Fantasy Film 70. Years discovered by a new generation of free streaming on tubi

According to Jonathan Klotz
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Some movies are considered to be ceremonies of passage, from watching Star Wars: New Hope first Die hard, There is a whole genre of films so transcendent that they are a building block of our culture. Then there is another genre of film that was so traumatizing for generation that they want the same pain on their children, and it is here, and we will find it here Endless story, My girland Bridge to terabitha. Meanwhile, there is one film, an iconic children’s fantasy film that pleases and traumatizes to the same extent, and today is available on Tubi: Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory.

Gene Wilder’s All-Time Performance

They play the legendary gene Wilder in one of their greatest roles that can never be completed, Willy Wonka He tells the timeless story of young Charlie (Peter Ostrum) and his grandfather Joe (Jack Albertson), who will reach a tour of the magic chocolate factory. Many children and parents who could be the most unpleasant characters ever collected in one film. Although the factory itself is clear, colorful and amazing, after all, the whole chocolate river is here, it soon becomes a nightmare, because the wrong grim children are ironically punished, one by one, from falling into chocolate rivers to swelling into grotesque human blueberries.

In truth, Willy Wonka He is a scary man, and fortunately Gene Wilder leans his absurd, superior performance as the owner of the factory who must live in fear of visiting Osha. Then there are oompa-loompas who appear to sing the song and clean their boss’s mess, and while some are definitely catchy, they will culminate in a TV Ditty of Small Miku, the inexplainable orange men are something out. But what really causes a nightmare is a scary boat ride, complete with psychedelic lighting and bizarre absurd images flashing on the scene, as it is, quite accurately described as a “madman”.

Parodied, imitated but never overcome

Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory He was parodied and referred so often in 54 years since his publication in 1971 that even those who have not seen the iconic original know the story. Fans can debate if Futurama Had the best parody with “Fry and The Slurm Factory” or if it was Family guy “Loss of talent,” but it is impossible to escape the links to Wonka and Oompas Loompas. It is such an iconic film that for decades no one dared touch it and then in 2005 released Tim Burton Charlie and Chocolate Factory They play Johnny DeppAnd if nothing else, only the first film did it is perfect.

Burton’s remake tried too much to reveal about Willy Wonka’s past, a mistake that was corrected with a prequel, Wonkahe plays Timothee Chalametwhich managed to capture a small part of the whim and the miracle of the original. Although both remake and prequel were successful, they could not replace the 1971 film and the perfect performance of Gene Wilder. Unfortunately, one of the greatest critics of the film was Roald Dahl, author of the book Charlie and Chocolate Factorywho hated songs, End A, and worse, emphasis on Wonka nad Charlie.

Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory may not be as traumatic as Endless story killing Artax or My girl The murder of MacAuley Culkin, who does not see without his glasses, with bees, but especially boat ride was quoted as one of the most frightening moments in children’s film. What other films are trying to do by compensating scary moments with amazing moments of pleasure was, like Wilder’s performance, improved by the 1971 film, and therefore remained a classic and is considered the required viewing. Now it is easier for anyone to enter the world of imagination, where the youngest of the viewers will learn the most important lesson of all film players: you can’t remake a perfect movie and never need a prequel.

Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory Now it is streaming for free on tubi.