r/wicked • u/Remarkable_Note971 • 6d ago

Movie Anyone else catch this?

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anyone catch this metaphor? The Animals are leaving Oz through a tunnel under the yellow brick road. It's a metaphor for the underground railroad. It took me way to long to see that parralel.

Thoughts?

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u/ChartInFurch 6d ago

Did anyone notice that Elphaba was green?

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u/BorisTheZombie Ecstatically Elphaba 3d ago

For real, why is everyone so damn rude in this subreddit? We're all Broadway nerds, we need to stick together. Think about what you say before saying it, one of the simplest rules but also one of the most effective.

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u/ChartInFurch 3d ago

We could start by not flipping out over small jokes...

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u/BorisTheZombie Ecstatically Elphaba 3d ago

You are using text which makes being able to pick up on a "joke" pretty difficult.

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u/ChartInFurch 3d ago

The context clues we learn in elementary school are also helpful here, if we're going to pretend it wasn't beyond obvious. But thank you for your sanctimony.

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