Wicked Ending explained and how it sets up Wicked Part 2

Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Wicked: Part 1.

Adapting the Tony-winning Broadway musical, Wicked: Part 1 tells an epic journey of magic and morality in the world of Oz, leading to the climactic finale that will bring audiences back to Wicked: Part 2 in 2025. The film begins with Glinda the Good announcing to the Munchkins that the Wicked Witch of the West is dead. When they ask about her past relationship with the villain, the film flashes back in time to Glinda (called Galinda in this part of the film). Evil film) and Elphaba arriving at Shiz University.

Glinda and Elphaba are forced to live together after the latter is unexpectedly admitted to the school as a witchcraft student under the guidance of Madame Morrible. Although they begin to hate each other, the roommates develop a friendship. Turbulence escalates when the rights of talking animals are removed and a lion cub is caged in front of the class, prompting Elphaba and Fiyero to take action. When Elphaba is invited to visit the Emerald City and the Wizard, she brings her friend along. This leads to the action-packed finale, which serves as the midpoint for the two-part film. Evil film.

Why Elphaba rejected the wizard’s offer in Wicked

Elphaba puts the welfare of talking animals ahead of her own

After the Sorcerer and Madame Morrible trick Elphaba into giving the monkeys wings, she realizes that he never did it because he has no powers. He confirms this fact and offers her a home with him in the Emerald City that would give her security and power if she would just work with him. He even says that Glinda can stay with them if it makes her happy. However, she rejects his offer with righteous indignation, and several factors influence this decision.

Firstly, the knowledge that he never had any powers shatters every ounce of respect and admiration she previously had for him. She is less easy to manipulate now that the reverence she had for the Wizard is gone. Furthermore, she has shown previously when she was offered the chance to change her green skin that she cares more about justice for others than herself. Her life experiences give her empathy for talking animals, who are considered “different” just like her. To accept the Wizard’s offer would be to accept their oppression.

Why does Elphaba go to the West?

Elphaba earns the title of “The Wicked Witch of the West”

At the end of “Defying Gravity”, Elphaba sings the line “So if you want to find me, look to the western sky.”In the Broadway musical, the line is never explained. She doesn’t learn about Kiamo Ko, Fiyero’s castle, until the end of the second act, so this cannot explain her decision. The main explanation fans found was that Elphaba chose to go in this direction because of the historical and problematic symbolism of manifest destiny and the journey west in search of a better life. However, the film suggests an explanation that fits the narrative rather than being based on real-life knowledge.

During “Something Bad,” Elphaba intrudes on the animal resistance group, who are being held in a room with a map of Oz. This map shows the terrain and roads connecting each area to the Emerald City. The Vinkus, which lies to the west, has rugged terrain that appears difficult to navigate, offering Elphaba more protection if she heads in that direction.

Additionally, the western part of Oz appears to have less connection to the Emerald City, meaning the Wizard may have less control there. This is later confirmed again during “Sentimental Man” when the entire model of Oz lights up. The road doesn’t extend that far west. Ultimately, neither the film nor the musical provide a concrete answer to this Broadway musical plot hole, but the film at least suggests a reasonable explanation.

How Madame Morrible manipulated Elphaba from the start

Madame Morrible is Wicked’s true villain

At the end of Wicked: Part 1Elphaba asks Madame Morrible if she planned to use Elphaba from the beginning, and the villain’s response inadvertently confirms that she has been manipulating the young witch throughout the film. This information retroactively undermines all of their previous interactions, making Madame Morrible’s kindness seem more nefarious.

The teacher took credit for Elphaba’s outburst not because she was trying to help, but because she wanted to reinforce her image as a powerful mage.causing the students to respect her more because of her powers. She planted the idea early on that Elphaba would need to prove herself to the Wizard so they could later ask her to perform the spell on the monkeys, pointing to Madame Morrible’s calculated nature.

During witchcraft class, she talks to Elphaba about Dr. Dillamond for two big reasons. First, she recognizes that emotions are Elphaba’s magical trigger. Second, she is trying to build a false sense of trust and emotional disclosure so that Elphaba will be less resistant to her manipulation later. She later let Glinda into class because she needed to keep Elphaba happy. Ultimately, each of Madame Morrible’s actions in Wicked: Part 1 serves your greater purpose.

Why do the Ozians worship the wizard

Wicked: Part 1 adds background information on how the wizard gained power

The Wizard of Oz and Evil (the Broadway Musical) provide tidbits of insight into why the Ozians worship and follow the Wizard’s lead; however, it has never been confirmed how exactly he came to power. Wicked: Part 1 changes “One Short Day” to include Elphaba and Glinda watching a program about the history of the Wizard. The Ozians had previous leaders with magic called “The Sages” who could read The Grimerie and cast spells.

However, they all died over time, leaving behind a prophecy. The Sages said that a powerful person who could read The Grimerie one day they would reach Oz when they needed it most. Since the Wizard arrived during the Great Drought and could read The Grimeriethe Ozians assumed he was the prophesied individual and began to worship him. In reality, the prophecy could just as easily apply to Elphaba as it could to the Wizard.

Dr. Dillamond’s Firing (and How It Sets Elphaba Up to Become the Wicked Witch)

Elphaba is Dr. Dillamond’s biggest supporter in Wicked: Part 1

In a slightly less dark version of Evil plot of the book, Dr. Dillamond is fired from his teaching job at Shiz University because he is a talking animal instead of being murdered. However, the fact that he remains alive doesn’t make things any less exciting when he is forcibly dragged out of the classroom by the horns. Although Elphaba already cares about justice, this moment is a turning point that sets her on the path to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West. She can’t stand seeing the teacher she had a relationship with being treated as inferior.

From this point onwards, your entire arc as EvilThe main character focuses on ensuring that talking animals have the same rights as humans. She even passes up the opportunity to make her life better to ensure that Dr. Dillamond and the other talking animals are protected.

Can Elphaba see the future in Wicked?

Elphaba sees flashes that could be the future

Warning: This section contains mild spoilers for Wicked Part 2.Node Evil musical and film, Elphaba sings about having a vision of Oz holding a celebration for her, but it is implied that she is speaking figuratively rather than literally. However, the movie Wicked: Part 1 questions whether she can actually see the future. A few times in the film, Elphaba sees flashes of different moments. In these moments, she sees Dr. Dillamond in a cage.

This could simply be her imagining a terrible future. However, the second half of the century. Evil musical involves The Sorcerer and Madame Morrible taking Dr. Dillamond’s voice and holding him captive. Combined with the lyrics of “The Wizard & I,” these flashes seem to confirm that Elphaba has the ability to see the future, although there is still ambiguity surrounding the issue.

How Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship grows over time

Glinda and Elphaba’s friendship is the lifeblood of the wicked

In both Evil musical and Wicked: Part 1Elphaba and Glinda go from hating each other to becoming best friends in a short space of time. The film remains fairly faithful to the source material when it comes to Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship. When Glinda gives Elphaba the hat, Elphaba considers it a genuine act of kindness and returns the favor by insisting that Madame Morrible accept Glinda as a student.

When Glinda discovers this, she realizes that she was very cruel to her roommate and publicly gets involved with her at the party. Little details, like Glinda giving Elphaba a guide with a sweet message written inside, solidify their relationship, making it all the more tragic when they break up at the end of Wicked: Part 1.

How Wicked’s Ending Sets Up Wicked: Part 2

Wicked: Part 2 tells the Wizard of Oz from Elphaba’s perspective

THE Evil The two-part film splits at the same point as the Broadway show — after “Defying Gravity.” At this point in the film and musical, Elphaba refuses to work with the Wizard to suppress the talking animals. She decides that if those in charge don’t help, she will go out alone to protect the vulnerable community. Meanwhile, Madame Morrible tells Oz that Elphaba is evil, hurting the talking animals and trying to destroy the Wizard.

This establishes a clear path for Elphaba in Wicked: Part 2. All of Oz will be hunting her as she takes action to protect the talking animals. Eventually, Dorothy will arrive in Oz because of a tornado, recounting the events of The Wizard of Ozwhich unfolds in the second half of the musical.

The True Meaning of Wicked: The Ending of Part 1

Elphaba proves that villains aren’t born

The central question in Evil book, musical and film is whether people are born evil or evil is created. Over the course of 2 hours and 30 minutes, Wicked: Part 1 answers solidly that villains are made. Elphaba was forced to take on the role of The Wizard of Ozis the antagonist of the true villains of the story – his father, his bullies, Madame Morrible and the Wizard. Furthermore, Wicked: Part 1 makes it clear that situations are not always what they seem at first glance.