I can no longer recall how many times I had watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as a kid (oh yeah, it's been ages already! hehehe) nor I can even remember the scenes accurately. But, it was a delicious treat for me then to watch Gene Wilder play the Candyman and regale Charlie with the great things one can achieve using just pure imagination.
Guess, it goes without saying the childlike thrill I got when I read that Tim Burton was going to recreate this Roald Dahl classic into a movie. Plus, Johnny Depp is going to be Willy Wonka!
Even though the urge to watch the first version is almost irressistible, still, I was able to control the urge. And it's a also a good thing t hat the book was unbelievably priced. Thus, I was able to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with, hopefully, an untainted mind.
Although it is based on a children's book, the movie appealed more to the adult intentionally hiding within my person than the child I'm trying to repress (hehehehe). I left the move house actually in a pensive mood. There's more to the chocolate in this movie than one expected it to be.
Maybe I'm biased (me being a Johnny Depp fan since 21 Jumpstreet and all), but this is a film directed by Tim Burton. There's no way that this movie would be all cheery and fun. It's dark in a lot of ways and you need to carefully read between the lines. Until now, I'm still at a loss whether everything was pure coincidental or was geniously planned to find Willy Wonka's rightful heir.
Lastly, I vehemently disagree with the idea that Johnny Depp patterned his Willy Wonka to Michael Jackson. Duh!?! Just because of their skin color? WHATEVER....
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