Astonished enthusiasts criticize poor graphics error in the latest Wicked: For Good promo poster
Venting About the Disappointing Wicked: For Good Poster
Hey there, music lover! So, here's a confession: I'm super excited for the upcoming sequel to Wicked, Wicked: For Good. I mean, come on, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda? Count me in! But things took a turn when the official poster dropped this week, and let me tell you, it didn't quite sparkle like I'd hoped.
You know that legendary original Broadway design that still radiates magic? Yep, that's quite the act to follow, even if you're a professional marketing team. But apparently, they didn't learn their lesson from the last time. The negative fan backlash suggests that the new poster design isn't nearly as popular as they'd anticipated.
The design left me a bit underwhelmed. It's a bit... safe. The good vs evil theme is a bit lackluster, with not enough contrast to create a visually striking design. And the poor lighting? It makes Glinda look like a cake topper. A gloomier sky and darker foliage create a tepid manifestation of darkness, offset by the vibrant CG visuals that give the overall poster an artificial flatness.
Over on the r/movies subreddit, fans wasted no time picking apart the poster. One user wrote, "That's absolutely horrendous Photoshop for a 100+ million movie. Glinda's dress and shadow look so off on that cliff. Appalling," while another added, "They're both stood on rock formations that have been massively shrunk down, shadows all over the place, no depth... looking at it I just see flowers.jpg grass.jpg sky.jpg."
I can't deny I'm a bit disappointed with the new Wicked poster. The sloppy pasting of visual assets makes it feel more like a collage than a finished poster design. But as we've seen with the initial Wicked film poster, a bad design doesn't necessarily mean a bad film, so I'm still crossing my fingers. For some inspiring poster designs, check out the best movie posters of the month.
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- The poster design for Wicked: For Good failed to live up to the expectations set by the original Broadway design, facing criticism for its safe layout and lack of contrast.
- Users on the r/movies subreddit vented about the new Wicked poster, noting the poor Photoshop work and the artificial flatness that resulted from the CG visuals.
- The sloppy pasting of visual assets in the new poster gave it a collage-like appearance, which some users found disappointing.
- Despite the criticisms about the design, the initial Wicked film poster demonstrated that a bad design does not necessarily predict a bad film, so fans are still holding out hope.
- To find inspiring poster designs, one can check out the best movie posters of the month as featured in Creative Bloq's newsletter.
