#jon m chu

[manny-jacinto]

WICKED (2024) + REDDIT TEXT POSTS

[notearsnora]

The WICKED movie and soundtrack are out now!

[i-eat-armins-chubby-cheeks]

everyone shut the fuck up and look at BTS Fiyer-crow. literally the most adorable little thing i ever i feel maternal. or horny. i cant tell.

[oceanatydes]

thoughts on wicked: for good (spoilers)

cynthia just melts (pun not intended) into elphaba like she IS her she’s such a good actress but no one is surprised that’s her caliber anyway. her ability to carry poignancy is just unparalleled she has such depth as elphaba

to be honest cynthia and jonathan are the only fiyero and elphaba that make me BELIEVE they could be in love (all the others didn’t have a chance against gelphie otherwise)

marissa’s acting when boq turned into the tin man was SO good I could feel her terror

the scene with the cyclone was soooo gorgeous and nessa screaming for boq only to be crushed was genuinely horrifying. like I feel like that’s such a throwaway moment when we think of wizard of oz like haha dead witch with her feet sticking out ooh pretty shoes but I felt horrible watching everything that led up to her demise. despite her turning out to be an extremely controlling person there’s still such a tragedy in how she met her end. unloved and searching for an ounce of connection

ethan fucking SLAYED as the tin man he was genuinely unrecognizable. absolutely one of my favorites in march of the witch hunters. I’m so glad he got to show his range. his tin man is top 3 performances of the movie for sure

jonathan is one of THE best fiyero’s I’ve ever seen he has such a knack to adding depth to characters that are otherwise quite flat. I really BELIEVE fiyero grows and changes in this movie. and the way he fucking shakes after he threatens glinda and is just trembling as they go to hang him up made me sob. his eyes convey a thousand micro expressions and unsaid impulses

watching fiyero get kicked and hit literally made me gasp aloud in the theatre and glinda’s ‘fiyero’ scream into elphaba beginning “no good deed” was fucking amazing

no good deed is one of the best numbers in the movie. my heart was literally racing when I was watching it. at the end when elphaba was floating haloed by the flying monkeys it was so GOOD

I honestly did not mind girl in the bubble I liked the idea of glinda being faced by the horror that is boq turned tin man and that forces her to reflect on her life. it added more depth to her character instead of us just thinking of her as a pretty idiot. some of the lyrics were too on the nose but some of them were nice but some of ariana’s intonation made it hard to understand

the little scenes they interspersed w all of them in the field hanging out was really cute and sweet and I wish we had more of that in the first movie

I refused to listen to for good until I saw the movie and if you can do that I STRONGLY recommend it. the camera work was so beautiful and intimate and it’s one of ariana’s best performances throughout the movies. there’s a lot of layers to glinda in this number but you can also just see the sheer bond between cynthia and ariana when they sing to each other

the scene where they’re sobbing separated by the door when elphie goes to sacrifice herself is fucking DIABOLICAL. it is one of the most romantic yet tragic framings I’ve ever seen and honestly really confirmed the romantic aspect of gelphie to me in this movie. I know the whole romance in these movies is portrayed to broader (straight) audiences as fiyero/glinda vs. elphaba/fiyero but how do you not watch that and think it is the most romantic shit ever

the scene of glinda watching as elphaba was ‘killed’ literally had me sobbing like she’s watching the platonic/romantic love of her life fucking DIE it was so heart-wrenching

I looooved that they did not show dorothy’s face. I felt like it was really masterfully done and honestly added so much bc this is not dorothy’s story! we are not supposed to care about her. also maybe jon m. chu will direct a wizard of oz revival and they don’t want to commit to a dorothy yet lol

overall I was surprised how much I liked it because act 2 of wicked feels very rushed. there were moments that were definitely too stretched out but I do appreciate choices like cutting “a sentimental man” to the scene of jeff goldblum looking on in horror as he realizes he’s ‘killed’ his only daughter

also: do not wear makeup that is easily cry-offable because you WILL be crying

also: glinda calling elphaba ‘greenie’ lmfao that little fight scene when they’re going hand-to-hand was so funny

[maerhiya]

jon m chu recently shared new details on as long as you're mine and it seems that we're getting the "it's looking at things another way" line right before the song instead!!

ok now i need to talk about how FIYERO GETS ON HIS KNEES FOR ELPBABA to tell her how beautiful she is because it's sooo narratively loaded

think about it: they're surrounded by things that showcase people's twisted, repulsive, and grotesque perception of elphaba—so how could she believe fiyero when he tells her that she's beautiful? when there are so many things and so many people around them that say otherwise?

but then fiyero approaches her and gets on his knees, demonstrating exactly how he views her differently. how highly he thinks of her. how much he admires and adores her. how much he loves her. how beautiful he thinks she is. how he really sees her.

and i think this really reinforces the "it's seeing/looking at things another way" line. because among all these pieces of propaganda that depict her as wicked, that are looking down on her, there's fiyero in the center of it all—on his knees and looking up at her.

and having this taller, formerly smug and cocky prince humble himself and physically lower himself before her to show how sincere he is and how genuine his feelings are, displaying how he truly rejects oz's perception of her is so?????? five stars. ten out of ten. no notes.

and then it clicks to her that he's being genuine which is when as long as you're mine starts playing like... oh movie fiyeraba will be the fucking death of me

[corey-wh0re]

You can't leave because you can't resist this. Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar in Wicked: For Good (2025) | written by Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox & directed by Jon M. Chu

[haveawish]

The wicked cast gives me life.

Poor Michelle is the only adult in the cast and is babysitting some feral unhinged castmates.

Cynthia is constantly praising Ariana over all other singers she has auditioned and sang with. No filter on this girl.

Ari is the captain of the gelphie ship who visably cringes when fiyabera is brought up. Constantly looking at cynthia as if she'd steal the moon if she asked.

Jon is constantly trolling and lurking of fan/gelphie twitter. Who starts ship wars for the fun of it.

Jonathan is a baby boy who is obsessed with slutty glasses and has every male loving person simp over him

Jeff you cant take anywhere without him bursting into song and an hour long tangent.

Bowen is just happy to be there. Classic baby brother.

Marissa has no fucks to give and no filter. PR people fear her.

Ethan is juggeling his job as an ari stan account on ig and flirting with bowen at every chance.

[villeve]

i love practical effects ("more info to come"?? hmm)