But actually showing these events in the movie would provide a more tangible narrative.
In passing, Elphaba also tries to encourage one of the monkeys to talk again, without much success.
It is admittedly tricky to expand upon this storyline when the plot is structured around the human characters.
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However, they may yet still opt for some more drastic, important changes.
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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.