Hey Mofos!

Time for another movie review! Wicked fans this is for yewwww!

If the first Wicked film was the awakening, Wicked: For Good is the ascension.

This final chapter doesn’t just continue the story, it cracks it open, pours salt into the wounds, and then somehow brings healing right through the center of the pain. So bring your tissues.

This movie is about power, perception, and the cost of choosing yourself when the world would rather choose your narrative for you.

And baby… the way they close this story?

It’s not just cinematic, it’s a spiritual experience.

But first, here's the synopsis:

The sequel picks up right where we left off:

Elphaba is now the fully demonized “Wicked Witch” who lives in exile, hiding in the forest while fighting for Oz’s silenced Animals and exposing the Wizard’s lies. Cynthia Erivo gives us the Black (errr green) woman who’s been worn down by the world, demonized, taunted, but yet strengthened by it. Her solitude feels holy, intentional, necessary. Sometimes, especially now, a woman needs some SILENCE to figure out the next move.

Ariana Grande as Galinda/Glinda--hell, however you spell her name, is masterful in her portrayal of  living the soft pink life in Emerald City. The popular girl is adored, crowned, pampered, and sitting pretty under Madame Morrible’s manipulation. I love her home by the way.. I love all things pink and want it! 

She’s the sparkling face of “Goodness,” but inside she’s fractured, grieving the loss of her once-in-a-lifetime friendship with Elphaba. As Glinda’s fame rises and a wedding to Prince Fiyero approaches, Oz starts to crack. A girl from Kansas drops in (literally), old secrets resurface, and an angry mob hunts the Witch.

And when Oz starts to fall apart, the only person Glinda can’t stop thinking about is the friend she betrayed.

It all builds toward a final collision: Good vs the perceived Evil. A tale that is also found in the Bible. 

Let’s get into it, because this is where the movie left an imprint on my spirit. 

There is a pivotal moment when Elphaba “melts” sinks into the floor, swallowed by the world that misunderstood her.

But I say this with my whole new smaller chest: She doesn't melt, she MOFO'N transforms after having to surrender to a world that she cannot change. 

This scene is a ritual. It's like watching a spiritual death that is required before resurrection.

Because when she rises (you see the parallel) she comes back as a woman choosing herself, finding the beauty in a dark world, and choosing freedom to live.

It is the most powerful metaphor for dying to the self that the world created and being reborn as the self YOU choose. A moment ya'll. One I can relate to on so many levels.

Meanwhile, Glinda’s journey is all glitter on the outside and guilt on the inside. Glinda seems to have it all, but being pink, frilly and good can’t hide her hurt. Her heartbreak over Elphaba is the emotional core of the movie, and their final reconnection hits harder because these two women finally see each other fully flaws, failures, and all.

The music isn't as powerful as the first film, and honestly, things were so packed into the first film, that this movie leaves you sitting there wondering WTF did I just see. BUT, with that being said, in this film, the performances and the emotional payoff lands exactly where it should. 

The film comes out on Friday, November 21. Make sure you wear your finest pink and green, cuz you know I did! 

Let me know how you like it when you see it. 

~Meik