Wicked: For Good doesn’t waste a second easing you back into Oz. Jon M. Chu picks up the narrative right where the first film stopped, but this time he brings a sharper pulse and far greater urgency. If Wicked (2024) often felt like a long first act waiting for ignition, Part Two strikes the match. The sequel moves with more purpose, the conflicts sharpen, and the emotional weight finally lands with the force longtime fans always hoped for.

The world-building done in the first installment pays off almost immediately. With the history already set, the sequel steps aside from introductions and dives straight into the fractures between truth and power, friendship and performance, myth and manipulation. And with that shift, the film opens its arms wider, to the political undertones, the iconi

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