Is there a Witch of the South in Oz? There's a Witch of the North, a Witch of the West, and a Witch of the East (not seen in "The Wizard of Oz" except for her ruby slippers), but I've never heard of a Witch of the South. I haven't seen either "Wicked" movie, but everyone I know who has seen at least the first one, enjoyed watching them, so I'm thinking about doing so, and wondering if Glinda has a sister, who is the Witch of the South in "Wicked."
Very interesting CLOSE reading/review of a silly sequel to a fairly routine film adaptation of a standard Broadway bombshell musical. I'd rather read a discussion of why Godot never appears in "Waiting for Godot," but there's no accounting for taste. Has anyone heard that the Wizard of Oz was really an allegory on the Free Silver controversy in the late 19th Century? That's my favorite Wizard story...
Thanks for including the MadTV sketch, I'd never seen that before! 😅
As I've said before, I'm not a fan of musicals but I DO enjoy a lot of your posts about them, SER. I'd actually like to see the latest two "Wicked" films to get caught up on the pop culture aspect of it all, but mainly to see Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. I haven't had a crush on him for 30 years fer nuthin'.
I dunno. The Dorothy character is a monster of cinematic history, (and pop culture in general) and I can understand the choice not to develop her more in this case. She would likely have sucked all the air away from the characters this Oz story is really interested in. So I'm fine with it.
Is there a Witch of the South in Oz? There's a Witch of the North, a Witch of the West, and a Witch of the East (not seen in "The Wizard of Oz" except for her ruby slippers), but I've never heard of a Witch of the South. I haven't seen either "Wicked" movie, but everyone I know who has seen at least the first one, enjoyed watching them, so I'm thinking about doing so, and wondering if Glinda has a sister, who is the Witch of the South in "Wicked."
Very interesting CLOSE reading/review of a silly sequel to a fairly routine film adaptation of a standard Broadway bombshell musical. I'd rather read a discussion of why Godot never appears in "Waiting for Godot," but there's no accounting for taste. Has anyone heard that the Wizard of Oz was really an allegory on the Free Silver controversy in the late 19th Century? That's my favorite Wizard story...
Maybe we should view Wicked and The Wizard of Oz as the product of two unreliable narrators.
Thanks for including the MadTV sketch, I'd never seen that before! 😅
As I've said before, I'm not a fan of musicals but I DO enjoy a lot of your posts about them, SER. I'd actually like to see the latest two "Wicked" films to get caught up on the pop culture aspect of it all, but mainly to see Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. I haven't had a crush on him for 30 years fer nuthin'.
I dunno. The Dorothy character is a monster of cinematic history, (and pop culture in general) and I can understand the choice not to develop her more in this case. She would likely have sucked all the air away from the characters this Oz story is really interested in. So I'm fine with it.
The inconsistencies are more annoying than anything, as you noted.