Depraved: For Good will definitely be an enormous hit on the field workplace; nonetheless, there’s one factor that followers of the primary film could need to know earlier than strolling into the theater.
Directed by Jon M. Chu, Depraved: For Good is the second half of the favored 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. That musical is loosely based mostly on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, with an emphasis on the “loosely,” all of which is a reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Great Wizard of Oz e-book and the accompanying 1939 movie adaptation.
What ought to Depraved followers know earlier than seeing Depraved: For Good?
Whereas this may occasionally not come as an enormous shock to those that are acquainted with the Depraved musical, followers of the primary film who will not be acquainted with the supply materials ought to know that they’re in for a darker story when getting into the theater.
This has beforehand been teased by Chu. He instructed Leisure Weekly concerning the Depraved sequel shortly after the primary film was launched again in November 2024, “If Half 1 is about selections, Half 2 is about penalties. Selections are tough to make, however if you do make these selections, typically the consequence isn’t what you count on it to be. It may be lonely, it may be arduous…There’s numerous soul looking out in film 2. They’re asking, ‘Is that this the appropriate determination that you simply made?’”
Which will sound like a pure development of the story following the occasions of Depraved; nonetheless, Depraved: For Good doesn’t essentially have the identical type of enjoyable vitality that the primary film had. Depraved delighted followers with “Widespread,” “Dancing By means of Life,” and the jaw-dropping “Defying Gravity,” amongst different numbers. There are nonetheless loads of songs in Depraved: For Good, although most of them take a sadder, extra melodramatic tone.
Which isn’t to say that Depraved: For Good is a whole bummer, as there are nonetheless moments of pleasure available. That stated, it’s price noting that For Good’s tone is far more severe than the 2024 film, because the conclusion to this story will get into some heavier material in comparison with what had beforehand been lined.
