Wicked
Wicked
Elphaba, a young woman ridiculed for her green skin, and Galinda, 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.
Varun reviewedDecember 4, 2024
This genre isn’t my usual cup of tea but it was a decent watch. The production design went completely bonkers, with gigantic set pieces filled with a variety of colours and intricacies, it easily captures you into its fantasy word. Some sets were a visual feast but I think others looked a bit too manufactured and flat, it needed more style as well as coarseness to stay grounded. Most Part 1 movies these days have a self-contained entertaining plot, I can’t say the same here as the first 2h10m are just an establishing backstory with only the last 30 minutes seeing some thrilling moments. I did get a bit tired from the runtime, however I can’t say each minute of the movie isn’t spent well, the characters and relationships are strongly developed and have their different arcs. I watched this in IMAX and was bummed that some of the songs’ lyrics didn’t have clarity, so I was completely lost as to what they were saying which is crucial to the plot. It could be that the sound wasn’t mixed well, or the voices sound muddled when it’s too loud or maybe my hearing just sucks. The musicals are just alright, didn’t personally find anything catchy. The only 2 musical scenes I remember a week later is the library one because it had some cool and fun choreography and the dance party which was beautifully presented with emotions. All the actors are on their A game. The costumes and makeup are on point. The movie does a pretty good job of handling humanity’s xenophobic tendencies. The humour is chill, it could be better. Although the outcome is obvious, the ending is very riveting and the VFX is fantastic, it’s got me enthused for Part 2. This is definitely worth the IMAX experience.