Once I went with a friend to see the Dark Side of Oz at an old 1920’s movie house in Richmond. First of all I absolutely HATE the wizard of Oz, always have ever since a little kid , but my friend really wanted to go so I decided to go with her. The premise to the movie is that they play the Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd instead of the traditional soundtrack to wizard of OZ, and its supposed to match brilliantly. It does in fact match quite well, at first I was skeptical but as the movie proceeded, it got eerily spot on. However the movie has this very gloomy undertone, which I guess makes sense given the historical context of the cold war from which it comes. However, as I looked around I realized it’d become an almost religious experience for the new age hippies present. Most people were around my age give or take 5 years and most fit the same stereotype, wearing tie dye, smelling of various activities, and slowly moving lighters backwards and forward in the darkened theatre. It was a surreal and unexpected experience.
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