Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) in Wicked
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Wicked.One of the biggest strengths of Wicked is that it manages to follow the story of the musical quite well, although a change makes one character more important. While its story largely sticks to the canon, there are plenty of changes that were necessary simply due to the change in medium from Broadway musical to film, and many of them enhance the story being told even more.
Related Wicked Makes Wizard Of Oz's First Death So Much More Tragic Than Before The Wicked Witch of the East is a major character in Wicked, and the musical's reveals make this Wizard of Oz death even more upsetting. The musical version of Morrible worked very well for that medium, but the film made the perfect changes to ensure Morrible worked as well for this adaptation.
✕ Remove Ads Wicked's big twist is integral to the film as a whole, and Morrible's role in the twist makes it more engaging, as she is a character the audience is familiar with, as opposed to the Wizard, who was only introduced at the end. Madame Morrible's expanded role also helps the film by giving the excellent Michelle Yeoh a bigger role to sink her teeth into.
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