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Post by anthony40 on Nov 22, 2024 14:21:01 GMT
I’ve just come out of the screening.
Wow! Nothing could have prepared me for that!
Having seen it, I can understand the decision to split the films.
Bowen Yang is a gift.
I now need time to process this before my (I predict) very lengthy review.
Again, wow!
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Post by jacob on Nov 22, 2024 15:07:20 GMT
That was pretty spectacular… cried far too much. Not a fault in the entire cast.
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Post by singularsensation on Nov 22, 2024 16:58:36 GMT
It is a fantastic film and I’m so so pleased that after years and years of trying that the final result has been well and truly worth the wait. Wicked is obviously Elphaba’s story and Cynthia is fantastic but Part 1 is Ariana’s film - an absolute revelation and the Oscar hype is more than justified on her performance of Popular alone.
It is for the most part really well paced and you don’t really feel all the extra runtime compared to the first act of the show. Also have to give credit to the direction because it really lets the musical numbers breathe and focus on the actual dancing/performing rather than shy away from it.
A few niggles - Michelle Yeoh is miscast for the most part but does finally come into her own towards the end. Whilst improved over the trailers there are still parts I’d have liked to see them be bolder with the colour grading - like turn the saturation we’re meant to be in Oz!
A 4.5/5 from me - though that isn’t an option on the poll so I’ve rounded up!
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Post by marob on Nov 22, 2024 16:58:41 GMT
I’ve always meant to give the stage show another watch as when I saw it about 10 years ago I was underwhelmed. I wasn’t today. Wow. Roll on part two.
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Post by richey on Nov 22, 2024 18:39:45 GMT
Wow. I cried, multiple times.
I was expecting not to like this, but boy am I glad to be proved wrong.
The singing, the choreography... amazing.
There were several moments which were quite understated and more subtle than the stage version and these worked really well. And one moment in Dancing through Life which really got me choked up.
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Post by Jon on Nov 22, 2024 19:00:50 GMT
For everyone who's seen the movie: Is the Wizard's origins expanded upon? It's one of those things that only briefly touched upon in the stage musical |
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Post by jacob on Nov 22, 2024 19:23:06 GMT
For everyone who's seen the movie: Is the Wizard's origins expanded upon? It's one of those things that only briefly touched in the stage musical Somewhat, during One Short Day... {Spoiler - click to view}
Wizomania breaks off into an extended number that sums up the origins of The Grimmerie and that when The Wizard came in, he was the only one that could read it after many years. They explain he came in by balloon, but not much more is said. There are loads of implied references to his origin though, like the "Oscar Diggs " painted on the boxes in the defying gravity set. Also spotted a poster from his Circus days taming 2 lions, which definitely adds to his character of removing animals from Oz. But they're almost "blink and you'll miss it" moments. Another reference is that because he has no real power, he reads "Omaha" from the Grimmerie in that Wizomania sequence, and although the Ozians believe he's magical, it's actually him just saying where he's originally from in Nebraska. Again, a bit of an obscure reference! I think they'll expand upon this a lot in P2. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 22, 2024 19:43:15 GMT
For everyone who's seen the movie: Is the Wizard's origins expanded upon? It's one of those things that only briefly touched in the stage musical Somewhat, during One Short Day... {Spoiler - click to view}
Wizomania breaks off into an extended number that sums up the origins of The Grimmerie and that when The Wizard came in, he was the only one that could read it after many years. They explain he came in by balloon, but not much more is said. There are loads of implied references to his origin though, like the "Oscar Diggs " painted on the boxes in the defying gravity set. Also spotted a poster from his Circus days taming 2 lions, which definitely adds to his character of removing animals from Oz. But they're almost "blink and you'll miss it" moments. Another reference is that because he has no real power, he reads "Omaha" from the Grimmerie in that Wizomania sequence, and although the Ozians believe he's magical, it's actually him just saying where he's originally from in Nebraska. Again, a bit of an obscure reference! I think they'll expand upon this a lot in P2. That's interesting and I agree we'll see his origins expanded in part 2, there's also the possibility of a redemption arc for Glinda which doesn't exist in the show but it's never explained why she sent Dorothy to see the Wizard knowing full well the Wizard has no magical powers but perhaps she sees Dorothy as a way to draw out Elphaba and perhaps expose the Wizard |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 22, 2024 20:03:41 GMT
I’m not looking at the spoilers (thank you kind members for using the spoiler tags!)
So, without saying anything to spoil, are there surprises?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 22, 2024 20:31:09 GMT
Second question, is the split into 2 films justified? Is there a satisfactory conclusion?
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