We just finished watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and boy do I have something to say. In every description of Depp's character, Wonka is juxtaposed with Michael Jackson. So, one idiot says this and all follow suit? Is there no original thought in this world at all?
Did you even see the movie?
Not only is Wonka not creepy, he is also not at all portrayed in any manner as a would be molester. When you put the words creepy and Micheal in a sentence together, that is just what comes to mind! Is Wonka a boy who never grew up and lives in a fantasy land and who indulges every whim and desire? Hell yeah. But that's not what you said. You used creepy and Micheal together.
Wonka doesn't like kids; they make him feel uncomfortable. He has been alone a very long time. Wonka suffered childhood trauma which makes him the boy he is today. He isn't creepy in the least! He has poor social skills, is a genius, and is a bit self centered. He has flaws. He has been hurt, and being around these children brings to the surface his buried childhood memories.
There is nothing Michealish about Depp's portrayal of this icon by Roald Dahl, not even their boyish adulthood. Wonka caters to his childish whims and markets them to children around the world, subverting parental control over children through indulgence in forbidden fruit, er, candy. Micheal, in contrast, caters to his childish whims in the manner of Elvis (in private), but markets himself to adults, not children, around the world. Public Micheal, as portrayed through his music for many years, was a strong sexual man .
Jesus people. Next time watch the movie. And leave your goddamn preconceptions home, in the toilet where they belong. I heard the same tripe as you, and was able to abandon it 5 minutes after meeting Willy Wonka as played by Johnny Depp. And I'm just a stay at home mom, for pete's sake!
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I haven't seen the movie, but everyone who has told me they liked it. When it comes out on DVD, we'll be getting a copy.
It's out now. We just got it last night. You can get the special edition or a regular. While you watch, try very hard not to think of Gene Wilder and singing and dancing and all the other hollywood crap placed there by the first movie. It really helps if you read the book. I read it when I was a kid.
The only singing comes form the oompa loompas, and the credits credit RD with the lyrics.
One thing I have thought of since posting last night was that the few similarities there are between Micheal and Wonka are from the author, Roald Dahl, and not Johnny Depp.
I haven't seen the movie (just the old one w/Wilder) but I felt angry when watching Ebert & Roper review it, saying that Depp reminded them of Jacko. I mean, how? They gave it thumbs up anyway, but still, their comparison seems a bit naive.
"their comparison seems a bit naive."
I know! These guys know better than that and it makes me mad. Weird yes, Jacko no!
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