Frank Baum Oz books like the young boy Tip (Jordan Loughran).
Since it has 10 hours to fill, Emerald City pads the original Oz story with side characters from other L. So while Emerald City has all the emotional depth of a music video, at least there are pretty things to look at along the way. All 10 episodes are directed by Tarsem Singh, the visionary behind J.Lo’s 2000 thriller The Cell and R.E.M.’s iconic “Losing My Religion” video. That said, Emerald City is definitely a feast for the eyes, with dreamlike landscapes and beautifully elaborate costumes, like the fluttering cape of red ribbons worn by the Wicked Witch of the East (Florence Kasumba). It’s all very grim and humorless - shouldn’t The Wizard of Oz be at least a little fun? - and, in case you were wondering, not at all appropriate for children. The Wizard would rather murder Dorothy than help her leave. The Munchkins are feral, Wildling-like tribal warriors. Her Scarecrow equivalent, Lucas, is a brooding hunk who admits to killing people. Dorothy is a jaded nurse with severe mommy issues. While the classic Wizard of Oz tale is certainly rich enough to support a modern retelling (Syfy did just that in 2007 with Tin Man, starring Zooey Deschanel), the scripts for Emerald City seem to be marking off boxes on a “gritty reboot” checklist.
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