Step into the magical world of Oz like never before with Wicked (2024). This highly anticipated fantasy musical reveals the full plot summary of Elphaba’s journey—from misunderstood outcast to the infamous Wicked Witch of the West. In this detailed movie story, we explore the secrets, betrayals, and emotional twists that shaped one of cinema’s most iconic villains. Get ready as we break down the entire plot and explain how good can sometimes turn wicked.
The Start of the Story: Celebrating the Wicked Witch's Demise and Glinda the Good Witch's Arrival in the Magical City of Oz in 2024
The Wicked 2024 movie begins in the magical land of Oz, where monkeys fly through the sky, and children joyfully celebrate the death of the Wicked Witch. People emerge from their homes, singing and dancing in celebration of being rid of the Wicked Witch of the West. Shortly after, a balloon appears on the horizon, and the people cheer for the arrival of Glinda the Good Witch, who confirms the news of the Wicked Witch's demise. The celebrations and dancing among the crowds continue in this new fantasy musical film.
Unveiling Elphaba's Green Skin Origin: Her Parents' Story, Exceptional Birth, and Extraordinary Magical Powers in the Cinematic World of Oz
One person in the crowd asks Glinda about the origin of the Wicked Witch, and she replies that she is the daughter of the city's governor and an ordinary mother. Glinda recounts the story of the Wicked Witch's mother, who received a lover after her husband left for work. The lover carried a green bottle containing a green elixir, and the mother drank its contents entirely. After that night, the mother became pregnant, and at birth, the governor was shocked to see a baby with green skin. His astonishment grew when the baby cried, as all the objects in the room levitated, proving she was born with natural magic. Fearing this power, the governor ordered the bear to take the child out of the house in this magical Oz narrative.
Elphaba's Upbringing and Struggle with Discrimination and Growing Magical Abilities in the Film Wicked 2024
The bear takes on the task of raising the child, whom he names Elphaba. After some time, the governor fathers a second daughter, who is paralyzed. Elphaba is bullied by children because of her green skin color, and when she gets angry, she doesn't feel like she's moving things around her. The governor dislikes her and prefers her sister, making her feel inferior. Glinda returns to the crowd after the celebration, and a woman asks her if the Wicked Witch was her friend. Glinda hesitates at first but then admits that she knew her, but their paths diverged. Glinda's memory takes her back to the first time she saw Elphaba, exploring Elphaba's early life challenges and discrimination in Oz. You can find more details about Elphaba's journey on the Wicked Wiki.
Elphaba and Glinda's First Encounter at Shiz University: The Start of an Unexpected Friendship and Acceptance Challenges in a Fantasy Magical World
Glinda recounts her first day at Shiz University, where her parents dropped her off and bid her farewell. Boq meets her and is instantly smitten, but Glinda ignores him. Shortly after, a boat arrives, and Elphaba descends from it. All the students, including Glinda who screams, are terrified upon seeing her. Elphaba looks at them and says she is real and not sick, and that she didn't eat watercress when she was young, but was born this color naturally. However, the students remain scared of her, and no one wants to talk to her except Glinda. Glinda intervenes and announces to everyone that she will study magic and try to help Elphaba change her color, marking the beginning of Elphaba and Glinda's friendship in the Wicked movie.
Nessarose's Arrival and Madame Morrible's Intervention: Power Dynamics and Elphaba's Challenges at the New Magic School in the Wicked Film Events
The students are impressed by Glinda's desire to help others. She flips her hair and makes strange gestures. Elphaba gets annoyed with Glinda and tells her that she has no skills and doesn't care about people. Elphaba's father enters with his second daughter, Nessarose, and we learn that he came to enroll Nessarose in the school, not Elphaba. The father argues with Elphaba because she always embarrasses him. Afterward, the father gives Nessarose her mother's diamond-studded shoes, and Nessarose is delighted and thanks her father. She tells Elphaba that she is excited to achieve her dreams and goes to meet new friends, while Elphaba watches her anxiously. Madame Morrible, the dean of sorcery studies at the school, enters and delivers her welcoming speech to the students. After she finishes, Glinda rushes to her, eager to speak with her to be special. Glinda asks if she can attend Morrible's private magic lessons, but Morrible, who doesn't obey Glinda, says she only accepts exceptional students. The school director rushes to Nessarose because she is the governor's daughter. Elphaba is surprised and tells the director that she didn't know the governor had another daughter, but Elphaba informs her that Nessarose is not here to study. The director takes Nessarose to escort her to her room, but Elphaba gets annoyed and tells her to let her sister be independent. When Elphaba sees the director's persistence, she gets angry, and everything around her, including her sister, flies, terrifying all the students in this Oz magic school drama.
Discovering Elphaba's Magical Power and Acceptance at Shiz University: The Beginnings of Tension Between Elphaba and Glinda in the Wicked Story
Morrible was standing and watching from above. There were pictures of animals on the wall, which means animals were in charge of the magic school, not humans. Morrible descends to the students and tells them that Elphaba was the one who performed the magic that just happened. She approaches Elphaba and tells her that she is very special and asks the students who will share a room with her. Glinda quickly raises her hand without hearing the conversation, unaware that she has put herself in the room with Elphaba. Morrible takes Elphaba upstairs. Elphaba tells Morrible that her father will not allow her to study at the school, but Morrible tells her not to worry about her father, and that she will talk to him. Morrible tells her that she will teach her how to control her skills and that she will have a great opportunity to meet the famous Wizard. Elphaba is overjoyed, runs, and sings, saying that she will finally become special and people will love her after she meets the Wizard and becomes famous, and that she will get rid of people's oppression, and her sister will no longer be ashamed of her. When Elphaba goes to the room, she is surprised that Glinda has taken over the entire room, leaving her a very small portion. Glinda tells Elphaba: "I know you were the one who did the magic downstairs, please tell me how you did it." Elphaba is surprised and says she doesn't know, and suddenly the glass breaks due to her anger. The two don't obey each other, and they say they hate each other and don't want to stay together. Days pass, and they remain in the same situation. All the students like Glinda and admire her appearance, and they dislike Elphaba and are afraid of her appearance, and Elphaba was forced to endure people's oppression, detailing the early conflict between Elphaba and Glinda and Elphaba's new magical abilities.
Animal Discrimination and Changing Conditions in Oz: Elphaba Discovers Oppression and Takes a Stand in the Wicked Film Story
During the lecture, Dr. Dillamond, a goat, enters and pronounces Glinda's name in a funny way because he doesn't have upper teeth, which greatly annoys Glinda. He tells them that many things have changed in Oz, and that humans have begun to reject animal culture in the city. He explains that animals used to teach humans in the past, but after a drought and food shortage in the city, people began to change. As he is about to finish speaking, he sees "Animals should be seen, not heard" written on the board. He gets angry and asks who wrote this, but no one answers, and they were all surprised by the writing. He gets angrier and tells them that the lecture is over, and everyone leaves except Elphaba. She approaches him, picks up the fallen flower, and tries to comfort him a little. He thanks her and tells her from now on to consider him her only friend. After that, she goes to Morrible's office, and there Morrible tries to make her control her talent, and she gets excited to see what she can do. She makes her talk about what happened with the goat in the lecture. Indeed, Elphaba gets very angry and says that people look down on them, and that she feels exactly what the goat feels. But Morrible was not focused on her words; all her attention was on the magic within Elphaba, and she tells her that she will meet the Wizard very soon. When she goes down, she sees the goat walking sadly, so she follows him and calls out to him, but she hears him talking to the other animals, highlighting animal rights issues in Oz and Elphaba's growing empathy. You can learn more about animal rights at PETA.
The Missing Animals and New Alliances: Elphaba Uncovers a Conspiracy and Meets a Mysterious Prince in the Exciting Wicked Story
The goat was telling the other animals that another incident had occurred, and that they always blame the animals, and that they force them to leave their jobs. He tells them that the cow told him she wanted to meet him urgently, and when he went to the appointment, he didn't find her, and since then she has been missing like the other animals that disappear. He explains to them that humans prevented the bull from teaching, and that he lost his ability to speak, not only the bull, but the owl and other animals as well. Elphaba gets angry and sees a vision of the goat imprisoned. When she moves from her place, the animals feel her, and the goat comes out to her, and they go in to drink two cups of clover to adjust their mood. She tells him that what is happening to the animals cannot be silenced, and that someone must convey the news to the Wizard. He tells her not to get into trouble, as something wrong is happening in Oz, and therefore she must act as if she heard nothing. Elphaba sees a large group of missing animals, and she hears someone's voice outside. He tells her to quickly take the lamp and go out the other side. On her way, a man on a horse hits her, but what was strange is that he was not afraid of her. Elphaba blames him for the blow she received, but he didn't care about anything, not even her skin color. When he offers to take her, she refuses. His horse says: "This is the first time my daughter has refused me." The next morning, they learn that Prince Fiyero will join their school. Glinda sees the news, her face lights up, and she rushes to her dresses, accessories, and makeup, revealing Elphaba's discovery of animal conspiracy and the introduction of Prince Fiyero.
Fiyero Enters the Scene: Glinda and Elphaba Compete for Attention and Glinda's Plan to Help Elphaba in the Wicked Film
Glinda goes downstairs and sees all the students impressed by him. She pretends not to notice him, but as soon as his eyes fall on her, he is smitten and begins to talk to her about the school and its news. When she takes him to the library, he sees Elphaba there, but she pays him no attention. But as is known, children born with "a silver spoon in their mouth" look at corruption. The prince prefers dancing and tells them: "No education, no watermelon." The boy had only been there for an hour, and he corrupted all the students and made them quit studying, and they began to dance with him. He also invites them to go with him at night to the ballroom. When he asks Glinda to go with him, her eyes are on the prince. She tells him: "Do you see the sad girl over there? We must make her happy. If you truly want me to love you, go and ask her to dance with you," showcasing Glinda's cunning tactics and the love triangle in Wicked.
Ball Night Ironies: Elphaba and Glinda Confront and Reveal Secrets in the Emotional Wicked Film Events
The prince fulfills Glinda's request and tells her: "I will do anything for you." Indeed, he goes to her, and in a silly way, tells her that Glinda asked him to ask her to go with him. Nessarose is happy, unaware that Glinda wanted to keep him away from her. Nessarose goes to tell her sister that Glinda turned out to be "pure and beautiful" and that she encouraged Boq to ask her to go with him. She tells her: "Stop talking about her! I won't let you say a bad word about her!" Glinda wears her most beautiful dress, and her friends help her. When they see the hat in her closet, she tells them that her grandmother always made her these "ugly" things, and that she is waiting to give it to the person she hates most in her life. Her friends tell her it's meant for Elphaba. At first, Glinda was not convinced, saying she didn't hate her that much. But as soon as Elphaba enters, her friends encourage Glinda. And before Elphaba can thank Glinda for what she did with Nessarose, Glinda tells her to go with them to the party, gives her the hat, and tells her: "It will take a bite out of you." After that, she leaves her and goes with her friends. Everyone arrives at the ballroom, dancing and enjoying themselves. When Boq sees Glinda spending time with Fiyero, he changes his mind about Nessarose, takes her, and dances with her. After a while, Morrible arrives and gives Glinda a magic wand. Glinda is happy and tells her: "Thank you for trusting me." Morrible tells her: "What trust and what nonsense, my dear! If it were up to me, I wouldn't trust you until I die. Elphaba insisted that I give it to you, otherwise she would have resigned from the school." Glinda is surprised and asks: "Where is she?" Morrible tells her that she is coming to attend the party with them. And after a while, Elphaba indeed enters wearing the hat and the black dress. She thought she looked wonderful, but as usual, all the students mock her. Elphaba tries to show them that she doesn't care, and continues to dance and make strange movements, and everyone continues to mock her. Fiyero tells Glinda that Elphaba doesn't care about people's mockery, but Glinda, for the first time, feels for her and tells him: "On the contrary, she cares very much, but she tries not to show it." Glinda goes to Elphaba and does the same movements. And naturally, as soon as a famous person does something, even if it's bad, everyone loves them and does the same. Glinda continues to dance with Elphaba and wipes her tears. And since then, Elphaba and Glinda have become very close friends, showcasing the emotional turning point for Elphaba and the growth of their friendship in the Wicked storyline.
Revealing Elphaba's Secrets and Honest Confessions: The Beginning of a Deep Relationship Between the Two Witches in the Wicked Film
They return to the room and continue talking to each other. Elphaba confesses a secret to Glinda that no one knows: she and Fiyero will get married. When Glinda asked her about the green bottle she always sleeps with under her pillow, Elphaba told her it belonged to her mother. She tells her that her father hates her because she was born with this green color. After her mother became pregnant with her sister, her father was afraid she would be born the same color, and he kept feeding her milk flowers day and night, on the assumption that she wouldn't appear green like Elphaba. But what he did caused Nessarose to be born prematurely, and caused her problems with her legs, in addition to her mother dying immediately after birth. Elphaba tells Glinda that she feels guilty because her sister was born that way and her mother died because of her. Glinda told Elphaba that it was not her fault, and told her that she would try in every way to change her, delving into Elphaba's tragic backstory and the deepening bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
Magic Training and Challenges of Injustice: Elphaba Delves into Her Powers and Confronts the Painful Truth of the Wicked Film
Glinda continues to teach Elphaba some movements, puts a rose in her hair, and tells her she looks beautiful.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – Wicked (2024):
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What is the plot of Wicked (2024)?
Discover the full story of Elphaba's transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West. -
Is Wicked (2024) based on a book or musical?
Yes, it’s based on the hit Broadway musical “Wicked,” which itself is inspired by Gregory Maguire’s novel. -
Who stars in Wicked (2024)?
The film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. -
Is Wicked (2024) a prequel to The Wizard of Oz?
Yes, it explores the events that took place before Dorothy arrived in Oz. -
When is Wicked (2024) being released?
Wicked Part One is scheduled for release in November 2024. -
Will Wicked (2024) be released in two parts?
Yes, the story is split into two parts. Part Two is expected in 2025. -
Is Wicked (2024) a musical?
Yes, it's a fantasy musical film filled with iconic songs from the Broadway version. -
What is the main theme of Wicked (2024)?
The film explores themes of identity, prejudice, power, and misunderstood intentions. -
Can I watch Wicked (2024) without knowing The Wizard of Oz?
Yes, the film stands on its own and provides enough context for new viewers. -
Where can I watch Wicked (2024) when it's released?
It will be available in theaters first, with streaming expected later on platforms like Peacock.
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Details about the cast and official synopsis were taken from Universal Pictures’ official press release.
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Information on the original Broadway musical can be found on the Wicked Broadway website.
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Story background and character development are based on Gregory Maguire’s novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West”.
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Release dates and production details were confirmed through IMDb's Wicked (2024) page.
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Additional updates and behind-the-scenes coverage are available on Entertainment Weekly’s Wicked coverage section.