Reviews

I read the top of the most helpful reviews, noone mentions this. There is alot of great stuff in this movie like Charlies story and the morals. But that is for kids hence sung by the small oopma lompas. No, the most masterful in this is the best acting performance ever. That is the sadness and loneliness of Willy Wonka conveyed by Gene Wilder. The same sadeness I feel for having to write this out since noone seem to get Wonka.

Willy Wonka has the admiration of everyone in the world. Do you ever see him admiring anyone? No and he doesn't care for anyone. Not even Charlie. He doesn't care how he acts in front of people nor what they say. He is all alone. The candy is his extreme attempt to make him happy, however in the end he is not. Why do you think everything is in half in his personal office? He is not fulfilled. He does not care if he or anyone else die in the boat or the elevator. He uses everyone for his own amusement. And why shouldn't he? Noone cares about him, only for his chocolate.

In the end Charlie makes a good deed. Maybe seeing himself in him, Wonka gives him his legacy. He can't give it to an adult because he is not like them. Alas he just continue to give joy to others like his candy has always done. The final conversation is there only to be ambiguous. It's simplistic for children not for adults. What I'm trying to say is this; Please don't just enjoy the movie like a candy. Try to understand Wonka so he won't have to be so alone.

This movie is a dumbed down, sugercoated and misinterpretated adaptation. The animations are good but the movie faults on a fundamental level. It makes an interpretation of the original story and rehash the story again somehow. I personally think they didn't get the original story right. (The prince is obviously part of another character and should never grow up!) However you yourself should make your own interpretation and apply it to your own life. Why do you need the filmmakers interpretation to enjoy the original story? There is also some stupid kids movie stuff in it, and death is made insignificant. I believe the original story is foremost made for adults. The infantilz ed art should just part of the narrative for the story.

It's hard to score this since the original story is great which is basiclly the first half of this movie. The second half is pretty boring. Animation is good and I liked that they were smart enough not to name any of the characters. However the -74 adaptation is the film version to watch. I seriously can't understand how this has an higherscore than that one.