The Wizard of Oz

This is an interesting combination of escapism and a message of staying home that it feels like it could only be made during the Depression. Yes, there are wondrous things out there, but really, you need to stay home and work the farm and every moment you’re away you should be yearning to return. It’s a delightful journey we follow Dorothy on, but that message is so unlike anything in pop culture since.

It really does hinge on two conflicting desires common in the human heart: escape and...