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At last, “Wicked: For Good” reveals the mechanics behind Glinda’s bubble. It’s not magic. It’s technological wizardry engineered by the man behind the curtain himself to convince the Munchkins that Glinda, charismatic but haplessly unskilled, has supernatural talents. To use the parlance of his press secretary, the gimmick is merely a “vehicular spherical globe.”

“The wand really sells it,” says conniving Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh). Likewise, after 2024’s narratively dreary “Wicked,” returning director Jon M. Chu persuades us to come back to Oz for this smarter, sprightlier follow-up that’s all about the pageantry of propaganda.

In this Oz, image is everything and the Wiza

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