![]() The film’s producer Mervyn LeRoy was concerned that the first screen tests were too beautiful, so a few blemishes were added. Initially, a more vampish look was favoured – no doubt inspired by Disney’s Wicked Witch ( Snow White, 1937) – and Gale Sondergaard was engaged for the role. The Witch however, could have been very different. Gale Sondergaard’s screen test for the role In fact, her instantly recognisable pointed hat was auctioned by Profiles In History in May 2010 with a guide price of $100,000 to $150,000 (although there’s no word on the final sale price). Of course, Hamilton wasn’t the first actress to play a witch on screen, but her creation has been incorporated into pop culture history and her appearance forms the stereotype we have of witches today. WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST MOVIE“I’ll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!” With that phrase, Margaret Hamilton secured Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West a spot at the top of movie villain lists forever – no mean feat considering that the film was released in 1939 and that her screen time in it was cut to 12 minutes because she was simply too scary. Check out all the posts, where there’s evil, dastardly wrongdoings and malice aplenty! Plus, the twins dressed up as a Native American and a Spanish Dancer.This post is my contribution to the Great Villain Blogathon, hosted by three wonderful (and non-villainous) bloggers: Silver Screenings, Shadows & Satin and Speakeasy. Since we’re talking about Halloween and Wizard of Oz, I must show you who dressed up like Dorothy last night (my little Ivey!). Mom always said, “Don’t judge a book by a cover,” and now we know, she was right. ![]() Is he / she “bad” because of their upbringing?įor ourselves, and for others, change requires that we dig deep and ask bigger questions, not just view what we see on the outside as the answer. So we ponder in other people, who we feel act out, do things we don’t like, behave in ways we consider unfavorable: For that reason, we have to ponder the life of other people, not just our own (this is referred to as “Theory of Mind.”). Issues happen relationally, so problems need to change relationally. This story is important for us for many reasons, and we must begin to ask some hard questions of ourselves, and of other people, if we’re going to change. It wasn’t as happy a time as she wanted it to be, because she just never got what she wanted.” But actually you have to think of it from her point of view. “Sometimes we think she’s just mean and a very bad person. We must muse through his story of the wicked witch: Was she born wicked? Is she evil because of her upbringing? What in her past made her the “wicked witch” and is she really so? We come to believe through The Wizard of Oz that Elphaba is the evil witch who has no good deeds however, the author of Wicked paints an entirely different picture. WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST SKINShe’s born with green skin and has a rough childhood since her family is repulsed by her, thus making her an outcast from the very beginning. We ponder the phenomenon of good and evil as we examine the early days of Elphaba’s life. But, have you ever stopped to ponder the life of the Wicked Witch of the West? What’s her story? Gregory Maguire allowed us to peer into the life of Elphaba (who we know as the Wicked Witch of the West), a girl born to an alcoholic mother and her mother’s lover, the mother’s old nanny, and her devout father. We have become connected to her trials and tribulations as she makes her way with the lion, the tin man and her dog Toto. Most of us know the story of The Wizard of Oz, and are aware of what happens when Dorothy follows the yellow brick road. In my upcoming book, I offer up the same questions: As the author asks, “Being misunderstood, not getting what we desperately want, searching for happiness… none of that sounds that unfamiliar, does it?” In his interview with the Wicked Witch, he proclaims two things: 1) That boys and girls like to dress up as witches for Halloween (and for play, undoubtedly), and 2) That the witch is a frustrated person because she’s never gotten what she’s wanted out of life. Rogers was way before his time on many issues. ![]() Rogers (whom we all love, right?) and the Wicked Witch of the East. Just yesterday this great article was posted. If you don’t read this online news source, I encourage it. WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST PROFESSIONALCommunity Referrals and Professional Organizations.Jennifer Slingerland Ryan, Ph.D., LPC-S. ![]() Krystal Pennington, M.A., LPC Associate, LMFT Associate.5-Minute Vision Journal (online mini-course). ![]()
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