Last night in Central Park, Netflix celebrated the 70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz by having Julianne Hough from Dancing with the Stars and Jennifer Hudson performing songs from the movie, and then showing the movie on a big screen.
Julianne Hough
Jennifer Hudson
I didn't really care to see the singers but once I heard Jennifer Hudson's voice, I was impressed and amazed by her talent. Julianne was good but not Jennifer-Hudson good.
Julianne Hough singing, "We're off to see the wizard..."
Jennifer Hudson singing one of my all-time favorites, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
As I sat on the floor and watched the movie (dressed inappropriately for the 60-some degree weather), I felt the warm rush of nostalgia pass through me. But at the same time, I also felt as if I was watching the movie for the first time. The only scenes I really remembered from The Wizard of Oz were the flying monkeys in the castle, Dorothy pouring water on the Wicked Witch of the West, and the Wizard of Oz being caught behind his booth. The rest of the movie was new to me, including the comedic overtones, the details and rainbow colors of Oz, and the words to all the songs (I finally understood what the Munchkins and Lollipop Kids were singing).
Friggin camera man ruined my shot.
I stayed until the part where Dorothy gets locked up in the castle and Toto is leading the Lion, Scarecrow and Tinman to the castle. I was cold and hungry. So I went to get some pizza and called it a night, with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" playing in my head.
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