For Good

I finally saw Wicked For Good! 

Spoilers. 

It was good! Though not as good as part one. I knew it wouldn't be as fun, just because of the nature of act two. 

They added quite a bit to the new movie. Part one was longer too, but this time they added several new scenes and songs. I get why they did it. They wanted to make certain things clearer, and answer important questions that weren't addressed in the stage play. But they could have cut some of those extra scenes out. I don't think the animals leaving Oz was really necessary, for example. And they showed giraffes walking toward that little hole, as though they were going to go through it? 

I didn't get hooked on the new songs, but I've only heard them once, so that may change. 

But thank goodness that they freed all the animals! That was one thing that I was desperate for the movie to resolve. Particularly Doctor Dillamond, who never had any resolution before. And they showed through Chistery that the animals can learn to speak again! They also showed Glinda really taking charge in the best way possible. All things that I imagined in my head, but were never confirmed. Until now. 

There was actually one thing I hoped they would change, but they didn't. Boq. His behavior as the Tin Man never made any sense. I always thought that was a great thing about the Wizard of Oz's Scarecrow and Tin Man - they thought they needed a heart and a brain. But the Tin Man was extremely caring, and the Scarecrow had smart ideas. But the Tin Man in Wicked is only ever showed as hateful. I was also a bit disappointed in Scarecrow's design. 

(My cousin told me that some of the actors were shockingly thin after this movie. And I can definitely see that. The dress Glinda wore during the entire finale made her look almost skeletal. Which is concerning...) 

Elphie and Glinda were fabulous. One thing I love about Elphie is that despite being the oldest actor of the main three, she has this amazing youthful air. She's the only one I could believe was a student in part one. 

 

Considering I teared up just seeing the trailers for this movie, I'm not surprised that For Good had me crying.