Thoughts And Opinions On "Wicked For Good" By: Manuel Colorado

Many fans of the movie wicked are overly excited to watch the new movie “Wicked: For Good.”  According to OUT,” Before the sequel's official title, Wicked: For Good, was announced, fans spent a while referring to it as Wicked Part Two. Thank goodness, the title did change to something a bit more specific: A well-deserved reference to "For Good," one of the most iconic films.” While many are ready and happy for the new movie, some have good and bad feelings, Reagan Moore a Junior at Hillgrove said, “I felt really happy and excited for the new movie” Many people now are very ready and happy for the release. Many people say that they can relate to many people through out the film. Reagan stated, “I would say Elphaba because she is very open minded and doesn’t let people bring her down.” 

Throughout the film Wicked, the characters go through many challenges. Eliana Guzman, a junior at Hillgrove said, “ I would say towards the end when both Elphaba and Glinda lives changed” according to Medium, “The story follows a young college aged girl, the misunderstood “Wicked Witch of the West,” who is anything but wicked. Elphaba is a strong, principled, and complex person caught in a world that refuses to accept her. The Wizard and Glinda, however, aren’t the virtuous figures they appear to be. Both works tirelessly to hide behind carefully constructed facades, using their influence to preserve a power structure that benefits them while vilifying Elphaba as a scapegoat.” While many people tend to think Elphaba is a bad person, some just need to know more.

Most viewers tend to stereotype the wicked witch of the west as a bad person who is meant to harm people. Valeria Izaguirre a junior at Hillgrove stated, “Um, I think, like stereotypes was something that's relatable me as like, a Hispanic coming from first generation immigrant parents. I feel like stereotypes are something that's very commonly used in the world. So, I would say that.”  Many people nowadays start to watch the movies and assume the worst with Elphaba stereotype her as a bad person. The film not only portrays wickedness but also loyalty. Valeria said, “ I feel like Elphaba really had to trust in Glinda, because, like, the whole like village where, like, the whole world was against Elphaba, so Glinda had to, like, have that trust in her too, to that she wasn't actually wicked.”