Get ready to dive into the most memorable and viral moments from the "Wicked" movie! From iconic dance numbers to hilarious one-liners, we're breaking down the scenes that have captured fans' hearts and taken social media by storm.
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00:00Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping, and always keeping cool.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the wicked scenes that we've been holding space for.
00:14There are some light spoilers here, so if you haven't seen the movie yet, what are you doing?
00:19Dear Belinda, you are just too good. How do you stand it? I don't think I could.
00:25Number 10. You Could Have Picked Me.
00:28Fans got quite the New Year's Eve gift when the digital release of Wicked brought with it some exciting deleted scenes.
00:35Elfie, the other day when everyone fell asleep, when I woke up and the lion cub was gone, so were you and Fiyero.
00:46He just helped me rescue the cub.
00:47While the theatrical release is already two hours and forty minutes long,
00:51some fans are adamant that one scene, which provides some crucial insight into Elphaba and Galinda's friendship, should have made the cut.
00:59I would have helped you. If you needed someone, you could have picked me.
01:05The short snippet sees Galinda asking Elphaba why she left her behind to go off and save a lion cub with Fiyero.
01:12Sharp-eared viewers will also pick up the melody of the musical's classic duet, For Good, weaved into the soundtrack.
01:18To tide us over until part two, we're going to be thinking about this one for a while.
01:23I'm sorry. It was a mistake. I won't leave you behind again.
01:31Number 9. One Short Day.
01:34Although a behind-the-scenes featurette spilled the beans about the original Broadway star's presence in the film,
01:39no one could have prepared for just how big their cameos would be.
01:43When you're involved in a cultural phenomenon like Wicked, the individuals who originally created the characters become indelibly imprinted in our minds.
01:52In fact, to call it a cameo would be an understatement.
01:55Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, the original Galinda and Elphaba, get a whole musical number to themselves in the Emerald City.
02:03They play wise women number one and number two leading the city's theater troupe.
02:17There's even a fun moment of where the two seem to symbolically pass the torch to the actresses inheriting their roles.
02:24It's a moment diehard fans will probably never forget.
02:27Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all us marrier?
02:33Who's the sage who sagely sailed in to save our posterior?
02:40Number 8. Give Me My Leg.
02:42Ariana Grande's ad libs are a major part of why her Galinda is so great.
02:47One that you absolutely have Cynthia Erivo to thank for is, and I don't even think it's that funny,
02:52but when we're in the when we're in the hot air balloon and I say,
02:55give me my leg to that guy.
02:57He was actually on Cynthia's close-up coverage when I said it the first time.
03:03In the climactic chase scene before defying gravity,
03:06as the Wizards guards pursue her and Elphaba into a hot air balloon,
03:09she gets one of her biggest laughs. That instantly iconic line ordering the guard to give her back her leg was actually Grande's own invention,
03:17and it's shockingly true to the character.
03:23Fans have gotten a lot of mileage out of the moment,
03:26reposting and remixing it to score TikTok fan cams.
03:29It's easily one of the highlights of the whole sequence, delivering some much-needed hilarity.
03:35And she broke, which she almost never does,
03:38but she was laughing and she goes, what did you just say?
03:42I was like, I don't know. I said, give me my leg.
03:44And she was like, John, you have to swing around. You have to get that.
03:48She's like, that has to be in the film. Number seven.
03:50I'm coming. The moment Glinda joins Elphaba on the train to the Emerald City has been a favorite since the movie's first full trailer dropped.
03:58Come with me. What? To meet the Wizard.
04:02It's also such a perfect representation of who she is.
04:05I didn't expect this to go anywhere,
04:07but it was like in the first trailer and some of the I couldn't possibly this is your moment.
04:12I'm coming. I really like that one.
04:14Yes, she's graceful and magnanimous.
04:16But when push comes to shove,
04:18she's certainly not going to pass up a good thing for the sake of decorum or humility.
04:22It may be Elphaba's moment, but it's not every day.
04:25You've got the opportunity to meet the Wizard himself on the train.
04:28You're going to miss it. I wouldn't want to impose. It doesn't matter.
04:32Just come with me. I couldn't possibly. This is your moment.
04:34I'm coming. Number six.
04:39The Ozdust Ballroom. At its heart, Wicked is about the friendship between its two leads.
04:45Elphaba and Galinda's journey from enemies to besties is one of the reasons the musical has had such staying power.
04:50I'll say this much. She doesn't give a twink when anyone thinks.
04:54Of course she does. She just pretends not to.
04:59The movie hits that theme pretty hard in the Ozdust Ballroom scene.
05:03Having set Elphaba up to be laughed at by their peers,
05:06Galinda has a change of heart and the two share a meaningful dance that's sure to wring the tears out of you.
05:23The scene is Wicked's version of the try not to cry challenge.
05:26It's an unforgettable moment that just begs to be watched again and again.
05:36Number five. Right.
05:46Sometimes it's all about the small touches.
05:48I'll show you what shoes to wear. How to fix your hair. Everything that really counts to be popular.
05:56I'll help you be popular. A brief but delicious moment in popular went viral after Wicked hit theaters.
06:04When Galinda is trying to teach Elphaba the ways of the socially gifted,
06:08there's a point where she enthusiastically and forcefully growls the word right.
06:12Did they have brains or knowledge? Don't make me laugh.
06:17They were popular. It's all about popular.
06:22Ariana Grande's vigorous line reading became a viral sound on TikTok with users splicing it into their own videos.
06:28The virality reached all the way to Grande herself,
06:31who admitted she'd forgotten she even said it like that until she heard it played back and said she even scared herself.
06:38Brains or knowledge? Don't make me laugh. They were right.
06:44Number four. Dancing through life.
06:56Jonathan Bailey's role as Fiyero only served to further cement his designation as the Internet's boyfriend.
07:02He storms Shiz University with his floppy hair and devil may care attitude,
07:06bewitching every single person on screen and in the audience.
07:11Dancing through life, skimming the surface, gliding where tough is smooth.
07:19Life's more painless for the brainless.
07:22Yes, dancing through life is a carefully crafted piece of choreography,
07:26editing and musical goodness that's everything we want from a movie musical.
07:31But with all those low angles of Bailey as he works the room,
07:34it's so easy to get swept up in the magic that you'll soon be asking yourself,
07:38why is the song six hours long?
07:52Number three, the defying gravity riff.
07:55It's the defining vocal moment of the entire wicked score.
08:09Alphabet's battle cry at the end of defying gravity is the part where every performer gets to make her mark.
08:14Just you read the story. So what's your what's your war cry?
08:19I tried a couple of things and then I did the one that I that stuck because it felt good and felt right.
08:26Cynthia Erivo's take on the riff is singular, riveting and gives us goosebumps all over.
08:32And of course, it's also gone viral.
08:42Although the original riff is known for its difficulty and potential to damage some vocal cords,
08:47it hasn't stopped us all from trying. Fans, social media users,
08:52and even other celebrities have been attempting to match Erivo's vocal agility with varying,
08:57but always entertaining results. Cynthia Erivo's watching.
09:01I'm watching and I'm so proud of everyone for trying and doing it.
09:04And some of you are good out there. Just be careful now.
09:08Just aren't coming from a job already. Number two, me and Bach.
09:13Marissa Bodie made history as the first performer to play Nessa Rose,
09:16who also uses a wheelchair in real life. To be in this huge movie,
09:21I just feel so lucky and grateful that I can be that representation
09:26and help people feel a lot less alone.
09:29But her legacy in the role is also marked by another highlight.
09:33Her reading of the line me and Bach in particular has given fans a lot of enjoyment.
09:38We deserve each other and Glinda helped it come true.
09:44We deserve each other, me and Bach.
09:48Her decision to speak-sing this part of Dancing Through Life is absolutely the right choice for the movie.
09:54But out of context, the sound has become a trend on social media that's hard to get away from.
09:59The boss is alive. The boss is mine.
10:04It's been recreated, parodied, and even spliced into other songs.
10:08The world's been having a collective Bach-off ever since.
10:12We deserve each other, me and Bach.
10:15Me and Bach. Me and Bach.
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10:35Number 1. What Is This Feeling?
10:38As the only full song the official YouTube channel for the movie had released,
10:42it's easy to see why What Is This Feeling would catch fire the way it has.
10:46What is this feeling so sudden and new?
10:49I thought the moment I laid eyes on you.
10:52My pulse is rushing.
10:54My head is reeling.
10:55Yeah, well, my face is flushing.
10:57What is this feeling?
10:58It's garnered over 20 million views since it was published on the site and keeps climbing.
11:04But there is another reason, too.
11:06The mid-song dance, led by Galinda and the students of Shiz University,
11:10just scratches something in our brains.
11:12Dear Galinda, you are just too good.
11:15How do you stand it? I don't think I could.
11:17She's a terror, she's a tartar.
11:19We don't mean to show a bias, but Galinda, you're a martyr.
11:23If you could call choreography catchy, that would be the perfect word for it.
11:27It's been recreated all across social media,
11:30only furthering the spread of wicked fever far and wide across all cardinal directions.
11:36Dear Galinda, you are just too good.
11:39How do you stand it? I don't think I could.
11:42She's a terror, she's a tartar.
11:43We don't mean to show a bias, but Galinda, you're a martyr.
11:47Well.
11:48What wicked moment lives in your head rent-free?
11:51And why is it the sugar glider?
11:52Let us know in the comments below.
11:54No wizard that there is or was is ever gonna bring me down.
12:06I hope you're happy.
12:08Look at her, she's the king.
12:10Yeah!
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