Monday Movie Mania - Wicked: For Good

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm tuckered out from the holidays. However, DH took me to a few movies over the tail-end of New Hallowthanksmas season to relax when I peopled too much. So of course, the first film was the one I've been anticipating for a year!


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PROS
1) The music and singing are always the best part of any musical. I was delighted Stephen Schwartz wrote two new songs to the movie, including "No Place Like Home" with input from Cynthia Erivo.

2) Erivo and Ariana Grande command the spotlight once again, showing older and more bitter versions of their characters.

3) Michelle Yeoh's Madame Morrible comes to the forefront as evil in her own right, not merely a henchman for the Wizard.

4) The movie version shows Glinda taking a more active role in getting the Wizard to leave Oz and disposing of Madame Morrible.

5) The movie also expands on scenes where the action is insinuated in the stage version, like what the Wizard's army does to Fiyero when it's learned he backs Elphaba. The screenplay also adds some scenes which expand on Elphaba and Glinda's character arcs.


CONS
1) Not a damn thing.


Overall, I give Wicked:For Good a 1,000 stars out of 10. I love this film, Jon Chu did right by the story, and the Wicked double-feature is going into my permanent collection!