The 24-year-oldMarissa BodeIs part ofWicked-Cast, plays the role of nessarosis and is also responsible for the fact that the success film is so nicely diverse. Author, coach and mentorLaura GehlhaarWatched the film in the cinema and wrote a text about Marissa Bode and representation in the cinema for us.
The occupation of Marissa Bode as Nessi is more than a casting. It is a statement - one that is loud enough to be heard, even in a world that prefers to listen. An actress who sits in a wheelchair embodies a figure who also lives with a disability, and that in a fantasy world? This is not a nice gimmick, but a radical act. Because fantasy people - like Wicked she draws - often have no place for things that seem too real. Rolleus, for example. They disrupt the image of the perfect hero, which floats, continuously, fluent, fluently moving through the story. But here is Nessi, visible with her wheelchair. And that is exactly why it is so powerful: it is not just part of it, it is an expansion of this world. The wheelchair is not hidden, not staged as a symbolic obstacle that needs to be overcome, but is part of it. Very natural, without pathos. Your wheelchair is not a sign of weakness, but an extension of your own self, which gives your ability to act and presence. This is the real message: if a wheelchair has space in OZ, it should have space everywhere. "Representation" is not just a word that is doing well in interviews. It means that young people with disabilities can look at the screen and think: "I could be." And that makes Nessi and Marissa hero. Quiet and quiet, but effective.
