Wicked
Warning : This listing contains spoilers for the Broadway melodious Wicked .
Summary
The Broadway musicalWickedis a most - gross masterpiece , but there are still ways the forthcoming picture show can improve upon the write up . Like the musical it is based upon , the two - part movie adaption ofWickedfollows Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ) , a untested womanhood have with green skin destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West . Along the way , she becomes close booster with Glinda the Good ( Ariana Grande ) and pick up the secrets of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( Jeff Goldblum ) . With theWickedmovie ’s castof unrivaled endowment , there are ample chance to organically blow up the character and plot .
Wickedis a complex geographic expedition of the political relation of percept and construct public personas . The best way for the movie to ameliorate the history is to further cut into into these paper . Wickedon stage is already near three hour long , with much of that time taken up by the musical number . However , even then , clip restraint mean that some characters ' arcs have to be summarized rather than fleshed out to giveElphaba and Glinda ’s friendshipand someone arcs their due . WithWickedbeing rip into two full - length picture show , there is time for other reference to be given complete stories .
8Elphaba & Fiyero Should Have More Scenes Together
Elphaba and Fiyero’s romance should be further developed to justify the events of the second act.
Fiyero ( Jonathan Bailey ) attend Shiz University with Elphaba and Glinda , beginning a relationship with Glinda almost as soon as he arrives . Yet as he and Elphaba get to know one another , they cease up fall down in passion with each other , with Elphaba lend out Fiyero ’s more serious-minded side . Fiyero and Glinda are together while Elphaba is on the trial , and when the narrative picks up some time by and by in the 2nd act , they declare their engagement . However , Fiyero then run out with Elphabafor one romantic musical number in the forest before he is captured .
More scenes of Elphaba and Fiyero ’s bud love story while they are still at school would improve the story , and better vindicate them both betraying Glinda after not having seen each other for presumptively long time . Elphaba also accidentally turn Fiyero into the Scarecrow ; he find her after her supposed expiry , and they exit Oz together . Just one crinkle where Fiyero refer travel with Dorothy to get back to Elphaba , and a more spring up family relationship as the foundation of their lean off together forever , would make this a much expert plot line .
CinemaCon offer a closer spirit at the upcoming movie Wicked , which stars Cynthia Erivo and accommodate the first part of the bang musical of the same name .
7Glinda Should Say More About The Wizard
Glinda’s loyalty to the Wizard of Oz could be further explored.
Glinda only confronts the Wizard and banishes him from Oz after Elphaba ’s “ demise ” — Elphaba is the one who truly match him .
After Elphaba is tag as the“Wicked Witch,”the Wizard and Madame Morrible ( Michelle Yeoh ) bod Glinda as the opposite . She becomes a spokesperson for the Wizard and is positioned as the vis-a-vis to the Wicked Witch of the West . ThroughoutWicked , it seems as though Glinda thinks that the Wizard ’s natural action can be justifiedbecause the people in Oz believe in the thought of him . Glinda only face the Wizard and banish him from Oz after Elphaba ’s “ expiry ” — Elphaba is the one who truly opposes him .
Glinda touches upon the show ’s themes of populace vs. private persona when she let the cat out of the bag “ Popular,”telling Elphaba : “ [ … ] think of / Celebrated heads of state / Or specially great communicators / Did they have mind or cognition ? / Do n’t make me laugh ! / They were popular!”However , she is forced to eat her own words when she becomes tangle in the fight between Elphaba and the Wizard where the life of her jazz I are threaten .
Elphaba and Glinda have a confrontation that is dominate by Glinda ’s ire about the situation with Fiyero . One direct comment from Glinda during this scene about what she actually thinks of the Wizard would be an effectual path to drive the movie ’s discourse . It would also make Glinda ’s late decisions more poignantwhen she realizes that Morrible send the tornado that kill Nessarose " Nessa " ( Marissa Bode ) and decides the Wizard can not decree Oz any longer .
6Dr. Dillamond’s Character Should Be Reinvented
Dr. Dillamond could rise above his Broadway role in the Wicked movie.
Peter Dinklage’sWickedroleofDr . Dillamond is somewhat ill-famed in the Broadway fanbase . A mechanical man goat ( created with prosthetics onstage ) whose song “ Something Bad ” is the irksome minute of the show , he inspire Elphaba ’s dedication to empowering the animals of Oz , who are enigmatically losing their ability to mouth . However , Dillamond still stands as a goofy part of the show that most people pick out to ignore . This is unfortunate when the storyline he represents is important to Elphaba ’s electric discharge , and he could be a much more in force part .
Like Fiyero , Dillamond should get more scenes with Elphaba to demonstrate how important their family relationship is in her life . Additionally , he should be played as less of a joke and a more serious and wiser character — something that Dinklage excels at portraying . Elphaba also discovers that the Wizard is behind what is happening to the animal in an endeavor to subjugate them . Laying the foundation for this revelation , which motivates Elphaba for geezerhood , with a safe version of Dillamond ’s persona will make this subplot solid .
5Madame Morrible Should Have A Real Backstory
Madame Morrible’s history could have interesting implications for Elphaba and Glinda’s arcs.
Madame Morrible has the potential to be an interesting part inWicked , but also because of time constraint , her primary role is to be a straightforward villain in Elphaba and Glinda ’s story . First the headmistress of Shiz and later the Wizard ’s mechanical press escritoire , Morrible plays a key office in tarnishing Elphaba ’s report . However , her reasons for side with the Wizard are never explore . presumptively , she does it to increase her own status and societal power . Unlike the Wizard , she has actual charming ability and is powerful enough to summon a crack that brings Dorothy ’s sign to Oz and kills Nessa .
If the motion-picture show demonstrate some scene of Morrible teaching Elphaba sorcery it could moderate to a conversation between them , which could shed some more light on Morrible ’s rise to great power . The story ofWickedrevolves around two women with contrasting personality set against each other as the two major forces of trade good and evil in Oz ; further developing the stories of the other female grapheme around them will make this even more nuanced . to boot , with an actress like Yeoh play Morrible , a backstory of how she climbed Oz ’s hierarchy with wily schemes is in order .
Marc Platt , the producer of the impish film , explains why the melodic adaptation will be split into two part , with the first arriving before long .
Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
4Dorothy’s Trio Should Have Stronger Storylines
The Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion are mere Easter Eggs in Wicked.
The Scarecrow , Tin Man , and Cowardly Lion are more tokenish nod toThe Wizard of Ozthan strong game point inWicked . When Nessa casts a spell to make the Munchkin Boq ( Ethan Slater ) fall in love with her and almost kills him , Elphaba manages to keep open his life by turning him into the Tin Man . Elphaba free the Lion from a cruel teacher when he is a sonny , and he grows up to become a coward because she did not“let him fight his own struggle . ”
Boq becomes a ardent Wiccan hunter , which more or less makes sense because Nessa blames his tin state on her babe . The Lion could be given a upright backstory because acting as though saving a lion sonny boy is grounds of Elphaba ’s ugliness is a bit of a stretch , and moderately confusing in the context of the Wizard ’s oppression of the animal . With all three members of Dorothy ’s troika , there is a disconnect between their cameo inWickedand their roles inWizard of Oz . Why they help Dorothy in the setting ofWicked’splot could be well explained .
3Nessarose’s Character Should Be More Developed
Nessa could play an important part in expressing the main themes of Wicked.
Among theWizard of Ozcharacters who come along inWickedis Nessa , Elphaba ’s young sister and the Wicked Witch of the East . Wicked’stwo - part dismission can make Nessa ’s characterby giving her more screen meter and therefore more character developing . Like many of the plump for characters inWicked , Nessa exists primarily as a airscrew in a story that is about Elphaba and Glinda . Her death push Elphaba further toward villainy , contribute to her stern missionary post to reclaim Nessa ’s deep red slippers . However , Nessa ’s storyline of becoming the Wicked Witch of the East could be expanded , creating an interesting line of latitude to Elphaba .
Nessa is spoiled by her and Elphaba ’s forefather , who neglects his older daughter because of her green tegument . Nessa is frustrate by needing to use a wheelchair and becomes an entitled , autocratic leader when she inherit her Padre ’s position as regulator of Munchkinland . Wickedskips over how Nessa got to the gunpoint of being such an awe-inspiring rulerthat the Munchkins would break into song and dance at the news of her last . IfWickedis an geographic expedition of how one is given genuine and false labels of wickedness , they have another potentially poignant character in Nessa .
2The Wizard’s Connection To Elphaba Should Be More Important (Or Cut)
The Wizard plays a role in Elphaba’s backstory, but it does not affect Wicked’s story that much.
Wickedimplies that the Wizard is Elphaba ’s biological father and the reason for her fleeceable peel is that when he and Elphaba ’s mother had their amour , he gave her a green philosophers' stone to tope . This is a plot full stop that likely only made it intoWickedas a testimonial to Gregory Maguire ’s novelof the same name upon which it is based . Elphaba never finds out about this in the show , and it therefore has no impact on her emotions or how she present the Wizard . He only realize the truth at the very death , when Elphaba is allegedly dead .
fundamentally , the plot point does not affect the outcome ofWicked . If it is kept in the movie(s ) , it should either be expand — with Elphaba and/or the Wizard key it originally , so it can further complicate their dynamic — or it should be turn out out of the history altogether . This is an element ofWickedthat the cinematic adaptation might look to the original novel for inspirationof how it can elaborate upon this part of the story .
fictitious character look-alike from the coming Wicked movie moderate insidious contingent that expose the most surprising aspect of Jeff Goldblum ’s Wizard of Oz .
1Dorothy Gale Should Have A Bigger Role In The Story
The Wicked movies will probably feature Dorothy more.
The firstWickedtrailer suggests a change for Dorothy , in that she will actually appear rather than only being hinted at . In theWickedmusical , Dorothy is only hear crying offstage and seen as a silhouette when she " melts " Elphaba . However , Dorothy also put some interesting possibilities in how she is used to annotate upon the character arcs of the many witches of Oz .
Elphaba has the best of intentions but has"wickedness thrust upon her;“Glinda is tolerant at heart but accept injustices rather than fighting them ; Madame Morrible uses her might only to her own welfare ; and Nessa becomes sinful through initially inconsequential , selfish behavioral habit . In dividing line to all of them , Dorothy is the pic of innocence who catch Oz as a wonderland . Just give her a bigger presence will accentuate these comparisons . Dorothy might also directly say something about what is come about in Oz , represent one possibility of how the movie adjustment ofWickedcan make the news report even more unsounded .
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Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two - part pic , come after the improbable friendly relationship between Elphaba , tolerate with green skin , and Glinda , a popular aristocrat , in the Land of Oz . As they navigate their contrasting paths , they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West .
Wicked : For Good is the sequel to the 2024 movie version of the popular Broadway stage musical . The film search the origins of the Wicked Witch of the West , known as Elphaba , as the globe of Oz is tell apart from a sword Modern perspective .
