Like everyone, I was curious when I saw the title of this movie; different imaginations raced through my mind concerning what the movie should look like, but I imagined it to be more of a film about a bad witch in a family or a community.
And that imagination was prompted by the poster; however, it turned out to be quite different from what I thought.
The Wicked was released in 2024. It was written by Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, and Gregory Maguire. The movie was directed by Joe M. Chu, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jeff Goldblum.
The movie runs for 2h 40m and the genres include: Musical, adventure, drama, and fantasy.
The film follows Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), a young lady born with green skin. Because of her green nature, she was despised and treated meanly by people.
Elphaba met Galinda (Ariana Grande) at Shiz University, a school for students born with supernatural gifts.
Galinda was a beautiful lady; she was loved by people and was quite popular. The two were brought together by fate, and although their personalities contradicted each other, they eventually became close friends.
They met Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) and the wonderful wizard of the city, Oz (Jeff Goldblum), who actually brought a separation between the ladies, as both of them chose a different path when it was time for them to use their magical powers.
Elphaba wanted to use her power for good, but her friend Galinda was consumed by the love of fame and so took a dangerous path influenced by Madame Morrible and the great wizard of Oz.
First, I must commend the costumes; the green color Cynthia Erivo wore as the character Elphaba made the movie interesting.
I must also recognize the emotional role she played. Cynthia gave the character Elphaba her best; she was able to give her the best emotions required in every scene, as expected.
Ariana Grande also made the movie quite interesting with her sense of humor and her beautiful songs. This also made the role she played as Galinda perfect.
The relationship between Elphaba and Galinda was also quite exceptional, as two casual people with different and contradicting personalities somehow managed to put their differences aside and become friends. The performance really caught my attention.
The cinematography, the music, and the background were top-notch, and I really can't get enough of it.
However, the length of this movie is too much. Not everyone has the patience to endure it for that long; sometimes when movies get that long, they become boring and, in the worst cases, add irrelevant things to the story or divert into something unnecessary.
Overall, the movie is good; it's one of the best I have watched. Wicked is a musical movie that explores friendship, music, the dangers of desiring fame at all costs, and also judging people by their outward looks.
The movie ends in suspense, so I am expecting a second version of the movie.
I am recommending this movie to those who love magical movies; in fact, “Wicked” blended different genres in a beautiful way. Both children and adults can watch it.
