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Yar, you be here: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (30th Anniversary Edition - Widescreen) > Customer Reviews Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (30th Anniversary Edition - Widescreen) Customer Reviews (1 - 3 of 85 Reviews)BOAT RIDE SCENE
The famous/infamous Boat Ride Scene in this movie is probably the most talked about piece of film in these reviews, so I thought I'd spill my thoughts about it. To be honest, I love it. It represents a speck of horror, a dark flaw in the sparkling crystal of the movie, and more macroscopically, our lives... that somehow makes the crystal so much more mysterious and fascinating. The entire movie crescendoes to the moment when Charlie lays down the Everlasting Gobstopper on Mr. Wonka's desk, which he does despite such potentially intimidating things as the boat ride and the also famous "You LOSE!! Good DAY, sir!" tirade. I think Charlie does this because he has carefully paid attention to the fact that Mr. Wonka, despite some threatening stuff, is fundamentally good, and has only illustrated some of the consequences of not listening to him to some people who really should pay attention. "Why don't they listen to Mr. Wonka?" Charlie asks plaintively at one point... but then at another, he himself and Grandpa Joe don't listen and go floating up via Fizzy Lifting Drinks.... even they are sinners... but can be and are forgiven. In a nutshell, I think Mr. Wonka represents God, the chocolate factory represents Heaven, and Charlie represents how one has to behave to get there. The boat ride represents what could happen to us if we don't listen. We are all ON that boat ride right now... the rowers keep on rowing, and they certainly aren't showing any sign that they are slowing. Throughout my life, I plan to do my best to give back the Everlasting Gobstopper... but sometimes I am probably gonna have a few hits of Fizzy Lifting Drinks even though Mr. Wonka told me not to. : ) S Absolutely Scrumptous
I finally rented this movie after hearing about it for years. It was great! A true classic - not just for children, but for adults. Spoiled brats, greedy children, and overindulgent parents share the screen with Charlie, who is the star of this film, and Willy Wonka, the millionaire chocolate factory owner. Gene Wilder is hilarious in his role as the goofy and slightly deranged Wonka, who obviously has no idea how to interact with adults, nevertheless spoiled children. Each time a child disappears in his factory, Mr. Wonka simply moves on to the next attraction. Funny and sentimental, this film will have you singing along to the many songs. Now I know what the fuss was about. Enjoy! A CLASSY CLASSIC
Good movie for kids, my toddler loves watching it! Older versions of classic movies are soo much better than the new ones, with so much technology and computer animation leaking into kids movie these days, not to mention off color humor, its great to see the little ones enjoy good old fashion sets where the scenery had to be made by hand and the "oompa loompa's" are real and really there on set too! NO C.G. and no adult humor in a kids movie is very refreshing!
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