Did you see the musical Wicked and if so, did you see the parallels with the Bush administration?
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Thеrе wаѕ thе elevation οf thе incompetents, thе mangling οf language, thе persecution οf intellectuals, thе manipulation οf thе masses through thе creation οf a common enemy, thе demonization οf political opponents through spin. Even thе parallels between thе υѕе οf thе word “wicked” аnԁ thе word “evil.” It’s аƖƖ thеrе! Or аm I thе οnƖу one whο sees іt?
Thеrе wаѕ thе elevation οf thе incompetents, thе mangling οf language, thе persecution οf intellectuals, thе manipulation οf thе masses through thе creation οf a common enemy, thе demonization οf political opponents through spin. Even thе parallels between thе υѕе οf thе word “wicked” аnԁ thе word “evil.” It’s аƖƖ thеrе! Or аm I thе οnƖу one whο sees іt?
December 18th, 2008 in
Theater Acting | tags: Bush Administration, Demonization, Political Opponents, Wicked
i do see the similarities now that you brought it up. i don’t know whether bush or cheney would be the wizard. perhaps cheney is the madame morrible?
It’s much more in the book than it is in the show, but no, you’re not the only one!
If you haven’t read the book, you should!! It’s fabulous.
yes i did see wicked, it was the best play EVER!!! yeah, i did see the parallels with the Bush administration. its kinda sad knowing our government would do horrible things like that. i find it funny how the worked that into the play.
well… the wizard of Oz was originally written as an allegory to the political situation revolving around the gold standard. each charachter is based off of a political celebrity, so it is only natural for that to have carried over into the remake…
…… I seen her fly!!!!!!!! it was spectacular, and the music was awsome, and the characters were wonderful, please dont reuin it by reading to much into it, its a childerens musical!
Ummm… the novel Wicked was written in 1995, 5 years before the Bush administration. And the original Wizard of Oz books were written much, much earlier. Some have seen political parallels from the turn of the century. To put Wicked in such a little box is a serious injustice to the Oz books and Gregory’s Maguire’s novel.
I know, people **** Bush. But please… enjoy a fluffy musical.
I see more of Wicked as a criticism of the Catholic Church.
The Wizard is the man behind the curtain. No one ever sees him and he’s actually powerless… just like many believe God to be.
Morrible & 2nd Act Glinda propagate the Wizard to this almighty being and “spreads the word” about his good deeds. Clergy, anyone?
When Elphaba defies the Wizard, she is seen as evil… much like people perceive those who aren’t following the path of God as evil.
And finally, the nail in the coffin is Fiyero. When he is turned into the scarecrow, he has his arms outstretched and bound upon a wooded stake. Sound familiar?
Like a previous poster claimed, I do attribute the parallels or criticisms more to Gregory McGuire (novel writer) more than Winnie Holtzman or whatever her name is (the musical’s book writer). Anyone who wrote “My So Called Life” can’t be genius enough to write something so universal and timeless.