Therefore, there were bound to be some major changes to how Oz would be presented onscreen.
In 1939, Dorothy entered the world of Oz and traveled along the yellow brick road.
Slater plays Boq inWicked, a Munchkin who is a student at Shiz University.
However, Slater looks muchdifferent from how Munchkins looked inThe Wizard of Oz.
However,Munchkins are actually described as the same height as Dorothy in the originalWizard of Ozbook.
In the book, Dorothy is only 10 years old.
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Therefore, Munchkins are meant to be the same height as a girl around the age of 10-12.
Therefore,all the Munchkins inThe Wizard of Ozare played by people of short stature.
InWicked, Boq is a Munchkin who is an important supporting character in the story.
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.
Therefore, just like the critically-acclaimed Broadway musical, Munchkins are still shorter than most people in theWickedmovie.
However,Boq and other Munchkins inWickedare not nearly as short as they were inThe Wizard of Oz.
Therefore, the Broadway musical portrayed Munchkins as more accurate to the book, and theWickedmovie has followed suit.
In fact, Jon M. Chu wanted to reinvent Munchkins in theWickedmovie.
Therefore, Munchkins inWickedall have reddish hair and a fair skin complexion.
