"The first Wicked was an Oscar-nominated, well-received blockbuster musical for the ages, all results that retroactively justified the decision to distend one stage show (running time, minus intermission: approximately 150 minutes) into a pair of movies (combined running time, minus credits: approximately four-and-a-half hours)."
"Some undetermined amount of time has passed since the gravity-defying finale of the first movie, where Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) declared her independence from the Wizard Of Oz's animal-subjugating lies and struck out on her own, leaving a supportive but reluctant Glinda (Ariana Grande-Butera) presumably to work the system in her absence. Elphaba has been publicly vilified as the Wicked Witch Of The West by Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) and the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum);"
Wicked: For Good centers on the consequences of splitting a single Broadway sensation into two feature films. The original stage show was adapted from Gregory Maguire's novel with significant changes. The first film earned Oscar nominations and widespread acclaim, which retroactively justified expanding one 150-minute stage act into two movies totaling roughly four-and-a-half hours. Financially, the two-film gamble remains successful. Creatively, the sequel suggests negative repercussions. The story continues after Elphaba publicly rejects the Wizard's animal-subjugating lies, strikes out alone, and becomes vilified as the Wicked Witch of the West by Madame Morrible and the Wizard.
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