Wicked
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Wicked
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About this listen
Join Drew, Grace, Lucius, and Paola as they react, review, and reflect on the Broadway musical turned cinematic hit Wicked, and share recommendations of some thematically related movies and books.
(00:00) Intro
Welcome to Soul on Screen
(01:13) React
Initial impressions, varying appreciation for musicals, family viewing experiences, comparisons to The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, and Hunger Games, and personal connections
(15:49) Review
Praise for Cynthia Erivo's (Elphaba) expressive acting and vocals, discussion of Ariana Grande's (Glinda) performance, the visual design of a fantastical world, the challenge of adapting stage to film, the impact of live-recorded vocals
(31:27) Reflect
Considering the film's central question "Why does wickedness happen?", critiques of racism, societal labeling, and propaganda, themes of mimicry, scapegoating, the ability to choose, and the cost of good character
(01:03:31) Recommend
Related movies and books:
- Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Return to Oz (1985)
- The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
- Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis
- The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross by Brian Zahnd
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