The Wizard of Oz has to be the most widely known and widely quoted movies of all times, although when originally released it did not do well, it gained worldwide fame in the years to come. Thought by many to be the first film done in color, this is not true.
Stephen King, the “king of horror is best known for his eerie, creepy, innovative stories set in his hometown of Maine. Van Morrison is one of the most poetic songwriters and musicians of all times.
These three icons to me epitomize icons in movies, music and books. Where would the horror genre be without the chilling stories of Cujo, Pet Sematary, The Stand, Carrie, Christine, and so many more? Stephen King has chilled me to the bone on many an occasion and I have loved every scary second. I remember reading It and being scared so badly that I could not read it alone or after dark. To this day clowns are the scariest things in the world for me! I wait for each and every novel, short story and movie adaptation to come out for me to devour.
The Wizard of Oz is the movie iconoclastic movies in history for me. One year does not go by without me watching this movie at least once. Its characters are instantly recognizable and lines completely quotable. "I'm melting, melting!".
Van Morrison has made music for me, made me dance, made me sing, made me cry. For me this makes an artist. I own around 10 of his albums and this is not even close to what is available. But Moondance is by far the most significant album for me, my all time favorite song "Into the Mystic" is on that album. My one dream is to see him in concert.
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The Wizard of Oz was one of the greatest movies of all times, well at least in my book. This movie has been around for years and I do feel it has a good message behind it. As a young adult growing up, I can remember saying I couldn’t wait to leave home and go away, this to me would have been any place as long as it wasn't Columbus, Ohio. However, I think the reality is that no matter where life might take you there is no place like home. This movie allows kids to see how important family is. It teaches everyone how to love others and as well as ourselves. When you have a loving family you will always have that connection that tends to bind everyone together.
Stephen King was a good choice for you to mention. He is probably the best writer/director there has ever been. As a matter of fact I just watched one of his latest movies, Room 1408. That was an awesome movie. It has been awhile since a movie has made me "jump", and this one did. He, Stephen King, did a great job as always.
I agree that "The Wizard of Oz" is one of the most watched films of our era. No matter how many times I see it, I can never turn it off until it is over. One of my favorite lines is "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain".
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