Question 1

Is Wicked: For Good woke?

Accepted Answer

Wicked: For Good has a woke score of 88/100, which means it is heavily driven by woke themes. The story follows Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now branded the Wicked Witch, as she hides out and fights to protect talking Animals from the Wizard’s regime, while Glinda (Ariana Grande) rises as the public “Good Witch” and spins the official narrative. The core plot and character arcs revolve around prejudice against difference, propaganda, scapegoating, institutional lies, and choosing empathy over conformity. Creators and cast explicitly frame the film around modern identity, perception versus reality, and “Oz is a very queer place.” Anti-woke critics called out the Black casting of Elphaba as a “woke hire” and the heavy political allegories. These identity and activist themes are front-and-center in the narrative, not background f

Question 2

Is there DEI in Wicked: For Good?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Representation / casting choices, Institutional / cultural critique. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

Wicked: For Good

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