#5 How is Reading Film Like Reading a Text?

       So, how is reading film like reading a text. It's very similar. When I was watching The Wizard of Oz, I noticed some elements similar to the rhetorical devices we're learning. For example,  I was reminded of anaphora. Every time Dorothy met someone new, such as Tin-man, Lion and Scarecrow, she sang a song starting with the same words but being changed a little to match the scenario of the character. I couldn't help but notice that the song always started off the same. Also, I noticed the repetition of "Lions, tigers and bears. Oh my!" When reading a text or viewing a film, there's always a hidden message/moral.  In the movie, the message was that you should appreciate everything you have because "there's no place like home." This is evident in Dorothy's experience in a new place foreign to her. She runs away from her Aunty Em and uncle when she feels misunderstood but when she's transported somewhere other than home, she misses it dearly. This sounds like something in a text to me!
      Films and texts can both be interpreted in many different ways, too. Rich texts, when analyzed, can have many meanings. For example, a small text like , symbolizes the flood of ideas and duties of the newcomers with the the "flood of people" (first line). You can also see that the flood of ideas is represented by the flood of parallel sentence structure and emphasis put by the constant use of "they" (anaphora). And, the story about the beheaded flower has many devices used that go hand in hand with the hidden meaning. Ex) the use of short, abrupt phrases goes hand in hand with the short, abrupt death of the flower. In movies, many meanings can be found as well.  Many morals, themes, motifs and meanings   can be found in one movie.