ugh this is bringing out the 10-year old musical theatre nerd in me.
the fact that the clear allegory for the way fascists scapegoat and marginalized groups to gain power and popularity is going to go over some people's head is PAIN.
I also can't believe that Elphaba was ever not a black woman.

I'm partial to coming-of-age films so I enjoyed it. the twist was predictable ngl.

nothing about this was redeemable or charming to me. I hated ryan gosling’s pseudo New York accent and although I try ~really~ hard to not watch films like this with 2024 goggles I can’t help but notice how this is a lesson in the way rape culture affects boys—I’m going there

the most interesting insight for me was the difference in the rigidity of classification between Black lesbians and white lesbians.

I just really didn't like how a lot of the justifications for gender non-conformance was rooted in transphobia. I kept on checking if this doc was made in 2015 or 2005 lol. it really shows how long we've come along when talking about queerness and gender.