Wicked Director Defends Movie's Controversial Desaturated Color-Grading: "Wouldn't Feel Real"

Wicked’s use of colors is intentional.

Wicked director Jon M. Chu defends the movie's muted color grading. Adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, the 2024 musical moves the story of Elphaba , the Wicked Witch of the West, to the big screen. While the movie has received rave reviews from audiences and critics, one aspect has attracted controversy.

It’s also a way we have not experienced Oz before. It’s been a matte painting. It’s been a video game digital world. But for us, I want to feel the dirt. I want to feel the wear and tear of it. And that means it’s not plastic. Related Defying Gravity Explained: The Elphaba Song's Full Lyrics & What It Really Means In Wicked The finale of the first Wicked movie sees Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba sing"Defying Gravity," a memorable song with a powerful, resonating message.

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