Wonka

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Wonka
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Genre: Fantasy
Musical
Directed by: Paul King
Produced by: David Heyman
Alexandra Derbyshire
Luke Kelly
Written by: Paul King
Simon Farnaby
Based on: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl
Starring: Timothée Chalamet
Calah Lane
Keegan-Michael Key
Paterson Joseph
Matt Lucas
Mathew Baynton
Sally Hawkins
Rowan Atkinson
Jim Carter
Natasha Rothwell
Tom Davis
Olivia Colman
Hugh Grant
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: December 15, 2023
Runtime: 116 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $125 million
Box office: $618.3 million


Wonka is a 2023 musical fantasy film directed and co-written by Paul King (who also did the Paddington movies) starring Timothee Chalamet as Wonka as he starts out his journey from a magician to the chocolatier we know today.

Plot

Aspiring chocolatier Willy Wonka must pay off his debts while achieving his dreams on becoming the greatest chocolatier to mankind.

Why It's Scrumdidilyumptious

  1. Timothee Chalamet does a great job as Willy Wonka, capturing the whimsical, clueless, and mysterious nature of Wonka at the same time.
    • Aside from Chalamet, the other performances are great as well. Especially Hugh Grant as the Lofty the Oompah Loompah.
  2. Beautiful visuals, which is surprising given its modest $125 million budget.
  3. The sets are great. Everything is colorful and whimsical, and it doesn't feel like an eyesore.
  4. Incredible and catchy songs. Pure Imagination and Oompa Loompa make a return, while new songs like You Never Had Chocolate Like This and Sweet Tooth are nice as well.
  5. Good pacing.
  6. Paul King offers great direction, especially since he directed the Paddington movies.
  7. Incredibly funny moments, like Ficklegruber almost always throwing up whenever the word "poor" is mentioned.
  8. Many heartwarming moments like Wonka's mother making the last chocolate bar for her son before passing away, with Wonka later sharing that bar to his friends.
    • Also, once he opens the bar, he sees a message in a golden ticket, a call forward to Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, saying that chocolate is best shared for everyone.
  9. During the credits, we get an Oompah Loompah singing his casual theme while giving off a "where are they now" segment to Wonka's friends as a neat bonus to those who stay for the credits. Especially satisfying since Scrubitt and Bleacher get arrested for their crimes in the mid-credits scene.
  10. Overall, this is one of the best Warner Bros. films even after the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

Bad Qualities

  1. While Chalamet is great as Wonka, some argue that he isn't as brilliant as Gene Wilder's interpretation. Granted, this is a tough act to follow as Gene put so much charm into his role that he became the face of Wonka since.
  2. Noodle being Slugworth's niece was a pretty obvious twist.

Reception

Wonka received positive reviews from critics, praising the performances, soundtrack, and sense of nostalgia. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 236 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "With director Paul King at the helm and some solid new songs at the ready, the warmly old-fashioned Wonka puts a suitably sweet spin on the classic character while still leaving some room for the source material's darker undertones."


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