(This article contains spoilers for The Bad Guys: Part Two)
when evil It was released on the big screen in November 2024, and no one expected the overwhelming success it would become: critics bowed down to the Broadway musical adaptation, audiences filled the theaters, the title entered the lists of the best films of the year, and even its heroes were nominated for an Oscar.
After only one year, Wicked: Part Two It flew into cinemas to conclude the reinterpretation of the story of the Wicked Witch of the West that we thought we knew in it Wizard of Oz. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande They return to the skin elphaba and glinda, The former is renamed the Wicked Witch while trying to put a stop to the tricks of the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and the latter attempts to smooth things over within the Wizard’s circle of trust.
The second part, which adapts the second act of the musical, takes us to Oz at war where he arrives dorothy, Thus communicating with events wizard of Oz, It causes a series of transformations in the heroes. Undoubtedly, one of the most important changes concerns Fierro (Jonathan Bailey), Glinda’s fiancée who ends up betraying the wizard to join the cause of Elphaba, his true love.
The prince of Winkie country changes not only his mind, but also his appearance: after declaring his love for Elphaba, he allows himself to fall into the trap of the wizard’s forces to prevent his lover from being captured. this, To save him from torture and death, she unwittingly turns him into a scarecrow. We find out at the end of the film, when the character reappears in the ruined castle where Elphaba supposedly died at the hands of Dorothy.
We see the trapdoor that the Scarecrow is looking at. He opens it and Elphaba, who survived Dorothy’s attack, emerges from the secret compartment. It was all just a trick to fake his death. “Fiero?” she asks, looking at the scarecrow. They both journey into the void, leaving Glinda to rule, without the blonde knowing they are alive.
How did Elphaba find out that Fiyero survived and that he is the Scarecrow? Why did the witch hide under the trapdoor? How did he know where to find her?
Fiyero and Elphaba’s ending is explained in “Wicked”.
Let’s remember that even though Elphaba casts a spell to protect Fiyero, she doesn’t know what happened to him. However, before surrendering himself to Dorothy, in the middle of a conversation with Glinda, he receives a visit from the flying monkey. chester, Who handed him a piece of Fiyero’s uniform. “We saw his face for the last time,” Elphaba says before faking her death.
john M Chu, The director of the double has now confirmed that the dress Chistery sent to the protagonist hides a message. “This piece of clothing contains a note.” He explained: “We didn’t want to zoom in on the camera because it would have revealed too much too soon. We needed the audience to believe in the story being told.”
As for Elphaba’s reaction to seeing Veron transform, Cho says: “She knows he’s alive, of course, and that he’s turned into this thing. But I don’t think she sees who he is until she finds him there.” It is one thing to know it has become and another to see it. And I think he feels a little guilty: “Did I do the right thing?” He reassures her: “You saved my life.”
Although thanks to the Flying Monkey’s intervention, the Green Witch knew that her lover had survived and been changed forever in the process, as well as that she was preparing to go look for him, when she saw him it surprised her. Cho also confirmed that Erivo and Bailey took their time to delve into the reunion scene: “It was them. I didn’t know how fast or slow it was going to be. It was a beautiful experience.”
evil It tells the original story of the Wicked Witch of the West, and reinterprets the villain Wizard of Oz. In addition to deepening the character and making her the heroine of the story, it also gives her a happy ending, completely changing the meaning of Dorothy and the inhabitants of The Journey of Oz.