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Sorrel Virginia Hester's avatar

Thank you for writing this. I walked into this film not knowing anything about the Wicked books or musical. As a Black nonbinary intuitive, I was devastated the whole time. How Elpheba is treated brought up so much grief around my own trauma as an intuitive marginalized person. By the end of the movie, I couldn't feel the victory of "Defying Gravity". I didn't want any of my white friends to text me about the film, not even the ones I really trust. I think I just need a channel for my grief first. I feel like your writing and clarity about what happened in this movie (and there's certainly more to talk about) gives me a bit of that space to feel less alone about what I saw in the theatre. So, thank you ❤️💔

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Lynne Gaylor's avatar

Powerful synopsis of a brilliant, outstanding movie. Your words magnify this film’s purpose, its raw beauty, and its glaring reflection of the sins in our society perpetuated by the elite, white, privileged upper class. It exposes the gross harm of fascism, and those that enable it. Thank you for sharing your gift of writing with us. Heartfelt appreciation and gratitude.

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