Wicked

cried so hard the first two times i saw wicked that i wasn’t able to write a proper review so here it is; going into this movie i was extremely negative i can’t even lie, wicked holds a special place in my heart, being the first musical i saw when i was 4 years old and coming from a family where my parents played in musicals to support our family. i was prepared to critique and criticize the hell out of it but instead i absolutely fell in love with wicked all over again. while i have my individual thoughts and critiques, i thought overall the vision was captured perfectly. the vision for shiz was done perfectly and you can see the research and care and love that all those theater kids in the crew put into bringing it to life. cynthia has now become one of my favorite elphabas ever right up there with jessica vosk and shoshana and idina, her take on her was refreshing and youthful, which not many people have done with elphaba, and reminded you throughout the movie that she is just an isolated girl figuring out how to cope with that. the hat scene in dancing through life brings me to tears every time, on stage and now on screen and cynthia seriously had a vision for where she wanted elphabas emotions. jonathan bailey has always been fiyero in my heart and i am literally giddy to hear as long as you’re mine in pt 2. ari was a different person on screen and you could see the 13 years of work and wanting glinda poured out on screen. her dedication to glinda was so impressive, as well as her and cynthia having one of the best vocal blends like omg. i am so glad that such a beloved and precious show that wicked is was brought to life with the right minds and i will absolutely be watching this 10000 more times and cry every time