Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) Full Reaction W/ Video
Added 2021-09-29 06:52:36 +0000 UTC
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Hahahaha I love this, Nikki.... Nick really *is* Charlie Bucket! Such a pure-hearted person whose joy is most aroused by the kindness of others.
slashdisco
2021-10-03 22:29:56 +0000 UTCI'm sorry, but it's a VERY bold statement to say "the better version with Johnny Depp". In many ways, yes, the 2005 version is closer to Dahl's book, but that in no way means it's a "better version". I'm a huge Roald Dahl fan, but I agree with every critic of all time that the 1971 film is better. For one thing, the horror/darkness in the 1971 version is much more stark given its juxtaposition with the saccharine moments, and that's much more in keeping with Dahl's writing style than simple creepiness. Add in the incredibly accomplished ensemble performances, and the iconic and memorable musical numbers, and there's simply no comparison. Your use of the words "better version" is laughable.
slashdisco
2021-10-03 22:25:24 +0000 UTCikr!
reemikeree
2021-09-30 07:26:07 +0000 UTCI love having access to the full videos because I get to rewatch all my favorite movies and I get to see someone else fall in love with them as much as I did. Two birds with one stone!
Brittany Staight
2021-09-30 06:07:42 +0000 UTCNow you have to watch the better version with Johnny Depp. That version is much closer to the book and especially with Wonka also Charlie is less whiny and just better in the new version. Plus Roald Dahl absolutely hated the original so much he would not let a film version of “Charlie and the Glass Elevator” to never been made and in the book there is no Slugworth/Gobstopper plotline and in the remake it is better established why Grandpa Joe would want to go to the factory. Also in regards to this version I wasn’t able to see all of the subtitles, but before they enter the inventing room I was able to put through google translate some of the German Wonka Said “you are now entering the most interesting and at the same time most secret room in my factory. ladies and gentlemen”.
James Moyner
2021-09-29 13:35:36 +0000 UTCI'm sorry to tell you this Nick but...you are Charlie Bucket. confirmed. time to get your paper route and find your golden ticket 😃
Nikki Sonrisa
2021-09-29 12:36:59 +0000 UTCthanks for writing all of this out so I didn't have to lol I think you're 100% correct with everything and I was thinking all of this when I was watching.
Nikki Sonrisa
2021-09-29 12:36:00 +0000 UTCWow havent seen this one in a while, it used to creep me out as a kid, i really like it all the same though.
Amanda Logsdon
2021-09-29 10:49:08 +0000 UTCYay! I love this movie, and I'm so glad to see you react to it. I'm happy that you loved the movie, and you're right, the acting in it is great. Jean Wilder is a fantastic actor. I've seen this movie dozens of times, so I will try to shed some light onto the eccentric things Wonka says and does in order to help you understand him better. Some of the things may be obvious to you, but since I am commenting while watching, it's easier to assume everything should be explained. Please do not take my explanations for an indication of your intelligence, but rather my own obsessive need to explain. Let's break the famous Willie Wonka down. In the first scene, after his "act" of an entrance, he deliberately understates his interest in Charlie, while seeming to pay overt attention and excitement over the other children. This comes off to me as having been done for one of two reasons. Either it was an effort on the writer's parts to show that Charlie is the hero of the story by understating his deservedness of being there (it's a classic move, making the hero the last to be picked on the team or appear to be overlooked) or, Willie Wonka knew he was his proverbial chosen one from the start, understating his excitement in order to throw the other kids and Charlie off his plan so he could test his deservedness and be sure he was choosing the right kid to succeed him. I do know the entire tour WAS a test. His understating Charlie's introduction only confirms for me that he already knew the outcome, or was close to being sure. "Inside this room, all of my dreams become realities.... And some of my realities become dreams." I interpret this to mean that every child's fantasy he dreams up becomes real, and that sometimes the things he thinks up and makes real are so fantastic that they become dreamlike. Put simply, Wonka's world is one giant dreamland is made real. As to the scene on the boat, I think there were a few thing going on there. On the surface, storywise, I think it was added in to appear deliberately psychadelic, which is just a thing that was big in the seventies when this movie came out. That was a time when a lot of people were into very trippy drugs, and the scene was a play off of this. A lot of it had the feel of a bad acid trip. Believe it or not, some of The Wizard of Oz was done that way, with the overly bright colors, the concept of the flying monkeys, and the high pitched voices that made some people sound like they were on helium, or talking very slowly. Alice In Wonderland is confirmed to have been intended to appear as a giant acid trip. In universe, though, I think it's meant to show that Wonka has a very dry and slightly dark sense of humor and that he likes a good scare. He likes to be scared, but in a way when he knows everyone is safe and no real harm will befall anyone. He was probably so dismissive of Agustus in the pipe because he knew the kid would be safe and wanted to teach him a lesson about the dangers of gluttony, which Agustus Gloop is clearly meant to represent. "Where is fancy bred, in the heart, or in the head?" is a quote from a Shakespeare play, The Merchant of Venice. in this usage, the word "fancy" means "imagination." So the phrase is asking, where does fantasy or imagination come from, the heart or the head? I believe what Willie Wonka is asking here is, did he get the ingredients wrong (suggesting that the result is from logic, or his head), or did Violet's imagination (the heart) cause her to turn blue and blow up like a blueberry? When Wonka says things like how sweet the children left are, I believe he is using a form of diplomacy. He doesn't think Mike and Varuca are actually sweet. It's like when you put on a smile and tell everyone they are nice and perfect in order to avoid conflict. Wonka is all about the perfect fantasy, the perfect dream world, and to keep that going, he defuses conflict with kindness. And once again, this is another indication to me that he knew the outcome from the start, that Charlie is his chosen one, and to deflect others from realizing this, he avoids conflict. When Varuca demands to know what a Snozberry is, insinuating that they aren't real, Wonka says, "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." By this, I think he means that Snzberrys exist because he makes it so. This is the world of his imagination. He is essentially telling her to relax and not take everything so seriously, to suspend her disbelief and use her imagination. The words music and dreams are just other words for imagination or fantasy. I think Wonka sending Charlie and Grampa Joe away after Mike was shrunk was like a final test to see if Charlie would go to Mr. Slugworth. When he gave the Gobstopper back and didn't betray him, Charlie proved he was the right kid for the job. That he was his chosen one after all. Hopefully this helps Wonka make more sense for you. Fabulous reaction, Nick. Looking forward to more.
Raven Dark
2021-09-29 09:58:36 +0000 UTCAlways great to see other people enjoying a classic! This was a fantastic reaction Nick :)
Major
2021-09-29 08:36:57 +0000 UTC
