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It’s Time to Second-Guess Elphaba’s Broom
Wicked: Part One refuses to explain the levitation spell at the crux of its final act.
In its final moments, Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, belts her face off while soaring through the air on her newly levitating magic broomstick, singing “ Defying Gravity ” and declaring her own power for the first time in her life. It would make more sense if the broomalso grew wings, but that isn’t possible because the actual goal is for the movie to explain how she gets the Wicked Witch’s broom. Whenever Elphaba casts a spell, absolutely anything can happen, which renders the stakes for Wicked: Part Two confusing at best because we don’t know what the consequences of any of her actions will be.
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