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1925美国喜剧家庭片《绿野仙踪》由Larry Semon导演,多萝西·德万主演,影片讲述的是:
This is a pretty weird adaptation of the Wizard of Oz bearing only a passing resemblance either to the original book or to the beloved Judy Garland version The story is much different and the characters look and act much differently Frankly most of it isnt really very good although for those who enjoy silent films there are some points of historical interest
Instead of the more familiar story of young Dorothys trip to Oz the scenario here has a melodrama centering on a somewhat older Dorothy Dorothy Dwan combined with some slapstick involving the Oz characters In itself its not necessarily a big problem to adapt the story after all the great 1939 version also made some significant changes from the book but this one does not really fit together very well and it certainly does not work as well as the more familiar story It really looks as if Larry Semon just tried far too hard to put his own personal stamp on the story instead of simply trying to make a good movie version of the Wizard Its interesting to see Oliver Hardy as the Tin Woodman but he doesnt really get a lot to do and a number of the other characters are illconceived and do not work out well at all Its also plagued with a lot of excruciating puns in the title cards plus other similar problems
Some of the finest movies ever made came from this era when the silents were at their peak and it should have been possible to make a firstrate adaptation of the Oz story but unfortunately this isnt it With its overdone attempts at humor and melodrama it looks more like the stereotyped images of silent movies that are held by so many illinformed modern moviegoers For silent movie fans there are still a couple of points of interest that might make it worth watching in order to satisfy ones curiosity but otherwise theres really no particular reason to see it