The Rise of Resistance Cinema in the Era of Trump
Wicked: For Good — yes, the musical about the witches in Oz — is the latest in a legion of films this year taking on politics.
The Wizard’s Guard has its hands full trying to stop Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) in Wicked: For Good, directed by Jon M. Chu.
Photographer: Giles Keyte/Universal PicturesA year ago, a passionate woman of color found her voice and took on an older, White carnival barker who was stoking bigotries to seize unchecked power.
I’m not talking about Kamala Harris, but Elphaba Thropp from the box-office smash Wicked. The Democratic nominee for president was unable to defy gravity in the end, but over in Oz, the battle is still raging. When we last saw Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) at the cliffhanger ending of Wicked, she was preparing for war. The not-so-Wicked Witch of the West is back in theaters on Nov. 21, and she’s ready to rumble.