Wicked

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Cory C I am a huge fan of the novel series by Gregory Maguire, and therefore rolled my eyes at the announcement of the movie that promised to be an adaptation of the stage everyone loved, as opposed to the darker and more sinister (and nuanced I felt) novel series. However, I did drag myself to the theater to watch it with a friend, if only to bemuse them, and despite a first watch being distracted by a horribly distracted audience experience (people were standing up and feuding over children making too much noise) upon a second watching, I did, in fact, fall in love. What neysayers are possibly missing, and perhaps don’t want, is a more grounded story. Well, read the novels, I would say to that. But for this musical, for this adaptation, and for mainly the characters of Galinda/Glinda and Elphaba, Jon M Chu successfully inserted just enough more nuance and character development to make this, honestly, superior to the stage experience. If you want the glitz and glam and stage craft, absolutely see the stage play. Short, sweet, to the point. It gets the message more or less across of ‘girl discriminated against because she is different, meets people along the way, becomes bitter, and falls in love and, well the story (and my memory) gets fuzzy toward the end but whatever don’t think about it.’ What the movie does is it takes that raw story, takes even more of the aesthetic of the 1939 film than Gregory Maguire, in a written medium, was able to infuse, and sets all of that ablaze with the looks that Ariana Granda and Cynthia Erivo conjure between one another and those on the periphery that inform their tale. Truly spell binding, with engaging choreography and enough detail that it warrants multiple watches, and while you are searching for each new moment, you get to once again listen to Cynthia belt ‘the wizard and I’, unknowingly joke about her tragic fate of melting, and be excited to meet the man that will ultimately cause her revolt and ultimate disappointment, and Ariana’s ability to act priveledged, but simultaneously show the truth behind Gregory Maguires character of Glinda, which is more that she never had the opportunity to think before meeting Elphaba, and though it is startling, Glinda does ultimately happily rise to the challenge. Again, magnificent and spellbinding. Thank you, John M Chu, and I’m still waiting for that stupid picnic deleted scene! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review melissa Soooo good! Can’t wait for the next Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/25 Full Review Jessica zeff to be continued...... wasn't what I wanted after watching a 3 hour movie. they should charge you have the price..... JS Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/25 Full Review Google Phenomenal in everyday. From the actors to the sets, this film had so much love put into it that it was infectious. It was very well done and left me wanting more! Can't wait for a sequel Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Diana Such a groundbreaking movie from its amazing world building to its jaw dropping vocals! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/25 Full Review Rob Long and lots of singing. The visuals are insane and Jeff Goldblum is always amazing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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