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sassmill · 13 days ago

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So yes I would be lying if I wasn’t looking forward to the wicked movie(s) especially as a fan of the books because it seems like they draw elements from the books that were absent from the musical but also the global marketing campaign is feeling a little tone deaf in comparison to… the books

#like sure it’s been a couple years since I reread them #but I’ve read wicked legitimately 6 or 7 times at varying stages of my life #starting when I was way too young but still understood part of the sociopolitical criticisms in it #like as a 9 year old it made me inherently suspicious of any authority #but I have reread it at several different stages of my life #and I’m preeeeeetty sure this global campaign is a little too Ozian #which makes me nervous for what elements of the book they’ve drawn on to meld with the musical #because I love both but they are fundamentally different narratives #and it doesn’t actually NEED such intensive marketing it’s really all spectacle at this point #it’s been so long in the making and already has like 20 years of recognition and fame and fans for the musical alone #and 30 ish years since the first book was published #not to mention the fan base for each respective cast member #it’s all feeling a little #questionable #excessive #lavish to the point of grotesque??????

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