Nov 17, 2021
Come with me and you'll see a world of pure (nightmarish) imagination! Today we breakdown the first half of the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
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Links Referenced (because even Wonka Scholars Cite Their Sources):
Vice Modded Controller 360 Investigation: https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab835/is-this-timothee-chalamets-xbox-modding-youtube-channel-an-investigation
The Video in Question: https://youtu.be/UsWktrEcKh0
Wonka Movie Set Photo Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thewonkamovie/
Timestamps
00:00 Let's tackle the one of the biggest pieces of Wonka canon: the 1971 Willy Wonka movie starring Gene Wilder.
1:46 Wonka Watch: We have some major discoveries!
2:27 Vice's intense investigation as to whether a certain YouTube channel run by a teen who talked about Xbox mods was, in fact, a young Timothee Chalamet GASP.
6:54 Elaine's reaction to the alleged Timmy Childamet's YouTube video lol.
11:18 More set photos released! Confirmed boat. Lots of fake snow. Gruff worker prediction from previous episode seems to be coming true!
14:51 CONFIRMED OOMPA-LOOMPAS FOR WONKA 2023.
17:08 The 1971 Willy Wonka movie analysis begins! Felicia had never seen it before and Elaine is pretty sure she'd only seen it on ABC Family.
19:05 HBO Max's quick description for the movie is delightfully awful.
20:27 Let's begin!
21:00 The sensual opening credits.
22:33 The Candy Man Can song: the brands of candy children are addicted to; this whole time we've been calling the villain Slughorn when he's actually called Slugworth heh heh oops.
26:40 Who tf is the creepy man with a cart of knives approaching Charlie Bucket and can he get his own spin-off?
27:44 The bed-ridden grandparents are zombies.
28:47 In 1971, Wonka closes his factory for three years before beginning his Golden Ticket campaign. So for the Wonka prequel, how far into the "present" will we get?
30:15 Felicia had a dream about this movie where she added a whole new song and dance number. She is losing her mind.
32:19 The ramifications of Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket marketing scheme.
36:30 The most boring song of the whole movie "Good Luck, Charlie" song by his dumb mom about how she and his unreliable grandfather will help Charlie be...alive? Happiness is for rich people. Wonkamania ensues. Tickets are getting snatched up.
38:30 How is no one concerned that Slugworth happens to find these children so quickly to offer them a bribe to steal secrets from Wonka??
42:46 The global effects of the production and consumption of Wonka Bars; is this town okay?
43:42 Charlie is an ungrateful little brat.
45:46 The Golden Ticket reveal for Charlie Bucket and the CHILLS.
48:48 We've come to realize that the entire world is putty in Wonka's hands. The socio-economic, political, and psychological effects the Wonka brand has in this world are terrifying.
48:32 Gene Wilder rolls onto the set!
50:40 Overall thoughts about this section.
51:26 Predictions for the Wonka Prequel. Felicia: Wonka's childhood flaw is that he doesn't know his purpose. Elaine: Wonka receives his infamous cane from an elderly man in his life that formed who he is as a person, good or bad.
53:23 Remember: it's not that important.