Do you have a sweet tooth? Are you looking to escape into a cinematic world filled with magic, joy, love, happy endings, and…chocolate? Then, the perfect movie for you is Wonka!
Wonka is a live-action, fantasy musical directed by Paul King and starring Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. It is the third movie based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follows the story of a young Willy Wonka, aspiring to share his one-of-a-kind chocolate with the world by becoming a world-renowned chocolatier. However, Wonka faces obstacles when trying to achieve his dreams as a group of three businessmen who have established a monopoly over the chocolate industry through bribes and other illegal practices and are determined to ensure that the world never eats Wonka’s chocolate. This movie is a journey into Willy Wonka’s adventure-filled life when he was trying to demolish the corrupt aristocracy in society by uniting everyone, rich and poor, through his chocolate which is always full of surprises.
My thoughts/opinions on the movie:
Unlike other film adaptations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where Willy Wonka is portrayed as an eccentric and rude person who is crushed by his life experiences, in the movie Wonka, we get to see another aspect of his personality in which he has a hatful of dreams and sees life with optimism. This personality of his made me as the audience of the movie truly admire the character and root for him for the duration of the movie. When Wonka can turn his dreams, which seem far-fetched and unlikely to happen, into reality, I end up sharing some of those feelings of triumph and joy that come with a happy ending!
I also thought that making the movie a musical was perfect! Many songs in the musical, such as the famous Oompa Loompa song were able to bring me the nostalgic feel and memories of my childhood watching the old film adaptations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Wonka, and would recommend it to anyone who likes a nice musical that would leave them with warm and fuzzy thoughts afterward!!