Monday, March 5, 2012

Epic Rush 3.

For this Rush we are asked to use one of the object from our previous Rush, as well as our meanings associated with the objects within the world of The Wizard of OZ. i decided to use the Bucket again and it's reoccurence in Ben-Hur as a Emblem of Peace, Friendship and Tension.
As Dorothy runs away from home, her path crosses with a traveling Fortune Teller. The Actor playing this Role, actually pops up many time in the film, usually as a civil servent, such as a gate keeper. He plays 2 GateKeepers, the Fortune Teller, a Coachman on a Horse Drawn Carriage and the un-masked Great Oz himself.
Upon reading the Vogler Excerpt, i decided to dub his characters, as a whole, as Threshold Guardians. As the Fortune Teller, he send Dorothy back home where she is caught by the Hurricane. Intentional or not, i believe he stopped her from entering one place and sent her away. i believe i saw a wooden bucket, upside down near him, in that first scene between them. This bucket, in this instance, would stand for his Calming her down(peace), there is a clear bond between them, he likes her as a person and hopes she will be safe (friendship) and yet, he is a lonely older man (tension).
 i never did see another bucket, perhaps they dont use them in the Land of OZ. But i think the object and meaning could be added in and serve the point. The Coachman could of course have a bucket for watering the Horse of a Different Color, and this character again shows Dorothy Kindness, Friendly Smiles, and Danger.
As threshold Guardian, the man, first at the main gate and then at the Wizard's gate, puts Dothy through tests to check her worthiness. First he turns her away from the main enterence several time, until she points out the Ruby Slippers. And then later, after the MakeOver and Lion's song, it is not until he sees her sobbing that he agrees to let the travellers see the Wizard.
And again, as the Wizard, he seems to control the threshold (hot air balloon) betwwen the Land of Oz and Kansas.
i think it would be quite easy to add a bucket trailing below the balloon, as he mistakenly leaves poor Dorothy behind

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