Wednesday, January 1, 2025 2:07:59 PM | (Age Not Specified)
So obviously anti-racist no one dare critisize this woke adaptation of Oz. Challenging if you are a moron. Needed captioning to understad song lyrics. Embarassing to even try to compare with the 1939 original. I really am concerned with the intellect of our youth when this gets a 95 user review. Waste of time. Go see Red One if you want an entertaining Holiday movie! That movie was a pleasant surprise and did not try to imprint wokish agendas.
Monday, December 30, 2024 10:12:06 AM | (Age Not Specified)
Complete reversal of the original as far as charactors. The Bad witch was made to be actually a good honorable witch, the good witch was not made to be bad, but not really good either. Made her to be completely self-absorbed brat. And the wizard, who was a kindly old man willing to risk his life to take Dorothy home, was made out to be an evil fraud who wanted to rule the world using the bad witch's powers. Wow. How screwed up is that??
Friday, December 27, 2024 7:41:48 AM | (Age Not Specified)
WOW! This film did wow many & rightly so. Not a spoiler just a clue Elphaba is not wicked it is Madame Morrible. Pay attention as OZ is her father gave green drink in small bottle to
wife having an affair. MUST SEE😀
Sunday, December 22, 2024 12:37:26 PM | (Age Not Specified)
Play was a very good Screen Adaptation. Play is 2 hrs 45 min, movie for Part 1 is also 2' 45". Assuming Part 2 is same the total length is 5 hrs 25 min. Not surprising as the movie covers/explains things not in the play (but in the book). Elephant in the Room is "OF COURSE the Book, Play, & Movie are about racism!" And overcoming it.
I was at first a bit disappointed that a Black actress was given the part of Elphaba. It seemed a touch WOKE'ish to me. But my disappointment lasted about 5 minutes. Cynthia Erivo is INCREDIBLE as Elphaba!! If she doesn't get an Oscar for her role, it's just proof that someone in the Academy was paid off!!
While the MORON/WOKE crowd just can't conceive of 2 women becoming close friends without having sex, there is nothing implied in the storyline. The fact that both (heterosexual) women are infatuated with the same man, and yet are friends, adds to the tension of how the situation will work out, and what choices each makes to achieve what they want.
For those who don't know the story, that's all I will say; don't want to give it away. It is worth watching! For those reluctant because they dread just how much of the play was cut out to make the movie meet it's pre-determined run-time: Answer is not very much! and what was added was a plus!
Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum are both excellent, as expected for 2 veteran actors with incredible talent. Used to seeing Mechelle, however, play one of the Good Guys. She makes a Great Villain!
