The Wonka Films - A Daemonprincess Analysis :p
Okay, yeah I'm really bored and also I thought maybe doing this would pass the time. COMPLETE AT LAST! Oh an extra note, don't even THINK about saying that Mr Depp's Wonka reminds you of Michael Jackson. I have the utmost respect for both people and don't want meanies picking on them like vultures.
Note: You should not compare the film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" with "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and come to a conclusion resulting in either being clearly better than the other. All you people who ponce on about the apparent remake being a disaster compared to the older one, be silenced. IT IS NOT A REMAKE. The former is a MUSICAL (with many deviations from the book) and therefore the God Tim Burton has every right to creating his own rendition.
Contradiction: I'm still going to do a comparison but without a conclusion.
Point of Irony: The most recent film makes Willy Wonka more central than Charlie, so shouldn't the titles of the musical and the film be rearranged? Also, Gene Wilder's Wonka is closer to the book's version in my opinion but the plot is closest in the 2005 film. People may also argue that Wonka should never have the most central role.
Why it's acceptable: He's Johnny Depp.
The Analysis Begins
Mr Wonka's Personality
* Wilder's Wonka is a lot less obviously tolerant of bad behaviour. If you will notice, the only time I recall DeppWonka shouting at anyone was the outburst of "MUMBLER!" at Mike Teavee. I give a red card to meanie WilderWonka for yelling at Charlie. That always used to make me cry when I was little. So mean!
* Both Wonkas respond differently to the fates of the children. DeppWonka is usually a little more skittish whereas WilderWonka generally believes it's what the brats deserve. The only time DeppWonka acts this way is when it happens to a parent *DeppWonka giggle* , oh and also with Mike Teavee whom Mr Wonka sees as an evil flashback-bringing little git.
AUGUSTUS GLOOP: - WilderWonka is partly the reason he falls in
- WilderWonka cares more about his chocolate river and gets very agitated
- Once the suction starts, WW calms down
~ DeppWonka is on the other side of the river when Augustus falls in
~ DW is concerned for the river but doesn't fuss
~ DW remains fairly calm but makes a few frightened winces
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE: - WilderWonka is the one who takes the gum from the machine
- WW makes a very poor and bored attempt to stop Violet chewing
- WW does not hurry even though he's aware she could pop at any moment
~ DeppWonka doesn't take the gum out
~ DW demands that Violet spits it out
~ DW cowers behind the machinery out of fear of getting splattered
VERUCA SALT: - WilderWonka stands well back during Veruca's parade
- WW also does nothing to aid or hinder Mr Salt running after her
- WW never tells us if the furnace was on or not
~ DeppWonka actually warns Veruca about the squirrels
~ DW imitates Mr Salt, lmao!
~ DW ironically finds the right key *after* Veruca is gone
~ DW hints that Mr Salt should go in after her to 'get her out'
~ DW informs us the furnace isn't lit
MIKE TEAVEE: - WilderWonka encourages Mike to send himself by television, with only a minor late warning
- WW doesn't care if Mike tampers with the equipment
- WW allows Mike's mother to lift her son out of the TV set
~ DeppWonka doesn't recommend people transfer themselves
~ DW shouts "Little boy, don't push my button!"
~ DW waits until a televised book squishes Mike before thinking about taking him out :p
* WilderWonka has genuine faith in people. He has no trouble shaking hands, hugging, guiding, or even pulling strands of hair out of people's heads. He also asks for everyone's names at the start of the tour. DeppWonka however, is terrified at the thought of human contact. His childish stasis and parent phobia make him cower back when people so much as brush against him (a depper - oops, and omg that was a real mistake - I mean deeper and more interesting character). DW when Violet tells him who she is: "Oh. I don't care." Watch for the hilarious bit when Mr Salt gives DW his business card. DW probably holds it for a total of 1 second before it's flung off camera. And I don't think his expression changes >.<
* WilderWonka likes to sing, whereas DeppWonka much prefers to do a bobbing dance to the Oompa Loompa songs. The nice little row boat poem is omitted by DW.
* WilderWonka addresses both adults and children in a similar manner, but comes across altogether as an adult. He's seen as nicer than most grown-ups (except for the shouting part) but the kids don't always connect well with him except for Charlie. DeppWonka, though he tries, doesn't connect with anyone at all - BUT his strong point is that he connects with the children in the cinema's audience. Trust me, I was there. I personally was worried he might freak a lot of them out because of his creepiness and a few of his more annoying babbles. But they thought he was really funny. And one little kid gasped out "YES!!" when DW gave Charlie the factory, bless his cottons.
* Both Wonkas are quirky with the things they say. Although, WW's approach is to make his own metaphors "We are the dreamers..." (sorry, I forget the rest) and also mini jokes such as when he drops a shoe into something and claims "it needed a little kick". DW however goes a little overboard (*sends him telepathic hugs*). He does not come across as a particularly wise man, but he is exceptionally aware of his surroundings. He gets very excitable even when he's probably seen the items in his factory a million times over, like a child showing off his favourite toys. And despite the few annoying exceptions (like the unfortunate end of that promising speech about beards where he started trying to be a Chav - only saved by the probability that he was taking the piss), his comebacks and random phrases were bloody fantastic. I haven't laughed so much in ages.
EXAMPLES
"Ha ha ha, you're really weird!"
DW: "Let's put him in the taffy puller!"
Mr Teavee: "The taffy puller?"
DW: "Hey! That was my idea!"
"Everything in this room is 'eat'able. Even I'm 'eat'able. But that, dear children, is what we call cannibalism and is often frowned upon in most societies."
Grandma Georgina "You smell like peanuts. I like peanuts!"
DW: "You smell like old people. And soap. I like it!"
(They hug)
* WilderWonka doesn't usually do anything particularly clumsy or insane except for the little dramatic show on the rowboat and the escape in the elevator. Arguable though is the WonkaWash or HsawAknow, whereafter he says "If God had intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollerskates." The clumsiness is perhaps when he knocks Augustus in the river (or does he fall?). DeppWonka, however, has involuntary giggles in the best situations. Ie, Grandpa Joe cries out that the glass elevator might shatter and DW chuckles like a little imp.
BEST MOMENT OF INSANITY (Depp Wonka)
DW: "I'm sorry, I was just having a flashback."
Mr Teavee: "Does that happen often?"
DW: "Increasingly...today."
* DeppWonka (he's such a cutie despite his hair - Charlie: "And he has such funny hair." DW: "I do not!") only seems to be clumsy when it comes to his glass elevator. Come on, we've all walked into a well-polished window or something before. It's a wonder he hasn't broken his nose.
MOVING ON TO OTHER STUFF...
* WilderWonka does not have any 'previous character ironies' in his film as far as I know. In one shot of DeppWonka, he wears a set of goggles (Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow) and holds a pair of scissors just poking out of his sleeve (Mr Depp as Edward Scissorhands). Mr Godly Tim Burton also makes sure the tip of DW's cane has black and white stripes, same with the Oompa Loompa sleeves. Of course, a Beetlejuice reference. Go on, you KNOW I'm sad :p
* None of the parents seeing WW's factory make an attempt to flirt with him. Poor DW has to make a hurried escape from Violet's mother. She doesn't try it again.
* DeppWonka has a lot of trouble not feeling queasy at the words 'parents' or 'family'. Any attempt at saying either of them results in him pulling a face that looks as though he'll be violently sick. Much like Ichabod Crane's grimacing when he sees what he thinks is the headless horseman :p
THE CHILDREN
- Augustus Gloop was much the same, only slightly more revolting in DW's version
- Violet Beauregarde deserved to be a blueberry more in WW's because she snatches the gum and I think even snaps out "Screw you" or something
- Veruca Salt deserved her fate slightly less in DW's film. She wasn't as much of a bitch, she didn't steal the show (because no one takes it from a Burton Wonka), and few people deserve getting attacked by squirrels. She wasn't as domineering.
- Mike Teavee deserved what he got a hell of a lot more in DW's. The WW one was pretty harmless and kind of sweet in an annoying sort of way. He wasn't really given a fair warning. The moral was much clearer in the 2005 film where he was a snotty little brat who thought he knew everything and was always shouting at poor Mr Wonka.
THE FACTORY AND THINGS...
* The boat in WW's film makes a prettier sound, but the boat in DW's actually looks like a hard-boiled sweet and it's a great seahorse thing. Plus, the ride is a lot more fun!
* The music for WilderWonka's film is very light and happy and so pretty! Definitely a most magical film. However, the DeppWonka film has the absolute god of movie composers Danny Elfman to bring that eerie, Dr Whoish, harmonic melody of a darker but just as fantastical place.
* The WW film make-up is much lighter, the sets less advanced (bless their oldness) but the food still looks very appetising (probably more so than the brightly coloured morsels found in Depp's factory). There is much more of a realistic tone to everyone in WW's, Mr Wonka only stands out because of his purple outfit and his curly hair. Burton's film is so 'perfect' that the people themselves hardly look real. Take a look at Augustus and his mother, I swear they look CGI! Maybe they are...but then Charlie also has a shine to him. Same with Violet. Perfectly rounded faces, a very un-natural look. DW himself stands out because his skin colour is worryingly white, bordering grey.
* WilderWonka doesn't seem to use his Hair Cream. Judging by DW, that's probably a good thing.
* WW's Oompa Loompas are orange with green hair, and they are all different people. DW's is an amusing Indian man cloned throughout the film. WW's OLs are a hell of a lot less violent :p I prefer the original Oompa Loompas methinks, because they do the same song so it's catchy, and doesn't look as though it's trying to 'keep up with the times'. Like they care what music kids listen to. Poor DeppWonka having to put up with such spontaneity :p Nah, I did like the modern versions for the mostpart, and yay for the using of Roald Dahl's lyrics, but WW's much preferred.
* Due to lack of special effect skills, budget and also irrelevance (since we care more about Charlie in that film), Dahl's stories of Prince Pondicherry and Wonka's voyage to Loompaland were not included. Very much enjoyed them with DW though. Hehe, his face when he eats that caterpillar goo!
* As probably mentioned before, WW had no flashbacks and we don't see his background at all. We don't even see him dismissing his workers etc or get told Grandpa Joe worked at the factory. I liked the backgrounds, because even with us seeing *reasons* for DeppWonka's behaviour, we still have the mysteries of his apparent psychic abilities :p I didn't notice the rubber glove thing he shared with his father until the second time around. Watch when he hugs Christopher Lee, both guys squeak! (Oh and for anyone who reads my latest fanfiction, I called Mr Wonka William, since I forgot his dad was called Wilbur...and why should he have the same name? Pfft. Well yeah, I know he likes to be called Willy, but that's short for something.)
* There's a scary resemblance to Mike Myers's Dr Evil when DeppWonka pronounces his O's. Wilder, however, doesn't put on any kind of weird accent. Despite how annoying this sometimes gets, DW is hilarious when speaking in a posh English voice to Veruca: "I'm sorry darling, Mr Wonka is being unreasonable." Yeah, no one saw that coming, so *applauds Mr Depp*
* Notice that there's something a little sadistic about DW. It's probably similar with WW, but at least with him it never shows. With almost every child's fate, DW makes some sort of facial expression that lets us know he either knew it would happen, or that he's pretty amused by it. I'm one of those weird people who sees how unbearably attractive he is when he has that look in his eyes but says nothing. Most of the time he looks a bit dumb with that hair, but ->
Cute/evil/pretty expressions of DW I remember:
- The sulking expression he makes when informing Mr Teavee that he should know of Loompaland
- Noticing the hovering pipe enter the scene
- Watching Augustus spin in the whirlpool
- The moment when he realises Mrs Beauregarde didn't find the idea of her daughter entering a county fair funny
- When he discovers Veruca really is a bad nut
- When he can't find the right key
- The sinister look he makes when he shuts the gate after Mr Salt, we see his face and hear the click as he locks it!
- The flashback he has in the elevator, both the look as he starts to daydream (the Depp pout!) and also the quiet, reflective, kicked puppy look when he fades out of it
- The evil twinkle in his eyes when he decides to let Mike choose a room
- The smile he makes just as Mike starts his ascent into the television machine (he so wanted that to happen, perhaps even knew it before they got there :p)
- When he knows Charlie won't come with him to his factory without his family
- Oh and I also forgot, that face he pulls when Violet's mother makes a pass at him >.<
* Personally, I hope that sticking close to the book will mean they'll make 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator', though it will definitely be interesting to see how a Burton Wonka would react to a Vermicious Knid! Although, Mr Depp is probably very busy at the moment getting a tan in the Caribbean as the fantastic Mr Sparrow in the 2nd and 3rd POTC movies. *Edit* - After rereading The Great Glass Elevator, it wouldn't be long enough or interesting enough for a film, which can be altered by coming up with more storylines I suppose but I've decided after all it would be bad to make it. Mr Wonka probably doesn't care about space and time and all that politics rubbish.
* Oh yay I found a similarity! Both movies have songs that get stuck in your head. At school, people wouldn't stop going around singing "Oompa Loompa, doopity do" and this year I guarantee there will be plenty (like me) who sit around with the puppet song in their heads (so reminded of Shrek!). Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, the amazing chocolatier! Yeah, I'd post more if I knew the words. Let's give a cheer...blah blah...there is no way to contain it! To contain it! To contain, to contain, to contain! (Bloody hell, that's hard to sing)
Hmm methinks I'll end this for now but with one last point to make! WilderWonka didn't need cue cards to lead his guests around the factory :p Bless Mr DeppWonka!
Note: You should not compare the film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" with "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and come to a conclusion resulting in either being clearly better than the other. All you people who ponce on about the apparent remake being a disaster compared to the older one, be silenced. IT IS NOT A REMAKE. The former is a MUSICAL (with many deviations from the book) and therefore the God Tim Burton has every right to creating his own rendition.
Contradiction: I'm still going to do a comparison but without a conclusion.
Point of Irony: The most recent film makes Willy Wonka more central than Charlie, so shouldn't the titles of the musical and the film be rearranged? Also, Gene Wilder's Wonka is closer to the book's version in my opinion but the plot is closest in the 2005 film. People may also argue that Wonka should never have the most central role.
Why it's acceptable: He's Johnny Depp.
The Analysis Begins
Mr Wonka's Personality
* Wilder's Wonka is a lot less obviously tolerant of bad behaviour. If you will notice, the only time I recall DeppWonka shouting at anyone was the outburst of "MUMBLER!" at Mike Teavee. I give a red card to meanie WilderWonka for yelling at Charlie. That always used to make me cry when I was little. So mean!
* Both Wonkas respond differently to the fates of the children. DeppWonka is usually a little more skittish whereas WilderWonka generally believes it's what the brats deserve. The only time DeppWonka acts this way is when it happens to a parent *DeppWonka giggle* , oh and also with Mike Teavee whom Mr Wonka sees as an evil flashback-bringing little git.
AUGUSTUS GLOOP: - WilderWonka is partly the reason he falls in
- WilderWonka cares more about his chocolate river and gets very agitated
- Once the suction starts, WW calms down
~ DeppWonka is on the other side of the river when Augustus falls in
~ DW is concerned for the river but doesn't fuss
~ DW remains fairly calm but makes a few frightened winces
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE: - WilderWonka is the one who takes the gum from the machine
- WW makes a very poor and bored attempt to stop Violet chewing
- WW does not hurry even though he's aware she could pop at any moment
~ DeppWonka doesn't take the gum out
~ DW demands that Violet spits it out
~ DW cowers behind the machinery out of fear of getting splattered
VERUCA SALT: - WilderWonka stands well back during Veruca's parade
- WW also does nothing to aid or hinder Mr Salt running after her
- WW never tells us if the furnace was on or not
~ DeppWonka actually warns Veruca about the squirrels
~ DW imitates Mr Salt, lmao!
~ DW ironically finds the right key *after* Veruca is gone
~ DW hints that Mr Salt should go in after her to 'get her out'
~ DW informs us the furnace isn't lit
MIKE TEAVEE: - WilderWonka encourages Mike to send himself by television, with only a minor late warning
- WW doesn't care if Mike tampers with the equipment
- WW allows Mike's mother to lift her son out of the TV set
~ DeppWonka doesn't recommend people transfer themselves
~ DW shouts "Little boy, don't push my button!"
~ DW waits until a televised book squishes Mike before thinking about taking him out :p
* WilderWonka has genuine faith in people. He has no trouble shaking hands, hugging, guiding, or even pulling strands of hair out of people's heads. He also asks for everyone's names at the start of the tour. DeppWonka however, is terrified at the thought of human contact. His childish stasis and parent phobia make him cower back when people so much as brush against him (a depper - oops, and omg that was a real mistake - I mean deeper and more interesting character). DW when Violet tells him who she is: "Oh. I don't care." Watch for the hilarious bit when Mr Salt gives DW his business card. DW probably holds it for a total of 1 second before it's flung off camera. And I don't think his expression changes >.<
* WilderWonka likes to sing, whereas DeppWonka much prefers to do a bobbing dance to the Oompa Loompa songs. The nice little row boat poem is omitted by DW.
* WilderWonka addresses both adults and children in a similar manner, but comes across altogether as an adult. He's seen as nicer than most grown-ups (except for the shouting part) but the kids don't always connect well with him except for Charlie. DeppWonka, though he tries, doesn't connect with anyone at all - BUT his strong point is that he connects with the children in the cinema's audience. Trust me, I was there. I personally was worried he might freak a lot of them out because of his creepiness and a few of his more annoying babbles. But they thought he was really funny. And one little kid gasped out "YES!!" when DW gave Charlie the factory, bless his cottons.
* Both Wonkas are quirky with the things they say. Although, WW's approach is to make his own metaphors "We are the dreamers..." (sorry, I forget the rest) and also mini jokes such as when he drops a shoe into something and claims "it needed a little kick". DW however goes a little overboard (*sends him telepathic hugs*). He does not come across as a particularly wise man, but he is exceptionally aware of his surroundings. He gets very excitable even when he's probably seen the items in his factory a million times over, like a child showing off his favourite toys. And despite the few annoying exceptions (like the unfortunate end of that promising speech about beards where he started trying to be a Chav - only saved by the probability that he was taking the piss), his comebacks and random phrases were bloody fantastic. I haven't laughed so much in ages.
EXAMPLES
"Ha ha ha, you're really weird!"
DW: "Let's put him in the taffy puller!"
Mr Teavee: "The taffy puller?"
DW: "Hey! That was my idea!"
"Everything in this room is 'eat'able. Even I'm 'eat'able. But that, dear children, is what we call cannibalism and is often frowned upon in most societies."
Grandma Georgina "You smell like peanuts. I like peanuts!"
DW: "You smell like old people. And soap. I like it!"
(They hug)
* WilderWonka doesn't usually do anything particularly clumsy or insane except for the little dramatic show on the rowboat and the escape in the elevator. Arguable though is the WonkaWash or HsawAknow, whereafter he says "If God had intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollerskates." The clumsiness is perhaps when he knocks Augustus in the river (or does he fall?). DeppWonka, however, has involuntary giggles in the best situations. Ie, Grandpa Joe cries out that the glass elevator might shatter and DW chuckles like a little imp.
BEST MOMENT OF INSANITY (Depp Wonka)
DW: "I'm sorry, I was just having a flashback."
Mr Teavee: "Does that happen often?"
DW: "Increasingly...today."
* DeppWonka (he's such a cutie despite his hair - Charlie: "And he has such funny hair." DW: "I do not!") only seems to be clumsy when it comes to his glass elevator. Come on, we've all walked into a well-polished window or something before. It's a wonder he hasn't broken his nose.
MOVING ON TO OTHER STUFF...
* WilderWonka does not have any 'previous character ironies' in his film as far as I know. In one shot of DeppWonka, he wears a set of goggles (Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow) and holds a pair of scissors just poking out of his sleeve (Mr Depp as Edward Scissorhands). Mr Godly Tim Burton also makes sure the tip of DW's cane has black and white stripes, same with the Oompa Loompa sleeves. Of course, a Beetlejuice reference. Go on, you KNOW I'm sad :p
* None of the parents seeing WW's factory make an attempt to flirt with him. Poor DW has to make a hurried escape from Violet's mother. She doesn't try it again.
* DeppWonka has a lot of trouble not feeling queasy at the words 'parents' or 'family'. Any attempt at saying either of them results in him pulling a face that looks as though he'll be violently sick. Much like Ichabod Crane's grimacing when he sees what he thinks is the headless horseman :p
THE CHILDREN
- Augustus Gloop was much the same, only slightly more revolting in DW's version
- Violet Beauregarde deserved to be a blueberry more in WW's because she snatches the gum and I think even snaps out "Screw you" or something
- Veruca Salt deserved her fate slightly less in DW's film. She wasn't as much of a bitch, she didn't steal the show (because no one takes it from a Burton Wonka), and few people deserve getting attacked by squirrels. She wasn't as domineering.
- Mike Teavee deserved what he got a hell of a lot more in DW's. The WW one was pretty harmless and kind of sweet in an annoying sort of way. He wasn't really given a fair warning. The moral was much clearer in the 2005 film where he was a snotty little brat who thought he knew everything and was always shouting at poor Mr Wonka.
THE FACTORY AND THINGS...
* The boat in WW's film makes a prettier sound, but the boat in DW's actually looks like a hard-boiled sweet and it's a great seahorse thing. Plus, the ride is a lot more fun!
* The music for WilderWonka's film is very light and happy and so pretty! Definitely a most magical film. However, the DeppWonka film has the absolute god of movie composers Danny Elfman to bring that eerie, Dr Whoish, harmonic melody of a darker but just as fantastical place.
* The WW film make-up is much lighter, the sets less advanced (bless their oldness) but the food still looks very appetising (probably more so than the brightly coloured morsels found in Depp's factory). There is much more of a realistic tone to everyone in WW's, Mr Wonka only stands out because of his purple outfit and his curly hair. Burton's film is so 'perfect' that the people themselves hardly look real. Take a look at Augustus and his mother, I swear they look CGI! Maybe they are...but then Charlie also has a shine to him. Same with Violet. Perfectly rounded faces, a very un-natural look. DW himself stands out because his skin colour is worryingly white, bordering grey.
* WilderWonka doesn't seem to use his Hair Cream. Judging by DW, that's probably a good thing.
* WW's Oompa Loompas are orange with green hair, and they are all different people. DW's is an amusing Indian man cloned throughout the film. WW's OLs are a hell of a lot less violent :p I prefer the original Oompa Loompas methinks, because they do the same song so it's catchy, and doesn't look as though it's trying to 'keep up with the times'. Like they care what music kids listen to. Poor DeppWonka having to put up with such spontaneity :p Nah, I did like the modern versions for the mostpart, and yay for the using of Roald Dahl's lyrics, but WW's much preferred.
* Due to lack of special effect skills, budget and also irrelevance (since we care more about Charlie in that film), Dahl's stories of Prince Pondicherry and Wonka's voyage to Loompaland were not included. Very much enjoyed them with DW though. Hehe, his face when he eats that caterpillar goo!
* As probably mentioned before, WW had no flashbacks and we don't see his background at all. We don't even see him dismissing his workers etc or get told Grandpa Joe worked at the factory. I liked the backgrounds, because even with us seeing *reasons* for DeppWonka's behaviour, we still have the mysteries of his apparent psychic abilities :p I didn't notice the rubber glove thing he shared with his father until the second time around. Watch when he hugs Christopher Lee, both guys squeak! (Oh and for anyone who reads my latest fanfiction, I called Mr Wonka William, since I forgot his dad was called Wilbur...and why should he have the same name? Pfft. Well yeah, I know he likes to be called Willy, but that's short for something.)
* There's a scary resemblance to Mike Myers's Dr Evil when DeppWonka pronounces his O's. Wilder, however, doesn't put on any kind of weird accent. Despite how annoying this sometimes gets, DW is hilarious when speaking in a posh English voice to Veruca: "I'm sorry darling, Mr Wonka is being unreasonable." Yeah, no one saw that coming, so *applauds Mr Depp*
* Notice that there's something a little sadistic about DW. It's probably similar with WW, but at least with him it never shows. With almost every child's fate, DW makes some sort of facial expression that lets us know he either knew it would happen, or that he's pretty amused by it. I'm one of those weird people who sees how unbearably attractive he is when he has that look in his eyes but says nothing. Most of the time he looks a bit dumb with that hair, but ->
Cute/evil/pretty expressions of DW I remember:
- The sulking expression he makes when informing Mr Teavee that he should know of Loompaland
- Noticing the hovering pipe enter the scene
- Watching Augustus spin in the whirlpool
- The moment when he realises Mrs Beauregarde didn't find the idea of her daughter entering a county fair funny
- When he discovers Veruca really is a bad nut
- When he can't find the right key
- The sinister look he makes when he shuts the gate after Mr Salt, we see his face and hear the click as he locks it!
- The flashback he has in the elevator, both the look as he starts to daydream (the Depp pout!) and also the quiet, reflective, kicked puppy look when he fades out of it
- The evil twinkle in his eyes when he decides to let Mike choose a room
- The smile he makes just as Mike starts his ascent into the television machine (he so wanted that to happen, perhaps even knew it before they got there :p)
- When he knows Charlie won't come with him to his factory without his family
- Oh and I also forgot, that face he pulls when Violet's mother makes a pass at him >.<
* Personally, I hope that sticking close to the book will mean they'll make 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator', though it will definitely be interesting to see how a Burton Wonka would react to a Vermicious Knid! Although, Mr Depp is probably very busy at the moment getting a tan in the Caribbean as the fantastic Mr Sparrow in the 2nd and 3rd POTC movies. *Edit* - After rereading The Great Glass Elevator, it wouldn't be long enough or interesting enough for a film, which can be altered by coming up with more storylines I suppose but I've decided after all it would be bad to make it. Mr Wonka probably doesn't care about space and time and all that politics rubbish.
* Oh yay I found a similarity! Both movies have songs that get stuck in your head. At school, people wouldn't stop going around singing "Oompa Loompa, doopity do" and this year I guarantee there will be plenty (like me) who sit around with the puppet song in their heads (so reminded of Shrek!). Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, the amazing chocolatier! Yeah, I'd post more if I knew the words. Let's give a cheer...blah blah...there is no way to contain it! To contain it! To contain, to contain, to contain! (Bloody hell, that's hard to sing)
Hmm methinks I'll end this for now but with one last point to make! WilderWonka didn't need cue cards to lead his guests around the factory :p Bless Mr DeppWonka!