Oh, when the 2005 movie came out I remember having fights about it with my bookstore coworkers, because while I did think, overall, it was more faithful to the book, I hated the Willy Wonka and the ridiculous side backstory about his daddy the dentist.
I was actually shocked at how close it mapped to the text! But since it was a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film, it had to up the creepy factor somehow, and that was the portrayal of Wonka as weirdo with daddy issues. I feel like Gene Wilder gave a much better performance of Wonka - one that was much more faithful to the spirit of the character, despite the fact that the 1971 movie wasn't very close to the book.
And yes, 100% agree on the Buckets! I loved the entire family.
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Date: 2010-05-15 11:04 pm (UTC)I was actually shocked at how close it mapped to the text! But since it was a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film, it had to up the creepy factor somehow, and that was the portrayal of Wonka as weirdo with daddy issues. I feel like Gene Wilder gave a much better performance of Wonka - one that was much more faithful to the spirit of the character, despite the fact that the 1971 movie wasn't very close to the book.
And yes, 100% agree on the Buckets! I loved the entire family.