This text accommodates spoilers for Depraved: For Good.
A 12 months after Depraved hit theaters, its sequel, Depraved: For Good, is already defying gravity on the field workplace. Adapting the second act of the hit Broadway musical, the movie stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande because the witches of Oz, Elphaba and Glinda. The supporting solid is rounded out by Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, and Jeff Goldblum.
The battle on the core of For Good is Elphaba’s combat in opposition to the Wizard of Oz (Goldblum) to cease the oppression of Animals. Glinda is caught within the center because the Wizard elevates her to a place of energy that enables her to be liked by the plenty, however at the price of turning a blind eye to his crimes. Consequently, the 2 former mates discover themselves at odds for many of the movie’s runtime, one thing exacerbated when Fiyero, Glinda’s fiancé, leaves her for Elphaba.
As within the play, nonetheless, Glinda nonetheless comes by means of for Elphaba on the finish, warning her when an offended mob units out to kill her. In contrast to the stage model, Glinda’s determination to assist Elphaba is explored by means of a brand new tune, “The Woman within the Bubble.” Marc Platt, who produced each the musical and the movies, revealed that the creatives behind the musical all the time needed to broaden on her arc:
To be honest to Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, who created the unique musical, once we did, there have been –due to time that you may be on stage, actually – there have been components of the story we needed to reduce out, or may by no means elaborate upon. And we all the time mentioned to one another, if we ever make a film, there’s elaboration that feels very natural, that we by no means obtained to do, and most of it’s within the second half.
In line with Platt, the primary movie was “very a lot the journey of Elphaba, when it comes to how she alters as a personality,” whereas “For Good is absolutely, when it comes to character, a journey of Glinda, and the way she alters over the course of the movie.” He then added: “And when you perceive that, you perceive why it’s so organically two motion pictures. And the second movie allowed us to inform extra of Glinda’s story. What occurred as a child to her, that she’s obtained this want… to be magic?“
“How does she permit herself to form of dwell a lie?” he continued. “Current herself as any person who has qualities she doesn’t? And so understanding what her mother would’ve mentioned to her as a child, how that knowledgeable her, was essential.” As a result of For Good is a musical, he defined that the objective was to present her a second like “Defying Gravity” that signified her change in motivations.
“Glinda by no means had a tune within the second act of the stage musical… which permits her to look within the mirror, actually, and say ‘who do I need to be?’” Platt mentioned. “Do I’ve the braveness to be who I actually am? Or do I should be what I believe the world needs me to be?” And so these are examples, her backstory, her tune of how elaborating, having the time actually crammed within the story.“
The selection so as to add further songs to For Good has been met with blended reactions from followers and critics. Each “The Woman within the Bubble” and Elphaba’s new observe, “There’s No Place Like Dwelling,” showcase the celebs’ immense vocal expertise, however have been criticized for weighing down the tempo of the movie.
Along with the brand new tracks, the film additionally revises Glinda’s arc by having her observe up on Elphaba’s mission and making Oz protected for Animals as soon as once more, versus implying she would. Whatever the adjustments constituted of stage to display, Depraved: For Good fulfills the promise of its premise, displaying how performative goodness damages society and breaking hearts alongside the best way.
Depraved: For Good
8/10
- Launch Date
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November 21, 2025
- Runtime
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137 Minutes
- Director
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Jon M. Chu
- Writers
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Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Gregory Maguire