Subject: My sister was a big fan!
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Posted on: 2024-11-27 20:18:49 UTC
She's already seen the stage play, and she loved the movie. I haven't seen it, personally; it just doesn't really interest me, but you're in good company.
--Ls
"According to the Time Dragon Clock, the melting occurred at the 13th hour, the direct result of a bucket of water thrown by a female child. Yes! The Wicked Witch of the West... is dead!" - Glinda the Good (the "Ga" is silent)
I'm not equipped to tell you whether Wicked Part 1 (released last week, probably in a cinema near you) is actually a good movie.
Because what it is, is a shockingly faithful adaptation of act 1 of the 2003 musical. Not even just the lyrics: most of the dialogue is direct from the stage. I spotted about two lyrical changes; they recontextualised a couple of songs and added a few action or linking sequences; and there was a change during One Short Day which I loved. And that's just about it.
And that makes it the movie I have waited literally 20 years for, done pretty much to perfection. How is it if you're coming to Wicked for the first time? I haven't the faintest clue.
hS
She's already seen the stage play, and she loved the movie. I haven't seen it, personally; it just doesn't really interest me, but you're in good company.
--Ls