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Director Jon M
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Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.. Discover Ariana Grande's painterly prowess, Cynthia Erivo's whistling brilliance, Jeff Goldblum's ear-resistible trick, Marissa Bode's artistic flair, and Ethan Slater's Broadway-booking secret skill.. Practical sets were built and supplemented with CGI rather than being filmed on green or blue screens.
This included planting 9 million tulips to serve as part of the landscape for Munchkinland
Chu wanted the world of Oz to feel like a real place rather than just a computer-generated background. In the classroom scene where Elphaba causes the flowers to rise in the air and the pollen sends the students to sleep, you can clearly see a wire suspending one of the flowers as it moves. It will be interesting if this gets corrected for the streaming and DVD release of the film.. Wizard: [from trailer] The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy..
Clarke, and Jenna Boyd
The film title uses a font style similar to Čarobnjak iz Oza (1939)'s opening titles.. Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Chip n' Dale: A New Legacy (2022). No One Mourns the WickedWritten by Stephen SchwartzPerformed by Ariana Grande, Andy Nyman, Courtney Mae-Briggs, Jeff Goldblum, Sharon D. The singing and dancing in Wicked Part 1 were very good, and the opening was captivating, but the pleasure gradually waned as the movie went on, and on …
That was a bit disappointing
and on. By the final ten minutes or so I was praying they would stop singing and just wrap it up. I love music and musicals, so this was an unusual reaction on my part.Before going to see this, I hadn't realised it was only part 1. I also never realised the film was so long.
There were many scenes that would have benefitted from some cuts, without losing any of the overall delight
Two hours and forty minutes will delight some, but for me, the story and production weren't tight enough to keep me engaged to the end.From this novice's viewpoint, the editing was done with love rather than with a view to creating a tight film. Look back and the memorable red carpet looks and costumes worn by Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and more of the magical cast of 'Wicked.'
