TheOrator.Press Film News And Reviews Page. Wicked Is ‘Wicked’ If You Stick With It! It’s A Game of Two Halfs. Panto-Style Playtime Meets Hard-Core Politics. It’s A Film With An Innocent Fantasy In A Land Far Away With An Adult Subtext Reflecting The Reality of Disturbing Modern Day Politics. December 2024

Wicked Has Become A Worldwide Phenomenon. Witches, Wizards, Wickedness, Wars, Rivalries And Reconcilitations – Or Not – Have Provided A Landscape To Which Various People Seem Able To Relate. The Little Innocents. Some Sensitive Adults. The Bullied. The Marginalised. The Vulnerable. The Victorious. Those Who Love A Great Outfit, A Great Underdog Triumph Story, A Great Voice And A Great Showtune.

Ultimatley This Is For Those Who Love A Great Film. From All The Cast And Throughout Wicked The Movie There’s Great Acting, Singing, Cinematography And High Production Values. Ultimately It Does What It Says On The Tin. It’s Wicked!

The First Half of Wicked Is Full of Fantastical Kids Stuff.
The Second Half Reveals A Strong Political Subtext For Grown Ups.
It’s A Game of Two Halfs. Before And After The Wizard Wends His Way Into The Lives of Two Young Female Students At Magic School And Reveals His True Colours.
They Are Already Dealing With Their Own Dramatic, Challenging Asthetical, Educational And Institutional Issues.
Will His Wicked Ways Push Them Together Or Force Them Apart?
Or Both?
Who Will Soar High?
And Who Will Sink To New Lows?