Can Elfab fly without a broom in the wicked?

The journey from the famous revisionist fairy tale to the Broadway sensation to the phenomenon of rental with the 10 nominations of the Academy has been long, but in the last few months it is safe to say that the cultural mark of “wicked” has grown in geometric progression. Although we have many more months before we see how director John M. Cho adapts The second half of the stage show on the screen with “evil: for the sake of good”, Its pop-on-slaveness does not indicate signs of slowing. At the same time, “not part 1” we are completing in Eriva’s Cynthia, providing a “Gravity”.

Considering Already excessive time of execution of “wicked”, It makes sense that the main issue of the story in which Elfab’s eriva perceives its title as a wicked witch of the West. Although there is a lot of history left, the film also has a wonderful catharsis, which gives the elfab its long -earned moment of celebration. She finally takes the flight after it was justified by her teacher Madame Maribl (Michelle EO) and the Dubbred Master Oz (Jeff Goldblum). But how exactly, the sky elphaba sky courtus emerges?

If Evil Witch West Margaret Hamilton Flight in the MGM Classic “Wizard of Oz”, there was no real signs that it could leave the ground without the use of a broom. Countless other movies and television shows mainly reflect the home appliance as a car for witches; They really can’t fly anywhere without it. Although this was never revealed, however, Chu necessarily visually reflected the seemingly new elfabe’s ability as something that she had all the time.

“Give gravity” is not only a song about the elfabo, which is literally published, but also that it produces internal shackles that do not allow it to implement its own internal capabilities. In an interview with IndiewireChu told about how the reflection of the finale happened with its own complications relative to the great moment of the elfab:

“It was felt that she did not earn a flight; one of our producers David Nix said to me, ‘There was something wrong. I know that it all liked it, but something is missing. And I really struck my head against the wall for a while, and realized it should be from it. “

When the elfaba reads from Grimera earlier in the film, she carelessly reads a spell that brutally gives wings to the Guards guards of the Wizard Palace. So she reads it again from this, hoping to get it right this time and Shoots with glynda (Ariana Grando Bour) through its set of wings. But instead of germinating a paying outlet strategy, instead caused a broom used to keep the master from the tower. This is a spectacular moment when the elfabo makes a leap of faith He does not take off with him immediately. Instead, she met with her young reflection visa when she was released outside the palace. According to Chu, this is only when the elfaba believes that her salvation concludes peace with who she is and what she believes that she is able to rise above the emerald city:

“It cannot be anger for the magician (who motivates the flight) because it is not that the film is about” it was her own independence and does not understand what she must prove to anyone. “

Chu has greatly confirmed that the elfaba broom is just an extension of the magic that is already in it. In the film, we see that the magical opportunities of the elfabs affect the Oz. In addition to the action of the divination that shows her Odoring the vision is not a very important future in “evil: for the sake of good”, It demonstrates many strange demonstrations of television kinetic skills. The elfaba can even move objects and people with its heart, both with love and anger, so it makes sense only that it could take off among the clouds.

The most famous visual hint (not so visually pronounced image deprived of contrast) comes during the last blows “Wizard and I”. The elfaba sings with great enthusiasm that the residents of Oza under the guidance of the master have finally accepted and, for a moment, jumps in the air. This is a great reflection of power, but it does not quite rise because there is a part of it, which believes that the systems that are astronized from its green skin will eventually be salvation.

Heard knew that this sequence was a great place to accommodate the visual prediction (through Indiewire🙂

“We have to put a flight (in” magic and I “) because I found” resist gravity “, that’s what it cannot be disclosed; it can fly if it happened? Not in the end, because we will put these little moments of her relationship with gravity … And showing her slow lifting.”

If the broom was the only thing that made the elfaba fly, she would most likely not get out of the window. It is not just a tool, but also a symbolic sign of using a single subject that supports the master’s guards in its favor. She invites the challenge trying to keep up and does what could have been another “That’s how this iconic character got one of her accessories from the brand” into something special.

On November 21, 2025, “Wicked: For Good” gets into the theater.