Wicked director Jon M. Chu defends the movie's muted color grading. Adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, the 2024 musical moves the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Eviro), the Wicked Witch of the West, to the big screen.
While the movie has received rave reviews from audiences and critics, one aspect has attracted controversy. Apparently Wicked 's muted colors make it more like our desaturated reality Wicked director Jon M. Chu explains that he wanted viewers to "feel the dirt" of Oz.
'Wicked's' Color Grading Is Intended to 'Immerse People Into Oz, to Make It a Real Place,' Says Director Jon M. Chu: If It Was 'Fake,' Then the Relationships and Stakes 'Wouldn't. Jon M Chu, the director of Wicked, has hit out at criticism about the film's colour grading after audiences attacked it for looking "washed out".
The musical follows Ariana Grande as Glinda. Jon M. Chu explains the color choices made for the land of Oz in "Wicked," now playing in theaters everywhere.
Wicked is not the first movie to suffer complaints about either visual or audio choices made by the director, and while Chu has been asked to give reasons for some of the aesthetics of the musical. The new Wicked movie has dazzled critics and dominated the box office, but its director still felt the need to defend one of the film's most debated aspects: the color grading. John M.
Chu responds to the critique regarding 'Wicked' color palette, saying he deliberately made the Emerald City look muted in his big. Wicked's color grading has gotten some criticism online, but director Jon M. Chu has explained his process.
Apparently Wicked's muted colors make it more like our desaturated reality Wicked has clicked with moviegoers, defying gravity to an estimated $114 million domestically. That's enough money to poo-poo any criticisms about the movie looking pretty drab, an issue shared by The A.V. Club.