wicked Witch, with her cackling voice and menacing presence, has become iconic and synonymous with the character. In more recent years, the character of the Wicked Witch has been explored further in Gregory Maguire's novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" and its subsequent Broadway musical adaptation, "Wicked." These works present a different perspective on the character, humanizing her and delving into her backstory, challenging the notion of her wickedness. Overall, the Wicked Witch of the East remains one of the most recognizable and enduring villains in literature, captivating readers and audiences with her malevolence and dark magic..
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