Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess, and Tugg the Tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess, and Tugg the Tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.
The film's central conflict revolves around a classic good versus evil narrative in a fantasy setting, with the solution relying on individual heroism and friendship to defeat a tyrannical villain, thus avoiding engagement with specific political ideologies.
The movie maintains traditional casting for its human characters, consistent with established portrayals, and does not feature explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on a classic fantasy adventure without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is an animated musical film that does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story focuses on Dorothy's return to Oz and her adventures, without incorporating elements related to queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts characters from L. Frank Baum's Oz series. All established characters, such as Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion, maintain their canonical genders from the source material. New characters introduced in this installment do not constitute gender swaps.
This animated film features characters from the Oz universe, including Dorothy Gale, who is consistently depicted as white, aligning with her established portrayal in source material and previous adaptations. No established characters are portrayed as a different race.
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