the characters we're fine but i didn't really care all that much for any of the sidecharacters.
the acting is...fine i geuss, the main performance of the lead is extremely good aswell as her singing while ariana grande, while not bad, is not that good in the acting department.
she's really good at the singing parts tho.my main issue with the film is how washed and bland it looks, the colors in the film itself are probably really good looking but the cinematography doesn't compliment it that well.
overall the cinematography and backlighting in some scene is awful.
Wicked
Everyone deserves the chance to fly.
Rating
3.3 (2)
Release Date
10/16/2024Runtime
162 minsOverview
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
How It Feels
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A lavish, emotionally resonant musical about how power, prejudice, and circumstance can turn two friends into enemies, all wrapped in spectacular song and dance. It's a story about what it means to be "wicked" when the world forces you to become what it has already decided you are.
Mood
WhimsicalBittersweetRomanticDefiant
Themes
FriendshipIdentityRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
PainterlyWidescreen epicStylized genre
Structure
Two-hander
Cynthia Erivo
Elphaba
Ariana Grande
Galinda / Glinda
Jeff Goldblum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Michelle Yeoh
Madame Morrible
Jonathan Bailey
Fiyero
Ethan Slater
Boq
Marissa Bode
Nessarose
Peter Dinklage
Dr. Dillamond (voice)
Andy Nyman
Governor Thropp
Courtney-Mae Briggs
Mrs. Thropp
Bowen Yang
Pfannee
Bronwyn James
Shenshen
Reviews
I'm ready for my brain to say DEAR GALINDA YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD on repeat for the next week
Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie. All I knew about Wicked four hours ago was that Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenowith starred in it on Broadway, and I've seen the Glee episode with the "Defying Gravity" sing-off, so I have no point of reference for this as an adaptation.
The production is amazing. It reminded me of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the way it looks magical while also looking real. Jeff Goldblum was also giving me Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in his initial scene. Whimsical with perhaps a sinister undertone.
The cast feels like everyone is perfect for their roles, but I'm a little confused by the choice to seemingly exclusively cast actors in their thirties to play students. There is one extra in all the school scenes who has to be 40. Every now and then I'd see that 40 year old man in the background with his textbooks, and it would take me out for a moment.
Ariana is straight up channeling Kristin Chenoweth. Sometimes Kristin's voice seems to just come out of Ariana's body. Kristin is a hoot, and so is Ariana, so I loved that.
Overall Wicked was a pretty solid watch for me. I am looking forward to watching it again on disc at home with subtitles on so I can read the lyrics to the songs as they sing them. It's hard for me to process the lyrics in musicals without subtitles so sometimes I lose some of the plot there.
Wicked Collection
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