Here’s why the Wicked movie is better than the stage musical

REVIEW The affection between the good and green witches of Oz has already been magnified tenfold by Wicked: Part I . I can admit I was wrong. I didn’t think the Wicked movie could yank my heart into my throat with the force of the stage musical.

And I thought the two-part split betrayed a lack of faith in moviegoers’ imaginations. Theatre audiences have been sitting through both acts with a mere concessions break where Hollywood is serving up a whole year. But the most intoxicating element of Wicked – the affection between the good and green witches of Oz – has already been magnified tenfold by the first instalment, which is essentially Mean Girls meets Harry Potter with an abrupt swerve into political espionage that will be better served by the sequel (more on that later).



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