The Wizard of Oz and Wicked
The Wizard of Oz has a special place in my heart. I grew up watching it every single day in my formative years. I even made family history. As the story goes, one morning, when I was around 2 years old, while everyone was still asleep, I somehow managed to open the front door with my blankie in hand and walk down the street toward the highway singing, "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz." I have still never read the book(s), and didn't really care when Wicked first came out. I only just recently got into it with the release of the 2024 movie with Ariana Grande. I've seen Oz the Great and Powerful with James Franco and Mila Kunis. While each adaptation is good in its own right, something is missing that doesn't quite hold up to the 1939 Judy Garland movie. I like Wicked, despite a few plot holes and canonical issues I have, but I'm not obsessed with the story the way I probably should be, considering my childhood history with The Wizar...