Well-said. It is probably also part of a wider attempt to rewrite our organic mythos and more particularly our cultural heroes (witness the girlboss warrior take on LOTR). Dead on regarding the Marxism... I wonder if they even see it anymore, it's so pervasive in urban "educated" culture.
But, even on a practical level, it's another boring Hollywood trope.
Interestingly, the book Wicked and its sequel are actually more complex and darker than the play and movie, which instead paint the usual villain inversion picture you describe.
It’s amazing how the furthest away you get from and archetypical truth, the more the truth just shines in the darkness. Gravity eventually aligns everything in its place
where you mentioned wizard of oz (1939) boldly opposing the material rationalism of its time, how did you come to that conclusion? just curious about how the film showcases symbolism, in terms of social constructs, versus wicked (2024).
Well-said. It is probably also part of a wider attempt to rewrite our organic mythos and more particularly our cultural heroes (witness the girlboss warrior take on LOTR). Dead on regarding the Marxism... I wonder if they even see it anymore, it's so pervasive in urban "educated" culture.
But, even on a practical level, it's another boring Hollywood trope.
Interestingly, the book Wicked and its sequel are actually more complex and darker than the play and movie, which instead paint the usual villain inversion picture you describe.
It’s amazing how the furthest away you get from and archetypical truth, the more the truth just shines in the darkness. Gravity eventually aligns everything in its place
where you mentioned wizard of oz (1939) boldly opposing the material rationalism of its time, how did you come to that conclusion? just curious about how the film showcases symbolism, in terms of social constructs, versus wicked (2024).