evil Director Jon M. Chu has clarified his approach to tonal grading for the overall musical, after some fans online lamented that the film didn't contain the same artistry as the 1939 original. Wizard of Oz.
In a recent interview with a Canadian outlet The Globe and Mailthe Crazy rich asians Helmer was asked about his style in the film's pink and green colours, which the interviewer considered “a bit desaturated”.
“I mean there's color everywhere. I think what we wanted to do was immerse people in Oz, to make it a real place,” Cho said of the decision. “Because if it was a fake place, if it was a dream in someone's mind, the real relationships “The dangers these two girls are going through will not seem real.”
“It is,” the director continued [presented in] In a way we have never seen before in Oz. It was a matte painting. It was a digital video game world. But for us, I want to feel dirt. I want to feel the wear and tear of it. This means it is not plastic.
Controversy over the film's appearance spanned from the beginning of September, and continued until the film's theatrical premiere on November 22. Some users on He defended the aesthetic and responded to those who tried to put heating filters on film stills. It is also noteworthy that the Technicolor process was largely discontinued and considered impossible to replicate, due to its cost and the technology required falling out of fashion.
“We have the environment. The sun is the main source of light. You see the vast landscape. You see the air. You see the creatures that are here. These two characters that will pass through the two films, their relationship with the land is important; their relationship with the nature of this land that the magician imposed on himself. The [color] “The contrast goes up over time because that's what Elphaba brings to this world,” Cho concluded.
Regardless, the discussion didn't stop the film from defying gravity at the box office, breaking a slew of records including the biggest global and domestic opening for a film based on a Broadway show, starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Helmer Chu. The film also had the biggest global opening for a non-sequel film of the year. One half of “Glicked,” the theatrical event that also features Ridley Scott The second wrestlerthe musical fueled a $205 million opening weekend, marking its best pre-Thanksgiving box office in more than a decade.
The first film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production – based on Gregory Maguire's best-selling novel, retells the story of… Wizard of Oz From the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West – follows the relationship of Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda the Good Witch (Grande) before their final destinies. The film also stars Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, and Peter Dinklage.
