Wicked

Since this is my third watch I thought I might give a very long in-depth review since my first review was just me freaking the hell out. So Prepare yourselves  My favorite film growing up was Wizard of Oz which also is connected to the fact that Wicked is one of my favorite musicals. I’ve seen it twice live. There’s so much I loved about the original Broadway musical in all aspects of costume, music and composition. When I first saw it live at the age of 12 in 2015, I immediately wanted this to be made into a film. Officially 9 years later it happened.  So when I first heard about Wicked, I was thrilled yet scared that the film would not bring justice to the brilliance of Wicked. But the moment the film started...the homage to the 1930s to 40s universal film logo, then the flying monkeys and then the music I immediately in the first 2 notes knew that this was IT, that it was going to be spectacular. It was. The acting from the entirety of the cast was fantastic. Ariana and Cynthia were able to honour Kristen and Idina, while also making it their version of Elphaba and Galinda, which is my favourite part about every actress who plays them. I loved the insane amount of Easter eggs, there are way too many to count. From the 3 x tapping of red shoes to the slight faint melody of Over the Rainbow in some parts. All was perfect.  The set design and cinematography were great truly incredible, anyone who has seen Wicked in theater knows the limitations it has with world-building. So I love that I’m able to truly be captivated by what Oz is. Also, idk what people are on about the color grading I found it quite meshed well and was bright enough. We can’t bring back technicolor ya'll it’s too expensive. (Though I very much wish Technicolor would come back 😔).   Anyways I can’t wait for part 2 and I have way too many questions about how they're going to do it. (Like Dorothy for example!!)  But with how Jon Chu handled Part 1, I have no concerns.     P.S the Jeff Goldblum crush lives on from childhood, teen-hood to now I guess adulthood.