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Wicked Movie Review

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[austincaldwell]

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined. That’s how I felt knowing we weren’t getting green Chris. Just know if you pull a stunt like this for Shrek 5 we riot

[Sharpe]

I’m 80% sure the second half of the show is why the show was split up into two movies in the first place. It takes place years later, jumps around time, a lot, rushes EVERYTHING and is the most tonally confused part of the musical. I have a feeling Jon M Chu expanded the second half to make it more coherent and to make the crazy things that happen hit harder. Because in the show, it’s just crazy thing and revelation after another and then some random humor is thrown in and it’s jarring. If Jon M Chu goes full dark, the second half of Wicked will be like Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi of musicals.

[Lovexx]

Jon M Chu was born to make musicals. With "In The Heights" and now "Wicked", he gets a free pass to do whatever Broadway musical he wants to adapt. I would love to see him adapt "A Chorus Line"

[SBzKillFrenzy]

I came here ready to claim "False advertisement!" When I saw Chris didnt have the green face, then in the first 5 seconds, he owned up to it lol good guy, that guy.

[CindyGrumpyBear]

"It's because I'm green; isn't" - The Grinch

[firerun]

Where they ended this movie is the end of act one for the Broadway show. So the wait is basically intermission. Act 2 on Broadway is so much more interesting, and I can't wait to see it on screen

[knoxvanhorn]

Broadway songs are indeed not supposed to necessarily be catchy, however this one is the exception, they're all incredibly catchy

[megroy]

1) The character's name is Elphaba with an "E, " and the author (of the book) came up with it from the Oz creator's initials: L.F.B.
2) The final song is titled "Defying Gravity." And for me it's absolutely a song because it's kinda the ultimate misfit-theater-kid anthem, but I can see it not being one for regular movie fans. I suggest looking up a video of it being sung at this year's Elsie fest by Rachel Zegler and some others just to get an idea of the feel of the song when it's a room full of people going all out (even if they're off key).
3) ^Defying Gravity is part of why the movie was split (because yeah, as someone who loves the show but was also grateful that they fleshed out the story more, I do agree that it was thirty minutes too long). It's such a musical and dramatic high point that anything immediately after it has trouble holding up. It's where the intermission is in the stage show. Plus, there's a small time jump. Now ME, I think that we should just go back to having movie intermissions like they did with Gone with the Wind and the Sound of Music, but whatever I guess they want two Oscar seasons.
4) While there IS a fair bit of CGI (the flying, the very fake-looking lion cub), the overwhelming majority of the sets were real. The Emerald City, the train, the tulip fields, the boats on the water arriving at Shiz, the Wizard's room...all of those were real sets. So your problems with the lighting are with the actual lighting, not CGI/green screen.
5) Yeah, you know I was really curious as to what the reaction would be of someone who didn't like musicals or just wasn't familiar with the stage show, so I really appreciated this take!

[milomoon]

hey chris,
huge wicked fan, and also a fan of yours.
just wanted to chime in and say, part 2 has a LOT in store. act 2 of the musical is kind of known for being a little bit rushed. while they probably could have crammed everything into one film, it would have those same pacing issues, so splitting it up into thinkwas a good choice.
while you could probably just make a pretty good guess at what happens next, there are so many fun and interesting things that come in the second part, and with the extra time the movie will have i’m so excited to see how they expand on it.
without any spoilers, i’ll give a quick overview of what you can expect and why part 2 still has a lot left to explore:
- glinda now works for the wizard, becomes a public figure, etc.
- we get to see elphaba and fiyero’s relationship expand, and how glinda is a part of that
- we see how the scarecrow and tin man come to be.
- we see the origin of the Wicked Witch of the East (known in the Wizard of Oz story to be the wicked witch of the west (elphaba)’s sister, who we know in Wicked is Nessa)
- we see what goes on with Elphaba and Glinda DURING the story of The Wizard of Oz with Dorothy arriving, up to when she kills the witch!

anyways, loved your review, it makes sense since you’re coming from the perspective of general audiences rather than fans of Wicked like i am. i’m excited to see how part 2 comes out and how you’ll react to that one!! love your videos!!!

[blainedavis]

Oh dude, part 2 is gonna be DARK! Like on Broadway, act 2 is SO AMAZJNG! Youre not ready!!

[patrickisanavajo]

Petition for Chris to do the Green Face for Wicked Part 2 Review

[marvelboi]

Wicked was a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire before it was a Broadway production. Jon M. Chu had stated that he mainly took concepts from the novel and was heavenly inspired by the Broadway production to make this adaptation of Wicked happen. The book has some very dark themes with the story and he wanted to bring that to the big screen with the backstory of Elphaba that the play hasn't covered. Cris the real reason why the movie was broken up into two parts because like any Broadway stage play this is Act 1 and we are going into an intermission waiting for Act 2 to start. He wanted this movie to be very authentic like the stage production and didn't want to cut anything out of the source the way Warner Bro and Denis Villeneuve didn't advertise Dune as a two-part until the second film came out with the title.

FUN FACT: The sets on Wicked are practical while the other half is CGI. They actually build on location while filming.

[BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Reaching into that untapped audience with big event films is absolutely important. Wonder Woman, Black Panther, Top Gun Maverick, Barbie, Wicked. Getting more people back into theatres is how we brave this tough year for movies.

[JohnstoneStudios]

Chris be looking like Brainiac without the tech

[DreyAguilar]

It ended where the intermission is in the live show. There is a lot more left. ALSO, massive cameos! 4 to be clear! Amazing film!
Arianna killed it, all the GaLinda vibes hit hard!

[ConnorStierman]

Just got out of watching Wicked, it was AMAZING! I want Part Two is be out right now! 😭

[jk-fyon]

Oz world -> Ozworld -> Oswald > Oz cob> penguin wins

[RobbieeCastillo]

Hearing that "It's like if you took Anna Feris and Sharpay and put it into one person" just makes me super happy!!!

[KamiAnimeS]

I watched it today at the early fan screening of the film, and I was entirely surprised. I had never watched the stage play or known any of the songs, but I’d love this 'Wicked' movie. One of my favorite things about movies or even TV shows is that if I don’t like the main characters, I don’t continue watching, but I love these main characters, Galinda, and Elphaba. The songs were great, and I was surprised by the action. The costuming was great, as were the set design, the building designs, and the CGI. I'm seeing this movie again on Tuesday. I give it a 9/10; it's my favorite movie of the year! It surpassed Deadpool.

[servingstfuhm]

Don’t think that part 2 is “predictable” think of it as ‘Wizard of Oz 1/2’ but the story won’t mostly focus on Dorothy (she will play a small part).

Let’s just say that so far… we already met some of the crew but just differently than expected