Thanks so much! I’m sure I’ll be able to refine the examples with more viewings but needed to get some of these thoughts out amidst the excitement of finally having this movie ☺️.
Thank you for doing this video! I have only read the book but just in the previews and songs I have noticed some major differences between the book and musical/movie. I wanted to try to pinpoint those differences BEFORE I see the movie and get confused. 😅
It’s going to be *very* different as it’s a loose adaptation, and I didn’t get super intricate here. But, knowing this going in, I hope you love the musical/movie. And then you can appreciate them in conversation with each other, while each tells the story in the way they need to. Enjoy! It may be the sentimentality talking, but experiencing Wicked for the first time is so special. ☺️
as always i saw you had made this video and was excited but wanted to wait until i had seen the movie a second time before i said anything. as a person that had only read the book many moons ago and only listened the soundtrack the way the musical had taken the plot and done its own thing with it had largely remained a mystery to me... while i enjoyed most of the performances the second time more than the first the biggest takeaway i had was i wasn't really a fan of the plot. or more so how the pieces of the puzzle of act one fit together. i still felt like we were really racing through character moments. on a second viewing things felt a little better, i picked up on some things that i missed. but i still couldn't get behind enjoying elphaba... as much as cynthia's performance was good. she just didn't click. and i wanted to say that was just because of the framing of the movie at the end of no one mourns the wicked, but i don't think that's entirely it. the nuance and the discussion of wickedness really centers around galinda who is a more complex character. maybe that's just true of the stage play too. i'm optimistic about part two, and will definitely be tuning in. i'll probably wind up watching this again before it leaves theatres, but the first impression i had was how flat it felt when i left the theatre for the first time.
That’s fair and I appreciate you being interested in my thoughts! I think especially in Act 1 a lot of Elphaba’s subversion is not being “wicked” as she is perceived. I do think this is complicated in Act 2 but it does move fast, especially in relation to the book. And even with the extended time this gets into the challenge of the book of the musical and/or script having to cover a lot of emotional distance in relatively little space. I am obviously partial to Elphaba myself but respect your perspective and, again, appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
Hi! Loved your analysis and comparison of the different iterations of this story. I adored the movie as well, I went in with low expectations because I haven't really enjoyed many of the movie adaptations of Broadway musicals in the past, but this one was really was everything I could've hoped for. I'm a fan of the musical but I live in Uruguay and have never been able to see it live, so seeing this movie in theatres here was extra special❤ Definitely reaching a wider audience!
I just started the video, but I just want to express im so happy to see someone talking in this format
Thanks so much! I’m sure I’ll be able to refine the examples with more viewings but needed to get some of these thoughts out amidst the excitement of finally having this movie ☺️.
Thank you for doing this video! I have only read the book but just in the previews and songs I have noticed some major differences between the book and musical/movie. I wanted to try to pinpoint those differences BEFORE I see the movie and get confused. 😅
It’s going to be *very* different as it’s a loose adaptation, and I didn’t get super intricate here. But, knowing this going in, I hope you love the musical/movie. And then you can appreciate them in conversation with each other, while each tells the story in the way they need to. Enjoy! It may be the sentimentality talking, but experiencing Wicked for the first time is so special. ☺️
as always i saw you had made this video and was excited but wanted to wait until i had seen the movie a second time before i said anything. as a person that had only read the book many moons ago and only listened the soundtrack the way the musical had taken the plot and done its own thing with it had largely remained a mystery to me...
while i enjoyed most of the performances the second time more than the first the biggest takeaway i had was i wasn't really a fan of the plot. or more so how the pieces of the puzzle of act one fit together. i still felt like we were really racing through character moments. on a second viewing things felt a little better, i picked up on some things that i missed. but i still couldn't get behind enjoying elphaba... as much as cynthia's performance was good. she just didn't click. and i wanted to say that was just because of the framing of the movie at the end of no one mourns the wicked, but i don't think that's entirely it. the nuance and the discussion of wickedness really centers around galinda who is a more complex character. maybe that's just true of the stage play too.
i'm optimistic about part two, and will definitely be tuning in. i'll probably wind up watching this again before it leaves theatres, but the first impression i had was how flat it felt when i left the theatre for the first time.
That’s fair and I appreciate you being interested in my thoughts! I think especially in Act 1 a lot of Elphaba’s subversion is not being “wicked” as she is perceived. I do think this is complicated in Act 2 but it does move fast, especially in relation to the book. And even with the extended time this gets into the challenge of the book of the musical and/or script having to cover a lot of emotional distance in relatively little space. I am obviously partial to Elphaba myself but respect your perspective and, again, appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
Hi! Loved your analysis and comparison of the different iterations of this story. I adored the movie as well, I went in with low expectations because I haven't really enjoyed many of the movie adaptations of Broadway musicals in the past, but this one was really was everything I could've hoped for.
I'm a fan of the musical but I live in Uruguay and have never been able to see it live, so seeing this movie in theatres here was extra special❤ Definitely reaching a wider audience!
So special! It was a long wait but seems like it was waiting to be in the right hands: thanks for sharing your thoughts!