{"id":2172865,"date":"2025-11-23T00:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2172865"},"modified":"2025-11-23T00:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:17:33","slug":"for-good-and-she-had-one-major-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/for-good-and-she-had-one-major-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"For Good, And She Had One Major Complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the best parts about my job is that I get to take my kids my kids to early screenings. When an invite for <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> came in before the highly anticipated musical premiered on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie schedule<\/a>, I knew I had to take my oldest daughter. She has watched the first <em>Wicked<\/em> countless times over the past year, so I thought this would be right up her alley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, about two hours or so into the musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/wicked-good-just-revealed-two-154532691.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:performing all those new songs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">performing all those new songs<\/a>, I noticed a change in my daughter\u2019s demeanor. She seemed somewhat disinterested in what she was watching, like she was bored or tired, or both. A few minutes later, she tapped me on the shoulder and asked the one question no parent wants to hear: \u201cHow long until this is over?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ariana Grande as Glinda standing in front of destroyed white house in Wicked For Good\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2UlxGLik4pAg.upQ4eQeNg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/ce82f79f64579ce5e63d75c0bd98fa87\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Like The First Movie, My Daughter Loved Wicked: For Good<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">My daughter LOVED <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>. She was on the edge of her seat throughout the first two-thirds of the movie, was vibing with the characters, swinging and swaying during the outstanding musical numbers, and having a good time. Admittedly, I was a bit worried going in after reading <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/wicked-good-review-act-2-183636922.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:CinemaBlend\u2019s Wicked: For Good review;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">CinemaBlend\u2019s <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> review<\/a>, but it honestly wasn\u2019t too dark a story for my nine-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019ve taken my kids to the movies enough times to know when they are digging something. I didn\u2019t get any of the classic \u201cCan we go to the restroom?\u201d types of comments, and she didn\u2019t fall asleep. In fact, she wasn\u2019t disinterested at all until, like I said earlier, the final 15 or so minutes. At that point, I could see the writing on the wall and knew the worm had turned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good looking over her left shoulder. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5S60un0zkw2fEdpQSwQ0RQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/40d73ac6649bcaf672269b86bf9131b0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">She Was Just Exhausted By The \u2018Return Of The King\u2019 Style Endings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While on the way home, I asked what had happened and why her tone had changed after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/jon-m-chu-gets-real-221122104.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:being so compelled by the story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">being so compelled by the story<\/a> for much of the runtime. My daughter\u2019s major complaint with the movie was the ending, more specifically, how the movie felt like it was never going to end. I won\u2019t give anything away about how the story ends, but I will say that the final 15 minutes or so feel like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/return-king-feels-5-endings-131202953.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and its multiple endings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/em> and its multiple endings<\/a>. They\u2019re all necessary, but you can see how a young kid would get exhausted (especially at 9:30 on a school night).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the middle of this conversation, I remembered one point during the movie \u2013 I think after \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aO8SiN8H6EQ&amp;list=RDaO8SiN8H6EQ&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUJZm9yIGdvb2QgoAcB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For Good;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">For Good<\/a>\u201d \u2013 where everyone started clapping. My daughter thought the movie was over and started to put her seat in the upright position before she realized what was happening. She made sure to say that she loved the movie, but admitted she was exhausted by the end of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you plan on taking your kids to see <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>, which you totally should, just know that they may get tired in the final stretch. It\u2019s still about 20 minutes shorter than the first movie (and an hour-and-change shorter than the <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> movies), but maybe hit the weekend matinee instead of a late showing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Universal Pictures One of the best parts about my job is that I get to take my kids my kids to early screenings. 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