Awesome review Jack, Wicked Part 1 completely blew me away and is now my favourite movie of 2024. I feel sorry for all the musical blockbusters this year I think Mean Girls and Joker 2 got too much hate but Wicked Part 1 is hands down the best musical of the year. This respects the stage musical and Jon M Chu was the perfect director to helm it you can see his love for the source material. The world of OZ looked phenomenal with the best sets of the year keeping the CGI to a minimal. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are electrifying as Elphaba and Glinda and the supporting cast are great too from Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Peter Dinkeldge and Jeff Goldblum. Popular was my favourite song but each song from act 1 of the musical was expertly executed. The 2 hour and 40 minute runtime felt justified to help add even more detail to the story. That climax in the Emerald City left me SPEECHLESS it was that good bring on part 2. This is now my favourite Wizard of Oz movie even more so than the 1939 classic. I'd give Wicked Part 1 5 stars out of 5!
Saw it last week. Hadn’t seen the musical or read the book but was familiar with the more popular songs. I was so blown away, I’m going to see it again on Tuesday. As someone who’s been different and was bullied in high school I had high hopes for the emotion of the movie and expected to fall in love with Elphaba. I was not disappointed in the least. Seems like it’s a great story about prejudice and privilege and how hard it can be to stay true to ourselves. Truly beautiful. I’m amazed to hear that they were all designed sets, the world was so epic and beautiful. Can’t wait to see the second part!
I saw Wicked last week and it was amazing. I loved all of the performances (especially from Erivo and Grande but everyone crushed it). The set design and costumes were both outstanding and it should win the Oscar in both of those categories. The soundtrack was also incredible with my favorite song and scene being Defying Gravity.
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Awesome review Jack, Wicked Part 1 completely blew me away and is now my favourite movie of 2024. I feel sorry for all the musical blockbusters this year I think Mean Girls and Joker 2 got too much hate but Wicked Part 1 is hands down the best musical of the year. This respects the stage musical and Jon M Chu was the perfect director to helm it you can see his love for the source material. The world of OZ looked phenomenal with the best sets of the year keeping the CGI to a minimal. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are electrifying as Elphaba and Glinda and the supporting cast are great too from Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Peter Dinkeldge and Jeff Goldblum. Popular was my favourite song but each song from act 1 of the musical was expertly executed. The 2 hour and 40 minute runtime felt justified to help add even more detail to the story. That climax in the Emerald City left me SPEECHLESS it was that good bring on part 2. This is now my favourite Wizard of Oz movie even more so than the 1939 classic. I'd give Wicked Part 1 5 stars out of 5!
Thanks, Harry! Awesome to hear it’s your favorite film of the year so far. Can’t wait for Part Two next year!
Saw it last week. Hadn’t seen the musical or read the book but was familiar with the more popular songs. I was so blown away, I’m going to see it again on Tuesday. As someone who’s been different and was bullied in high school I had high hopes for the emotion of the movie and expected to fall in love with Elphaba. I was not disappointed in the least. Seems like it’s a great story about prejudice and privilege and how hard it can be to stay true to ourselves. Truly beautiful.
I’m amazed to hear that they were all designed sets, the world was so epic and beautiful. Can’t wait to see the second part!
Definitely agree with you, such a great and exciting musical. Looking forward to seeing Part Two next year!
I saw Wicked last week and it was amazing. I loved all of the performances (especially from Erivo and Grande but everyone crushed it). The set design and costumes were both outstanding and it should win the Oscar in both of those categories. The soundtrack was also incredible with my favorite song and scene being Defying Gravity.
Definitely agree with everything you said, what a great musical film!
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