I can't watch the flying monkeys. The Tin Man version of things is a bit scarier because it's a bit more real and "adult". Too, everything obviously respresents something else and I don't like that "hidden" quality and having to figure it out.

The Wizard of Oz story, was actually a political satire of the day and not for children at all. Maybe reading about that will help "destroy" the story for you so it is not so scary?

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