I hate the people sorting Wicked into "good vs evil" because NO ONE IS MORALLY GOOD and that's the point of the musical, book and movie! Elphaba does awful things to Dorothy (in both the musical, book and movie, to be fair with reason but just because u have a reason to do something, doesn't mean it's right.) becomes a terrorist in the book, and finally admits she cant be good by "No Good Deed". Fiyero emotionally cheats on Glinda with Elphaba, and eventually leaves her (either after elphaba comes or at the altar in the movie). Boq literally openly expresses that he wants to kill Elphaba (after he becomes the tin man) and emotionally cheats on Nessa with Glinda. Nessa is.. obvious. Glinda sells Elphaba and Nessa out to the Wizard, plays a part in convincing her to join them in "Wonderful" (in Wicked: For Good), and she does resent elphaba's looks at the beginning of the musical and "Popular". They're all anti heros.
by Ill_Face_7252
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Its quite complicated. Youre onto something, but it is about good v evil. Maguire just so expert mean muddles the question and the answers to it.
Fuck the musical and therefore the movie too. They simply think that because Elphaba is *supposed* to be bad that she is, and label her as such. Its so offensive.
Elphaba engages in direct action for the sake of justice. You may have decided she’s a terrorist, but I disagree. She turns nasty to a few people for a very short period of time. That wasn’t morally good, no, but in the grand scheme I don’t think that’s indicative of much.
You’re right that nobody in the story is pure as the driven snow, but that gives then the room to grow the way they do.