Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Wicked: Part 1.ThroughoutWicked, there are hints about Elphaba’s true powers as a witch, including her ability to potentially see into the future. Adapted from the award-winning Broadway musical,Wickeddepicts the life of Elphaba Thropp and explores the events of her life before she transforms into the Wicked Witch of the West,the main antagonist ofThe Wizard of Oz.Throughout the movie, Elphaba discovers her true abilities with magic and forms an unlikely friendship with Galinda, who is destined to become Glinda the Good Witch.
Inone of several changes made to theWickedBroadway musical, the movie fills in the backstory of Elphaba’s childhood and displays the true extent of her powers. As a baby, she levitates objects, and as a young child, shoots stones at bullies who targeted her and her younger sister, Nessarose.The movie adaptation ofWickedallows Elphaba’s magic to fully emerge and display her full potential as the future Wicked Witch of the West.Throughout the movie, Elphaba is shown to have different powers, one of them being her ability to see visions of the future.
Wicked Uses “The Wizard & I” To Tease Elphaba Can See The Future
Elphaba Sees Blurred Visions Of Her Future During The Song
Upon her arrival at Shiz University, after inadvertently causing the furniture to levitate, Elphaba catches the attention of Madame Morrible, who offers to give her private lessons, to further channel her powers. Madame Morrible sees potential in Elphaba and states that, with practice, her magic will potentially allow her to work with the Wizard in the future. This is the first time in her life that somebody has seen something good in Elphaba, asthroughoutWicked, she is harshly judged for her green skin; Madame Morrible’s offer allows Elphaba to dream of better things in her life, which leads to the song “The Wizard & I.”
Throughout the song, Elphaba reflects on this positive interaction with Madame Morrible and her desire to be accepted by society and appreciated by her family. “The Wizard & I” is also used to allow Elphaba to catch a glimpse into what she believes to be her future; when she gazes into the colorful glass, she sees a blurry vision of a crowd holding a celebration. While the vision isn’t fully clear,Elphaba sees it as a sign that one day in the future, there will be a big celebration in Oz for her, when she works with the Wizard.
Lyrics from “The Wizard & I”
And I’ve just had a vision almost like a prophecy
I know, it sounds truly crazy,
But I swear, someday there’ll be
A big celebration throughout Oz
That’s all to do with me!
While Elphaba sees this as a positive vision for her future,this vision actually foreshadows the celebrations of her demise.As depicted in the opening song “No One Mourns The Wicked,” the Munchkins celebrate the defeat of the Wicked Witch, which includes the burning of an effigy. As mentioned in “The Wizard & I”, the vision of the celebration is depicted hazily, but it is a teasing representation of the scorn Elphaba will one day receive from Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West.
Elphaba Sees The Future Again With A Vision Of Dillamond
Elphaba Sees Dillamond’s Fate After He Is Arrested During Class
During her time at Shiz, Elphaba connects with the university’s only Animal professor, Doctor Dillamond. Elphaba finds out thatDr. Dillamond and other Animals are facing oppressionand the risk of losing their ability to speak. While many Animals flee Oz in hopes of evading capture, Doctor Dillamond chooses to stay and fight back.Doctor Dillamond’s decision to stay leads to his arrest during one of his classes, shocking the students and devastating Elphaba. His arrest solidifies her vow to find a solution to protect the Animals and their rights throughout Oz.
After his arrest, Elphaba sees a vision ofDoctor Dillamond’s ultimate fate. In her vision, Elphaba sees Doctor Dillamond locked in a cage, unable to communicate. This vision horrifies Elphaba, and strengthens her resolve to travel to the Emerald City and ask the Wizard for help. During the song “Something Bad,” Elphaba expresses her belief to Doctor Dillamond that the Wizard would ensure everything would be alright. Unfortunately, as Elphaba later discovers, this proves not to be the case, and her vision of Doctor Dillamond’s fate turns out to be correct in the musical when she finds him in a cage.
What Elphaba Seeing The Future Would Mean For Wicked 2
Elphaba’s Visions Highlight The True Extent Of Her Powers
The ending ofWicked: Part 1sees Elphaba reject the Wizard and fly away from the Emerald City, determined to fight back against their cruelty to Animals.The second part ofWicked, set for release in 2025, is set to cover many iconic moments from the second half of the musical, includingthe true origins of Elphaba’s powers. The movie’s representation of Elphaba’s magic and visions of the future could offer some changes towhat happens inWicked: Part Two.While the musical could only give hints of Elphaba’s magic, the special effects of the movie allow her powers to be fully on display.
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In the second act of the musical, while reunited with Fiyero, Elphaba has premonitions of her family, one of them being that her sister, Nessarose, is in danger. Rather than a premonition,the movie adaptation ofWicked: Part 2could depict Elphaba having a vision of Nessarose’s death.As seen with Doctor Dillamond’s fate, her visions are proven to be accurate. The visions seen by Elphaba throughoutWicked,offer a hint at her true powers and could be an excellent addition to the second part, which shows her fully embracing her magic as the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked
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.
