26 Things You Missed Watching 'Wicked'

[@burnagirl123]

3:22 when elphaba causes a disturbance at shiz, a piece of concrete breaks off the building, revealing a portrait of animal professors. a nice bit of foreshadowing

[@ericlamont5195]

I caught that

[@finleyforevermore]

​​@@ericlamont5195 So did I!

[@dw_carvings]

Did anyone else notice that Galinda clicks those red shoes together 3 times while singing that song?

[@felyne.]

so surprised they didn’t mention it here

[@spikespa5208]

Anyone notice the title says "things you missed" , not "things you _may_ have missed. They think we're stupid. The movie has been out 1 day and Variety is making with the spoilers already.

[@felyne.]

@ ahahah that’s true

[@ZybinatorChronicle]

@@spikespa5208I seen it twice already

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

YES! I loved the shoes 👠

[@VernonWolfe]

They have a brief nod to who Boq and Fiyero really are when she puts the red handkerchief under boq's jacket and when Fiyero is standing in the doorway with his arms outstretched.

[@felyne.]

oooh I love this! I didn’t catch those

[@iheartuscfootball]

Yes! Boq gets emotional and says he cries a lot - the Tin Man cried in Wiz of Oz

[@felyne.]

@@iheartuscfootball omg!! yes!! ✨✨

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

IT IS SO PERFECT FORESHADOWING! ❤

[@musicnstuff_22]

and i believe elphaba tells Fiyero to "get stuffed" and in dancing through life, the spinning circles in the library resemble corn

[@iheartuscfootball]

Very first shot of Boq he’s positioned and “stuck” like the Tin Man. He also has a red handkerchief later in the movie and admits he cries a lot - Tin Man cried in Wiz of Oz Fiyero also first starts walking like the Scarecrow if you watch his legs Nessa wears red stripes socks and also her dress is red and white Also - Did you catch Elphaba’s wicked witch laugh when she scares Glinda??

[@ciaranhagghaggerty326]

A little kid running at the start shouts “come out, come out!” Which is the title of Glinda’s song in the original MGM movie.

[@mattiekim]

Yall don’t even mention the silver slippers being in a ruby box

[@andrewdevitre386]

In the overture (1:02 & 1:18), there were two quick musical nods to “Ding Dong”! That was sooo special!! Details 😭🎶

[@PhilChaug]

I just love how they used the for good melody as their friendship motif in the score 🥹🥹

[@cryspbacon]

every time i heard it, tears started streaming. God, it was so good.

[@boujeetrash1015]

The bear says wait just a clock tick Also someone tells fiero to get stuffed

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

Oh my gosh someone DID say that didn’t they?! Uhhhh rude! 😋

[@jojococoa]

there's a bit of follow the yellow brick road when the munchkins announce the witches death in the opening scene.

[@KeepingItReal-USA]

The desert that Elphaba runs up to the edge of in “The Wizard and I” is the deadly desert. In the Oz books and return to oz movie it is a desert that turns you to sand if you touch it.

[@TwentyTwoSP]

So glad I touched up on my Oz lore before seeing the movie because there’s a lot of stuff there from the other novels not mentioned in the original Broadway Produktion or Movie with Judy. Bit silly placing a university so close to a deadly desert 😭

[@madi.lewis0109]

My friend plays one of the kids running in the field, im so proud of her!!

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

What’s her name (Idk if i might recognize her, i know SO many people who were in the ensemble of movie)

[@fbueller]

@@cokedudebestmate7099 Did they have good experiences on set? Were the days really long?

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

⁠​⁠@@fbuelleroh they all had the best time! I think all of them consider it a once in a lifetime opportunity; That girl who runs with the newspaper for a split second at the start of the ensemble singing the first verse of one short day is arguably the best dancer i know on this planet, and the nicest person to boot

[@fbueller]

@ Love that. One last question. Were most of the ensemble members and extras British or American? I know they filmed in London.

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

@@fbuellerEveryone I know are UK-based, and I think the film’s assistant choreographer was British, but I assume there may have been a couple of Americans in the ensemble, and definitely in the background choir

[@whisperingwillowxox]

There was a moment when “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” started playing in the background during a scene and my friend and I grabbed each other 😂

[@thiagofreirearaujo6506]

When Glinda enters the train, you can hear the chords of “Thank Goodness”… couldn’t be happier.

[@gabefux]

Awesome performance, Ariana. I smell Oscar... Oscar, take a shower.

[@smoothandsassysingleton8280]

In the stage show at the top of the stage was a mechanical dragon that went left and right and in one scene, there is a clock at shiz with a sculpture of a dragon

[@smoothandsassysingleton8280]

The poster in the attic when they’re hiding from the guards before defying gravity, depicts the wizard in his carnival days stating his name is Oscar Diggs. Oscar Diggs was the name of James Franco’s wizard in Oz the great and powerful.

[@bwayfan9035]

But that’s literally the Wizard’s name since Baum wrote about him.

[@dragonwitch27]

Fiyero’s costume seems to be a nod to his book counterpart. In the book, he has ochre-colored skin with blue markings. It could be coincidence, but I can also see why they might try and lean into that.

[@TheThomasfive]

The shoes in the original book are silver, not red…that’s why they are silver in the movie, as a nod to the book.

[@Slothicorn7]

I noticed that, and I liked that the box they were in was studded with red rhinestones. I’m surprised that wasn’t mentioned, but the red shoes in Popular were.

[@edyann]

Those two faces, my goodness. I'm surprised I haven't dreamt them..

[@toriak887]

Potential spoiler: Elphaba dances among frogs in the Wizard and I, and I wondered whether green amphibians were a symbol of being a child of both worlds. Maybe far-fetched but that was the first thought that came to mind as I watched the sequence

[@Frankfreaks]

Well, I noticed almost everything, I'm such a nerd..

[@oscarjuliangonzalezcarreno2525]

Props to whoever that cast Cynthia and Ariana. They were born to play Elphaba and Galinda.

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

Anyone else notice the wizard parodying Walt Disney? Using the Oz of tomorrow aka Disney’s iconic tv appearances Disney’s Tomorrowland & mimicking Waltz flying with shadow imagery.

[@jazzycode]

For me it was in the very beginning when the camera pans over the rainbow into munchkin land right before No One Mourns the Wicked.

[@elizabethcoleman7852]

Create of Wicked part 01 Applauds overwhelmed performance Just outstanding movie... Viewers know whole heartily Aah watching it over ...over... Applauds ... Congratulations 🎉

[@bwayfan9035]

There was also a line about something being just a gulch, making reference to Hamilton’s Kansas character

[@andreyyuhh505]

In the very beginning right before we see Dorothy and friends there’s someone in a black cape on a horse riding away from Elphabas castle

[@musicnstuff_22]

when elphaba breaks the glass door in their dorm, the broken space is the shape of her witch hat

[@boujeetrash1015]

During the wizard and I I believe There is a jitterbug on her finger set up noah to the famously lost footage from the original

[@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda]

if you missed these 26 things did you actually watched the movie?

[@Loved496]

I just watched the new wicked today!

[@gustavolyra3951]

The Time Dragon is above the clock at Shiz University!!!

[@dm06012]

Wow, I did miss all of these things!!! (i have not seen wicked)

[@keegankenrick]

did anyone else notice the clock of the time dragon? there’s a shot of a clock tower with a dragon gargoyle on top :))

[@ericlewis9472]

That’s the chick from bad times at the el royal she’s a really good actress I think maybe she’s gotten her start!

[@tjh12473]

That is Erivo's introduction to film, however she had already been an accomplished stage actress in NYC and London. She won a Tony for lead performance in the revival of the Color Purple. Cynthia Erivo is already an Academy Award Best Actress Nominee for her role in the movie Harriet.

[@giggles7179]

Oh, thank God for this. I can finally sleep well knowing Madame Morrible's hair wasn't a sadistic hairstylist's ode to _There's Something About Mary._ And thank you so much for pointing out anything I may have missed in the "Dancing Through Life" library sequence. I was too occupied hoping to find an @$$ _anywhere_ on Johnny Bailey. SPOILER: Nope. (Sigh) Oh well, he can't have it _all._

[@giggles7179]

The musical cue you put at *Number 16* isn't actually in the film. Trailer only.

[@camzuk6704]

I wonder if the lion cub they set free grows up to be the cowardly lion

[@Musicgrl330]

He does

[@Musicgrl330]

If you enjoyed the first movie, I seriously recommend going and listening to the second half of the original soundtrack. It won’t ruin the ending for you, but it’s absolutely amazing ❤️

[@LiamHughes-sy7zl]

It really is a prequel then isn’t it copying all the exact same things from the wizard of oz 2 this 1 great work good job

[@kamuigui]

its barely 24h that the movie is out, chill out variety, touch some grass lol

[@mattiekim]

I did t miss any of these

[@AntKWBro]

The only confusing thing for me Is Fiyero gets turned in the scarecrow and walks off with elphaba in the stage production But you see the scarecrow walking with Dorothy

[@sortofkindof-yd6fd]

he comes back for her later

[@AntKWBro]

@ so it’s a he needed Dorothy to find her? And we need to disregard the the Judy garland movie?

[@sortofkindof-yd6fd]

@@AntKWBro it all ties in babes

[@neccowafer1299]

Stop assuming that we "miss" things.

[@growth.ideology]

❤

[@kell_checks_in]

Nobody cares about anything Maguire. You might talk about his intimate interest in the bodies of children. Or, maybe how he's a little bit too into animals?

[@EatSleepLoom]

I didnt like this video tbh the narration was so bland and everything stated was the obvious lol

[@jennyhateseverything]

Does anyone feel like Michelle Yeoh wasn’t the greatest casting?

[@alixwaldononato]

first

[@JSandwich13]

Bro, the film was only out yesterday. Give people a chance to watch before spoiling

[@im_abbie-4931]

They obviously aren't gonna watch this until they've seen it 💀

[@felyne.]

bro, don’t watch the video.

[@JSandwich13]

@felyne. bro I obviously didn't watch it. Just commented.

[@felyne.]

@@JSandwich13 so then you can recognize how silly your comment was lmaooo

[@JSandwich13]

@felyne. no because there's still spoilers from the picture used, as well as autoplay is a thing.

[@Loved496]

I bet this comment won’t get more than 1 like……

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Bold to assume i watched wicked💀

[@spikespa5208]

_Variety_ assumed so.

[@toreyashley5945]

Then why are you here?

[@Loved496]

3rd

[@bennybuffylove]

I'll just watch the original Wizard of Oz twice in a row. A lot more entertaining and kid friendly than this.

[@lrgcokewithlemon]

Wicked was never meant to be kid friendly, especially the book.

[@vocal.genius]

the movie is literally so entertaining… and are u saying this when u haven’t even watched it?

[@bennybuffylove]

@@vocal.genius I watched some trailors and other short videos on KZbin and have read a lot of comments. I know it has good ratings, but I would agree with the bad ratings more of what they say. And, way too much singing for my taste. When it shows up online in a few days, I will probably x-speed thru it for any action parts, if there are any.

[@bennybuffylove]

@@vocal.genius Just checked, it showed up online already, going to run thru it after lunch.

[@bennybuffylove]

@@vocal.genius Just watched it online with my PC and 55 inch tv. Except for the last 20 or so minutes, this has to be the worst musical movie ever produced in my 75 years of existence. All that damn awful music, singing (just terrible screeching), and dancing could drive anybody up a wall. I hope they eliminated any singing and dancing in Part 2, and made it dark and all action. Oz, the Great and Powerful 2013 movie blows this out of the water for entertainment. I guess all the 1 star ratings I seen online were accurate, and all the 5 stars ratings were....you got to be kidding me.

[@sophieadam9702]

I found the movie boring

[@dbenedic1]

Did not like the film. Too political, far away from the actual story line. Way too long. Two leading ladies great chemistry but out of the blue shifts with character choices. They ask way too much from suspension of disbelief. Too long.

[@clowntingz6293]

Criticizing this film for being political when the original Wicked novel, musical, and even the Wizard of Oz is intentionally political is an absurdly off-base take.

[@thescarletwarlock9941]

Do you know that every movie of the last century tackles political issues?

[@astrowiz3544]

“Far away from the actual story line” What? It follows the plot of the Wicked musical, not Wizard of Oz, if that’s what you mean. And it did it perfectly. And Part 1 is meant to be a prequel to the events of Wizard of Oz…

[@WhereIsThatDammBaby]

“too political” LMFAOOO

[@ks.manoel]

I hope this is sarcasm