Family night at the movies last Tuesday. We took the entire row with all of us. This movie is Act II of the Wicked musical. The music and acting are great. I had forgotten that NessaRose (Marissa Bode) was considered a wicked which. She is Elphaba's (Cynthia Erivo) sister. The public relations boss Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) has labeled Elphaba the Wicked Witch. Meanwhile Glinda (Ariana Grande) is labeled the good witch. Then there are the men. Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) is Captain of the guard. He loves Elphaba but cannot find her. He is to arrest her for wicked deeds with regards to animal rights. Boq (Ethan Slater) loves Glinda; but Nessarose loves him. Nessarose casts a spell on him so he will love her, but it goes wrong and shrinks his heart. To save him Elphaba turns him into a tin man. At the wedding of Glinda and Fiyero, Elphaba frees all the animals the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) has in cages. It destroys the wedding, but Fiyero discovers where Elphaba is living and puts her in a castle. Madame Morrible causes a tornado which brings Dorothy's house to land on Nessarose. When they are to arrest Elphaba, Fiyero saves her, but the guards turn on Fiyero and beat him up. Elphaba changes him to a scarecrow so he will not feel pain. Dorothy, the cowardly lion, the Tin Man and Scarecrow are tasked by the Wizard to kill the Wicked Witch. They seem to do this, but instead the Scarecrow and Elphaba are seen crossing the desert out of Oz. Of course Glinda and Elphaba meet before Dorothy throws water on elphaba, and sing of their undying relationship, "For Good." This is the showstopper song and it is great to hear it.
We really enjoyed this movie. It is not the best movie I have ever seen, but it is good.
