It’s been two weeks since I saw Wicked and I needed some time to let it settle. I’ve always been a huge fan of the musical and recently picked up the book to read (first time, more on that later when I finish the book).
My first reaction was the Cynthia Erivo is perfectly cast as Elphaba. Casting a person of color in a story where the main character deals with racism in her day to day life adds so much depth to the role. Her acting – brilliant. Her singing – perfection. It would be a mistake to count her out this awards season. But none of this was surprising going into the movie. I knew she would be amazing.
Which brings me to Ariana Grande, a pop icon whose music I don’t particularly enjoy. A celebrity that I see in magazines or on social media when people post about her. Someone that never registered on my radar beyond being the pop star in Don’t Look Up who sang a song in that movie. Color me pleasantly surprised when her portrayal of Glinda turned out to be the kind of full committal performance that I can’t see anyone else pulling off. Every second of her screen time is so utterly convincing that its hard to see that actor behind the performance, and that is truly something.
Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey are great too even if the two leads constantly draw your attention. Props to Jonathan Bailey, though. I’ve never thought this much about a man’s hips before, even after his turn in Bridgerton.
The film itself us a bit long, but I did not mind. I would have liked to see it trimmed down slightly, but I also don’t dislike it the way it is. It’s so richly colored and designed that my eyes feasted upon this movie. Sometimes I wondered what I was missing in each shot and was excited about rewatching it again at some point.
Since it has been two weeks, it means I’ve been seeing people saying it should be in the Best Picture race come this awards season. While I’m not opposed to that, I do not want it getting a nomination over better films (and there were many this year). I’m looking at you Challengers.
Four out of five stars for me, but that may change one way or the other when I see it again.
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It’s been two weeks since I saw Wicked and I needed some time to let it settle. I’ve always been a huge fan of the musical and recently picked up the book to read (first time, more on that later when I finish the book).
My first reaction was the Cynthia Erivo is perfectly cast as Elphaba. Casting a person of color in a story where the main character deals with racism in her day to day life adds so much depth to the role. Her acting – brilliant. Her singing – perfection. It would be a mistake to count her out this awards season. But none of this was surprising going into the movie. I knew she would be amazing.
Which brings me to Ariana Grande, a pop icon whose music I don’t particularly enjoy. A celebrity that I see in magazines or on social media when people post about her. Someone that never registered on my radar beyond being the pop star in Don’t Look Up who sang a song in that movie. Color me pleasantly surprised when her portrayal of Glinda turned out to be the kind of full committal performance that I can’t see anyone else pulling off. Every second of her screen time is so utterly convincing that its hard to see that actor behind the performance, and that is truly something.
Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey are great too even if the two leads constantly draw your attention. Props to Jonathan Bailey, though. I’ve never thought this much about a man’s hips before, even after his turn in Bridgerton.
The film itself us a bit long, but I did not mind. I would have liked to see it trimmed down slightly, but I also don’t dislike it the way it is. It’s so richly colored and designed that my eyes feasted upon this movie. Sometimes I wondered what I was missing in each shot and was excited about rewatching it again at some point.
Since it has been two weeks, it means I’ve been seeing people saying it should be in the Best Picture race come this awards season. While I’m not opposed to that, I do not want it getting a nomination over better films (and there were many this year). I’m looking at you Challengers.
Four out of five stars for me, but that may change one way or the other when I see it again.
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