SPOILERS are forward for each Depraved motion pictures. (Sure, together with the one among the many upcoming 2025 motion pictures). Proceed with warning for those who’re not conversant in the musical.
Once I caught Depraved in theaters final yr, I used to be completely floored over seeing one among my favourite musicals recaptured with film magic years after falling in love and memorizing the unique Broadway soundtrack, together with seeing it stay once I was youthful. I completely agree with our Depraved evaluation: Jon M. Chu completely understood the project with this unimaginable tackle the hit manufacturing. Whereas I completely cherished seeing all the main points I might on the large display screen, I knew I missed rather a lot the primary time beneath the filter of my completely satisfied tears.
Now that Depraved is lastly streaming on Peacock, I made a decision to rewatch it at residence, and I want to speak about a couple of key particulars that I believe completely nod to what’s coming subsequent in Act II. Let’s get into it:
The ‘For Good’ Orchestrations Hit So Laborious At The Starting Of Depraved
In fact, the primary time I noticed Depraved I seen the “For Good” orchestrations after Glinda is requested if the Depraved Witch was her good friend throughout “No One Mourns The Depraved.” I used to be crying 12 minutes into the film due to the “For Good” music making a fast cameo, however now that I’ve seen the occasion sequence (which is well the very best scene within the film), I used to be much more of a large number this time round. And, I do know it’s going to get me much more emotional as soon as we see the duo sing “For Good” collectively.
I Confirmed Jeff Goldblum’s Voice Is Used In No One Mourns The Depraved
Additionally throughout “No One Mourns The Depraved,” I assumed I caught Jeff Goldblum’s voice when Elphaba’s mother is being visited by her lover and taking the inexperienced potion once I first watched it. Upon the second viewing, I might completely verify that it’s his voice in the course of the traces “Have one other drink my dark-eyed magnificence. I’ve received yet another evening left right here on the town…” Whereas this connection is rarely revealed within the film, I like that they used Goldblum’s voice to point out it is the Wizard for many who pay attention laborious sufficient. I can’t wait to see how Half 2 reveals the large twist.
Glinda Additionally References ‘One thing Dangerous’ Proper After She Meets Elphaba
I don’t understand how a lot of this element was intentional or not, however I seen this time that proper after Glinda and Elphaba meet for the primary time, Glinda storms away asking if she did “one thing dangerous” whereas speaking to her buddies. I is likely to be studying into this, however I believe by referring to the music title Dr. Dillamond later sings with Elphaba, it’s foreshadowing to the tip of the primary film the place she provides into the Wizard’s plans reasonably than sticking with Elphaba and her anti-Ouncesuprising.
Elphaba Having A ‘Someplace Over The Rainbow’ Second Is Too Good
Clearly Depraved wouldn’t be right here with out The Wizard of Oz, which famously consists of the “Someplace Over The Rainbow” music within the unique film. Whereas some may take into account Depraved to be a villain origin story, I believe the musical is extra of an empowering coming-of-age story from Elphaba’s perspective. When Elphaba sings “The Wizard And I” after racing via the fields and a rainbow reveals up within the distance, I believe it’s a reminder that she’s the protagonist of her personal story right here, and whereas sure, there’s some ache afoot in each motion pictures, she’ll get her completely satisfied ending.
Glinda And Elphaba’s ‘What Is This Feeling’ Battle Feels Like Prep For Act II
In Act II of Depraved, Elphaba and Glinda get into an altercation, and in “What Is This Feeling,” after they struggle one another with lengthy sticks, it seems like they’re working towards for later within the story. I do marvel in the event that they’ll flash again to this scene after they go broom to wand within the second half of the story.
I Additionally Realized Why Elphaba May Have Chosen To Flee To The West
As a fan of the musical, one ingredient of the film that hit tougher than the Broadway present was Elphaba’s love for the animals of Oz. And in the course of the “One thing Dangerous” sequence, Elphaba appears to be like at a map that reveals tunnels that go beneath Ouncesand to what appears to be like just like the west facet of the area. I believe that explains why she turns into the Depraved Witch of the West, particularly.
Elphaba Telling Fiyero To ‘Get Stuffed’ Didn’t Register The First Time
After watching Depraved once more, I’m additionally undoubtedly extra pumped for Elphaba and Fiyero to discover their romance after seeing their chemistry play out. However, what I didn’t discover the primary time was how Elphaba tells Fiyero to “get stuffed” after he virtually hits her together with his horse throughout their first assembly. It’s clearly foreshadowing how Elphaba will flip him into the Scarecrow in the course of the second act.
I Additionally Didn’t Clock What Boq Telling Glinda He ‘Cries A Lot’ Refers To
Equally, I seen one thing comparable occurs for Ethan Slater’s Boq whereas he’s speaking to Glinda in the midst of the “Dancing By way of Life” sequence. He says he “cries rather a lot,” which additionally foreshadows his destiny because the Tin Man, who famously has this attribute within the unique The Wizard of Oz.
I Realized The Lion Cub’s Roar Is Very Reminiscent Of The Cowardly Lion, Too
To spherical out Dorothy’s buddies, who she’ll meet on the Yellow Brick Highway in the course of the second act, we additionally meet the Cowardly Lion as a child cub in Depraved. Whereas I caught this to some extent throughout my first viewing, what I didn’t discover is how his little roars already sounds just like the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz. Maybe this has one thing to do with rewatching The Wizard of Oz after seeing Depraved.
And, Elphaba’s Second With The Grimmery Has Me Particularly Excited For ‘No Good Deed’
The final element I’ll discuss is the second when Elphaba reads the Grimmery and finally ends up turning the monkey guards into monkeys that may fly. When she reads the spell from the e-book, I noticed that she was half singing them. It jogged my memory of one among my favourite songs from the second act “No Good Deed.” I completely can not wait to see how Cynthia Erivo, who completely placed on inexperienced make-up on a regular basis of the manufacturing by the way in which, adapts that music together with actually coming into her character of the Depraved Witch.
Whereas, I’ve been a bit burdened concerning the sequel, understanding that loads of the best moments are within the first half, rewatching it and seeing these small however efficient bits of breadcrumbs actually made me hyped for Depraved: For Good. I’m formally counting down the times till its launch on November 21.