Wicked, the most anticipated film of the year, at least for theater kids. In an unbiased teenage boys opinion, this movie blows. Its 2 hours and 40 minute run time is filled with music that frankly all sounds uninspired and the same. And every outcome of the films plot is completely and painstakingly obvious. 

             One of the main reasons that this movie feels so uninspired  and predictable to me is because its another reimagination of a classic. Something that Disney has been doing in recent memory and it feels like it’s all they do now. This causes a boring outcome for one main reason, The story has the same outcome as the original films. This makes the film seem predictable because of the narrow path it has to take. And Wicked is no exception to this rule. The whole film is built upon the two witches from the story, Glenda the good witch who is a self absorbed pink loving girls girl and Elphaba who’s arc in this film is to become the bad witch. knowing this you can always infer what happens next in the story which results in a boring  and predictable watch, Especially in the latter half of the film. This is true because as an audience you know that this is where Elphaba’s story will take a turn and the turn can be seen from a mile away.

             In conclusion, wicked is a let down and a bore, sitting through it as a teenage boy was borderline unbearable. If I could take back my 3 hours I absolutely would. That being said, I am not the target audience for this film, some people will enjoy this film and that’s fine. If you are that person then I hope that this movie finds you. But for me this film deserves a 3/10.