A Wicked Movie

Back in October, I discussed Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked after seeing the trailer for part 1 of the movie adaptation. If you missed it, you can read my thoughts here: https://davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2024/10/26/a-wicked-novel/

I enjoyed Maguire’s more adult take on L. Frank Baum’s Oz and appreciated how much Maguire respected the source material in his telling. The said, I thought the material might actually benefit from the streamlining and focus a movie script might provide, in much...