Willy Wonka. Not too hard to see as a kid, but it was funny too so that masked some of it. Plus the latest theories that try to connect it to Snowpiercer. Granted the latter was likely designed around that idea and it doesn’t come from the first, but if you accept them as connected, that’s a dark world.
And of course Wizard of Oz. As a kid I saw it one way, read some of the Ozma books and they weren’t too weird. But then I read the real Oz books, and that’s dark.
Overall, I think I preferred the 2005 version to the 1971 version. The sets and music are better, and it is more faithful to the book. In terms of Willy Wonka, I wasn’t satisfied with either portrayal of the character. Gene Wilder played him too vindictive and angry, while Johnny Depp was too cold and reserved.
It’s a difficult story to translate from book to screen. A lot of the elements which are whimsical in the book can easily come off as creepy on screen. I have not seen the 2023 film with Chalamet.
Willy Wonka. Not too hard to see as a kid, but it was funny too so that masked some of it. Plus the latest theories that try to connect it to Snowpiercer. Granted the latter was likely designed around that idea and it doesn’t come from the first, but if you accept them as connected, that’s a dark world.
And of course Wizard of Oz. As a kid I saw it one way, read some of the Ozma books and they weren’t too weird. But then I read the real Oz books, and that’s dark.
Wat?
There’s plenty of Youtube videos on it, no need for me to try and rehash what’s been done better by others.
Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, or Timothée Chalamet?
Gene. I haven’t seen the other two, although I’ve heard negatives. Is there something that either of them (actors or movie) bring to the character?
Overall, I think I preferred the 2005 version to the 1971 version. The sets and music are better, and it is more faithful to the book. In terms of Willy Wonka, I wasn’t satisfied with either portrayal of the character. Gene Wilder played him too vindictive and angry, while Johnny Depp was too cold and reserved.
It’s a difficult story to translate from book to screen. A lot of the elements which are whimsical in the book can easily come off as creepy on screen. I have not seen the 2023 film with Chalamet.