And yet, several scenes cant be seen the same afterWicked.

By keeping him at a distance, shes protecting him and it makes her eventual escape more believable.

This is just another step in the Wizards propagandist plan, which paints the Wicked Witch as the villain.

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InWicked,much of the story focuses on animal rights and the Wizards attempts to silence the animal population.

Knowing this,The Wizard of Ozs final scenes are completely different.

Its a huge twist that manages to give Elphaba her happy ending without fundamentally changing anything about Dorothys story.

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Based on Frank L. Baum’s book of the same name, The Wizard of Oz follows young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) as she’s swept away to the magical land of Oz. Upon arriving, she falls afoul of a witch, then enlists the help of a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion in order to find the Wizard and get home to her family.

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Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

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