Nasiah Tesch-Cervantez
This article is spoiler-free for Wicked: For Good.
It’s been one year since part one of Wicked released in theaters, capturing the hearts of many theatre kids and moviegoers. This year, the highly anticipated sequel, Wicked: For Good, has arrived. The film picks up shortly after the events in the first film, following Elphaba, who is now the Wicked Witch of the West, and her clash with The Wizard. It also follows Glinda with her new rise in power as Glinda the Good. Wicked: For Good is packed full of tear-jerking and edge-of-your-seat moments.
Students seem to have mixed feelings about the sequel. Leila Soza-Busch, junior, says “I enjoyed the film, I thought it gave closure that the broadway didn’t give at the end, which you can assume from the broadway show.” In contrast, Theodore Blaine, senior, says, “I was really disappointed, I thought it was convoluted by pacing issues and it was just a lot less cohesive than the first one.”
When asked about the music in the film, 75% of students interviewed said “For Good” was their favorite song. Approximately 50% of students interviewed said “Wicked Witch Of The East” was their least favorite song from the film. “I think this one lacked a bit of originality unlike the first one,” said Soza-Busch, “It had the same melodies of part one, but with different lyrics, so I can’t really remember half the songs.”
Students interviewed rated Wicked: For Good an average of 8/10. For both acts one and two, students also rate both films an average of 8/10. “I feel like the first film was more like a set timeline, but in the second film it was more split up; You see multiple perspectives at the same time, so it feels a little messier,” sophomore Jaylin Liu says. Last year, the argument on why students rated part one of Wicked an 8.5/10 was due to the films being split into two parts. Now that both parts have been released, students ponder if it was worth the wait. Blaine concluded, “I think it will be a film people will learn to love over time, so I think it was worth the wait, but it could’ve been better.”
