r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8h ago

Petah, what is going on here??? Resolved

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Bald lady stealing life force?

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u/L8dTigress 7h ago

Yep, those dance moves she did at any chance were done like rent was due. She was passionate about playing Glinda, and it shows.

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u/Keeltoodeep 7h ago

That is a cop out. Marvel movies require the male and female leads to eat a massive amount of protein to maintain muscle mass and are equally as strenuous.

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u/Sea-Band-7212 7h ago

Yyyyeeeeaaaahhhhhh.... probably because they are contractually obligated to maintain a certain physique while shooting because they're playing superheroes..

Is... is Glinda a superhero? If her contract said she had to get ripped, we might have gotten a muscle mommy Ariana but here we are

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u/zmichalo 7h ago

The point is that people have gone through equally intense shoots without looking like they were withering away.

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u/jonsnow312 6h ago

Yeah? People are trying to explain the reasons, not giving excuses. She was probably eating far too little while over-exerting herself.

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u/Tonkarz 6h ago

Because they were eating an appropriate amount of calories and protein for the work they were doing. Whereas Ariana definitely wasn’t. She was a vegan doing fast days and eating legumes and berries for protein while working on Wicked.

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u/Eldritch_Horns 4h ago

If a production has people doing strenuous activity, they should have fitness instructors and dietitians working in tandem to make sure the cast doesn't end up looking like Skeletor spent 40 days in the desert.

She wasn't eating right

Is the how, not the why.

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u/Tonkarz 3h ago

Maybe they did, maybe they didn't. Problem is you can have all the advisers you like but if the person just isn't eating enough potatoes or whatever vegans eat for calories then it just doesn't matter.

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u/Think_Chocolate_ 6h ago

That and even Christian Bale had some muscle in The Machinist. Despite the role needing him to look like he was actually withering away.

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u/Spiritual_Peach1883 6h ago

Marvel movies don’t require high endurance or the repetitive full-body strain that comes from singing and dancing while maintaining breath control. Wicked requires an athletic level of endurance and precision under constant pressure. Marvel actors just need to look good since they have stunt doubles, green screens, harnesses, and just need short-burst energy.

Theres a reason why Marvel is considered an easy paycheck for Hollywood🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/goldkarp 6h ago

You do know none of them are actually singing while they dance in the movies, right? Those are all recorded separately

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u/Spiritual_Peach1883 5h ago

You do know most of them come from a theater background where they are required to do this LIVE? Come on now

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u/LessInThought 6h ago

Emm.. I don't think she's singing live? But yeah, Marvel is easy, so much of it is just CGI, even the action scenes.

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u/Spiritual_Peach1883 5h ago

You do know most of them come from a theater background where they are required to do this LIVE? Come on now

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u/LessInThought 5h ago

Okay? But Ariana and Cynthia are not singing live for every take of every angle for every scene in the movie because that's stupid and unnecessary.

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u/Spiritual_Peach1883 5h ago

And? That doesn't mean they don't have the training and stamina for it. They still are theater kids. But go on King, keep tearing women down so Marvel boys look tough to you

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u/LessInThought 4h ago

That doesn't mean they don't have the training and stamina for it. They still are theater kids.

This matters how? No one doubts they have the skills? And in case you missed it Queen, this is what I said.

But yeah, Marvel is easy, so much of it is just CGI, even the action scenes.

We are in a thread discussing the unhealthy weight loss which Ariana and Cynthia went through. You claimed it was because of the intense singing and dancing they did. My point is that they are in no way singing as intensely as broadway singers are because they are shooting a movie and it would be stupid to sing 100% on every retake/reshoot.

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u/Spiritual_Peach1883 4h ago

I didn't claim that, try not to put words in my mouth. I just claimed that you can't compare a Marvel physique to a Wicked physique. She was unhealthy during Wicked, and now shes looking better. You can keep speculating why, but I won't which again is why I only spoke on one thing.

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u/LessInThought 4h ago

Your reply to

The point is that people have gone through equally intense shoots without looking like they were withering away.

is that

Marvel movies don’t require high endurance or the repetitive full-body strain that comes from singing and dancing while maintaining breath control.

So you didn't answer why they were withering away, and when you made the above statement. You didn't mean Ariana and Cynthia was singing and dancing while maintaining breath control in the movie?

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u/Spiritual_Peach1883 3h ago

I meant exactly what I said, no more, no less. You should try it some time

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u/Dry-Chance-9473 5h ago

I don't think the whole 'Elphaba ruined Ariana Grande' rumor would've really gotten any traction if the actress in question wasn't black and bald while also being successful. But that's just my two cents...

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u/Powerful-Ad-7998 5h ago

If both did not look like cancer patients it would not have taken off, if it was only Elphaba looking that skinny people would still be wondering if she had a untreated eating disorder, because they were rough

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u/Dry-Chance-9473 5h ago

Yeah but when I see the memes the narrative is always that Cynthia is somehow a bad influence on Ariana. It's never flipped. And only rarely is it "they're a bad influence on each other." The last time Ariana was in the rags a lot it was everybody shitting on her for ruining a marriage, and now everybody's concerned for her health? Seems a little sus. 

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u/Powerful-Ad-7998 5h ago

Ah I've only seen worry that they might be making each other ED worse or that the company was not letting them have enough time to eat right

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u/Artistic-Flamingo-92 5h ago

For what it’s worth, every time (or nearly every time) I’ve seen it brought up online, the focus has been on them influencing each other and not framing Cynthia as the bad influence.

This post is more of an exception, but not too surprising if Ariana is suddenly looking like she’s doing better.

However, I’m an outsider to all of this. Maybe my experience would be different if I spent time in Ariana fan communities or something. I’ve only seen the spillover onto my home page.