The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

I watched the Wizard of Oz last night as part of a class assignment. I have seen the Wizard of Oz many, many, many times, but never quite as I saw it this time. Partly because I had a mission - to discuss beliefs. The other part is because obviously, I have more life experience and my views have changed since I was 5 or 9 or 12. It brought back a lot of memories. The Wizard of Oz was an annual event in my mother's house. All of my cousins would come over and we would pop popcorn on the stove - no microwaves then - and they would sleep over. My son wanted no part of it however and I explained to him he better watch it - he may need it some day. But my pleas fell on deaf ears.