History Film / OzTheGreatAndPowerful

* AdaptationalBadass: In the books and the film, the Wicked Witch of the West mainly relies on [[TheMinionMaster her armies of enthralled creatures]] to do her bidding, she seems to have some subtle enchantments (such as making a wire invisible) but doesn't seem to have much in the way of offensive magic. In this film, [[spoiler:she wields devastating [[PlayingWithFire pyromancy]].]]

* CatchPhrase: "Zim Zallah Bim!" -- which is also a ShoutOut to WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest.

** Oz's oft-repeated CatchPhrase of "Zim Zallah Bim!" was originally used by [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Hadji]] whenever the latter would perform his own feats of magic/sleight-of-hand.

*** ShockAndAwe: Evanora uses an element commonly associated with [[ElectricTorture pain]] and [[HighVoltageDeath death]], often wielded by [[PsychoElectro those who revel in dishing both out]]. [[JustForPun Shockingly]], she is the BigBad. Just in case you missed how evil she is, her lightning also has a SicklyGreenGlow instead of [[YellowLightningBlueLightning any of the normal electric colors]].

** [[spoiler: Theaodora's true appearance resembles the Wicked Witch of the West as she was described in Baum's original novel, as opposed to the more famous version from the 1939 film that her design is based on.]]

** [[Spoiler: Theaodora's true appearance resembles the Wicked Witch of the West as she was described in Baum's original novel, as opposed to the more famous version from the 1939 film that her design is based on.]]

** You can hum the "oo-ee-ooh" chant from the film perfectly in time to the guards marching and striking their staffs on the ground.

** [[spoiler:Evanora's true appearance resembles the Wicked Witch of the West as she was described in Baum's original novel, as opposed to the more famous version from the 1939 film her sister is based on.]]

** Oscar lamenting to Glinda they need a General to lead the army, referencing a certain other TinMan by the name of [[Film/ReturnToOz Tik-Tok]].

''Oz the Great and Powerful'' is a 2013 fantasy film directed by Creator/SamRaimi, and produced by the same people behind Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' and following the leads of then-recent DarkerAndEdgier versions of notable literary creations such as the aforementioned ''Alice in Wonderland'', Creator/GuyRitchie's ''[[Film/SherlockHolmes2009 Sherlock Holmes]]'' films, and ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman''.

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** Joey King: A wheelchair-bound girl/the voice of Little China Girl.

*** PlayingWithFire: Theodora, who lets her emotions get the best of her; offense-oriented. [[spoiler:The connotation of fire as an indiscriminately destructive force becomes even more appropriate when she becomes a ChaoticEvil {{Pyromaniac]] as the Wicked Witch of the West.]]

* NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: Oz cites this trope verbatim to discourage China Girl from following him on his quest to kill the "wicked witch". Thanks to Finley, he's already working with an animal.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Played with, [[spoiler: Oz tricked the Witches into thinking they killed him, and tells them its because of them he returns as a powerful "true ethereal form".]]

** The strongman and the circus folks, when they see the tornado.

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Theodora the Wicked Witch catches what appears to be Oz escaping with the gold in a hot air balloon and shoots him down to destroy the hope of the people of Emerald City. After supposedly killing the prophesied wizard, Evanora and Theodora are mere ''moments'' from executing Glinda in cold blood, thereby eradicating the sole remaining threat to their power. Unfortunately for the witches, Oz planned everything right from the start to fake his own death and launch his real illusion.]]

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Theodora the Wicked Witch catches what appears to be Oz escaping with the gold in a hot air balloon and shoots him down to destroy the hope of the people of Emerald City. After supposedly killing the prophesied wizard, the witches Evanora and Theodora are mere ''moments'' from executing Glinda in cold blood, thereby eradicating the sole remaining threat to their power. Unfortunately for the witches, Oz planned everything right from the start to fake his own death and launch his real illusion.]]

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Theodora the Wicked Witch catches what appears to be Oz escaping with the gold in a hot air balloon and shoots him down to destroy the hope of the people of Emerald City. After supposedly kill the prophesied wizard, the Evanora and Theodora are mere ''moments'' from executing Glinda in cold blood, thereby eradicating the sole remaining threat to their power. Unfortunately for the witches, Oz planned everything right from the start to fake his own death and launch his real illusion.]]

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Theodora the Wicked Witch catches what appears to be Oz escaping with the gold in a hot air balloon and shoots him down to destroy the hope of the people of Emerald City. After supposedly kill the prophesied Wizard, the Wicked Witches are mere ''moments'' from executing Glinda in cold blood, thereby eradicating the sole remaining threat to their power. Unfortunately for the witches, Oz planned everything right from the start to fake his own death and launch his real illusion.]]

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Theodora the Wicked Witch catches what appears to be Oz escaping with the gold in a hot air balloon and shoots him down to destroy the hope of the people of Emerald City. After supposedly kill the Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witches are mere ''moments'' from executing Glinda in cold blood. Unfortunately for the witches, Oz planned everything right from the start to fake his own death and launch his real illusion.]]

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Theodora the Wicked Witch catches what appears to be Oz escaping with the gold in a hot air balloon and shoots him down to destroy the hope of the people of Emerald City. Unfortunately for her, he planned this right from the start to fake his own death and launch his real illusion.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Oscar and Theodora's DanceOfRomance in the field is accompanied by a shot tilting up to the sky, heavily implying that they did more than just dance.
** When Oz is getting close to intimate with May after giving a music box, his assistant Finley interrupts them, leading to this exchange:
-->'''Oz:''' Finley, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything the sock is on the door! We're rehearsing!]]

* LovelyAssistant: Oz needs an assistant for his magic show. He recruits and seduces them with a music box and a fake sotry.

* AdaptedOut: Despite the premise following the film Wizard of Oz's conceit of [[AndYouWereThere dual roles]], a key character is missing: [[spoiler: Elmira Gulch, the Wicked Witch of the West's analogue, the very first mirrored character revealed in the original film, is entirely absent.]] Notably, however, this character is a CanonForeigner in the books, and was specifically created for the film adaptation.

*** PlayingWithFire: Theodora, who lets her emotions get the best of her; offense-oriented.
*** ShockAndAwe: Evanora.