Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now branded the Wicked Witch of the West, has been trying to change the hearts and minds of Ozians to make them see that their Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) is a con man, but she can't compete with Madame Morrible's (Michelle Yeoh) propaganda machine. Madame M has positioned Glinda (Ariana Grande) to charm and distract the good people with a huge, glamorous wedding to Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), even though they weren't engaged, little realizing that news alone was enough to strike a blow to several hearts: Elphaba, who was secretly in love with Fiyero, and Boq (Ethan Slater), the Munchkin man in love with Glinda. Boq's revelation of his feelings sends Elphaba's sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode) into a jealous rage, setting in motion a chain of events that leads to a cyclone and the beginning of a new story.
The movie makes explicit some plot aspects that the stage musical kept more subtle, which I don't hate, and the music is of course fantastic. Still not sure why everything has to be three hours long now, but whatever. I watched this with friends and it was a great time. We made macarons in pink and green. It was a whole thing. If you don't like musicals or the first one wasn't your thing, go ahead a skip this one. It is strictly for the fans. It's available on Amazon to buy or rent. I'm obviously going to buy it but I think I'll wait to see if there's a double-disc option.
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