re: Am i the only person who finds this Wicked craze weird?

I mean they're not for me. I understand not liking Musicals is strictly an opinion.

What's a good one? Personally, I just don't like a bunch of singing in a movie.

Ain't going to lie I have been to several Broadway musicals and enjoyed them but all the new Woke stuff like Hamilton they can keep. Entertain me don't indoctrinate me.

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She is literally stereotyped by Oz as bad because of her skin color. He uses her skin color to turn the people against her.

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The movie paints this differently. She has a black sister who is an “acceptable color” so your point is thrown out the window almost immediately.

Wicked, as presented, is closer to based than woke.

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Based Points:
1. The main villain is a woman
2. One of the main heroes is the prince
3. The government is the enemy and lacks true power
4. The government wants to spy on the people to keep control
5. The government keeps power by dividing the people
6. The government is evil for “canceling” those who speak out (animals)
7. Individualism is promoted
8. The black mom is presented as a scandalous whore while the white dad is the victim trying to cope

Woke points:
1. There is a gay background character that likes the prince
2. The main character is feared because of the color of her skin (though this point is earned in the story)

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Ain't going to lie I have been to several Broadway musicals and enjoyed them but all

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Not really a shocker to those of us that read your posts... Ha

Happy Thanksgiving, Bud.

I agree, entertain us. It's such a one-way street with the Poli statements.

I would probably enjoy musicals if it weren't for the gay, over-the-top theater kids that I'd be watching it with. I liked Jesus Christ Superstar

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He uses her skin color to turn the people against her.

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No he doesn’t, he tells people she created the flying monkeys because she refused to use dark magic because he couldn’t.

Had nothing to do with her color. In fact, nobody really cared she was green in the original play.

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Not really a shocker to those of us that read your posts... Ha

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Let's just say I am cultured


Happy Thanksgiving

Massive amount of marketing for this movie. That's a key indicator that at best it's a bland cookie cutter type of experience or possibly a pile of crop.
The theme is chick centric so it's already a hard pass from me. Add in the black actress ranting about photoshopping the promo stills and who would want to support a screechy narcissistic Hollywood harpy.
Mainstream Hollywood and the lack of originality in many movies has lost me as a viewer of most new releases. I might catch a flick after release on Netflix or Prime but I lost any desire to rush out and spend money in a theater.

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grown straight dude

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Wicked (the play) and thought it was fantastic

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Agreed.

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That's a key indicator that at best it's a bland cookie cutter type of experience or possibly a pile of crop.

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Set designs are worth price of admission. Planting 9 million tulips to not have to cgi a bunch a crap. Cast is incredible live singing instead of a bunch of voice overs. Hate because you think it’s cool to do but this is a damn phenomenon.

Signed dad of two young girls who have had Alexa playing the soundtrack around the clock for the past 72 hrs