"and we still get those periodic, surreal pronouncements given by the city's notables to the diverse folk of Oz, those non-player characters crowding the streets. But now the focus narrows to the main players and their explosive romantic crises, essentially through two interlocking love triangles: Glinda the Good, Elphaba the Wicked and the Wizard and Glinda, Elphaba and Prince Fiyero, the handsome young military officer with whom both witches are not so secretly in love, as well as possibly having feelings for each other."
"But the superstar among equals is Cynthia Erivo, bringing her black-belt screen presence to the role of Elphaba, and revealing a new vulnerability and maturity. Elsewhere, Marissa Bode returns as Nessarose, Elphaba's wheelchair-using half-sister; Ethan Slater is Boq, the Munchkin working as her servant; and Michelle Yeoh brings stately sweetness to the role of the Wizard's private secretary Madame Morrible."
Jon M. Chu delivers a manageably proportioned second half of an epic musical prequel rooted in The Wizard of Oz and the hit stage show. The film preserves rainbow-coloured dreaminess and Broadway-style musical energy while concentrating on the principal characters and intense romantic conflicts. The narrative centers on two interlocking love triangles involving Glinda, Elphaba, the Wizard and Prince Fiyero, exploring mutual attraction and suppressed feelings. Performances range from Jeff Goldblum's slippery, corroding Wizard to Cynthia Erivo's commanding, vulnerable Elphaba, with Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande as conflicted romantic figures. The film raises questions about Elphaba's descent into outright wickedness and societal demonization of difference.
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