Deep Thoughts about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination…and capitalismThis week, Emily shares her deep thoughts about the 1971 classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. She loves Gene Wilder’s funny and menacing portrayal of Wonka that still manages an undercurrent of sweetness, and the cinematography is a masterclass in how to make unwrapping a candy bar an edge-of-your-seat scene. But Roald Dahl’s hierarchical attitudes toward class, gender, money, and worthiness–not to mention his personal bugaboos about gum chewing and television–really undercut the magic.Oompa loompa doopity dissenIf you are wise you’ll give this a listen!Don't miss a single deep thought! Mosey on over to guygirlsmedia.com, share your deets, and get Tracie & Emily in your inbox every week!Mentioned in this episodeFrom the ‘chocolate factory’ to vet medGene Wilder died of Alzheimer’s. His family explains why they didn’t disclose his diagnosisRoald Dahl himself made changes to the Oompa LoompasRoald Dahl's family apologises for his antisemitismIan Fleming and Roald Dahl’s friendly rivalryQuotations and Literary Allusions spoken by Willy WonkaLamb to the Slaughter by Roald DahlRoald Dahl’s letter about losing his daughter to measlesOur theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Learn more about Tracie and Emily (including our other projects), join the Guy Girls' family, secure exclusive access to bonus episodes, video versions, and early access to Deep Thoughts by visiting us on Patreon.We are the sister podcasters Tracie Guy-Decker and Emily Guy Birken, known to our extended family as the Guy Girls.We're hella smart and completely unashamed of our overthinking prowess. We love 80s and 90s movies and tv, science fiction, comedy, and murder mysteries, good storytelling with lots of dramatic irony, analyzing film tropes with a side of feminism, and examining the pop culture of our Gen X childhood for gender dynamics, psychology, sociology, religious allegory, and whatever else we find. We have super-serious day jobs. For the bona fides, visit our individual websites: tracieguydecker.com and emilyguybirken.com. For our work together, visit guygirlsmedia.com We are on socials! Find us on Facebook at fb.com/dtasspodcast and on Insta at instagram.com/guygirlsmedia. You can also email us at guygirlsmedia at gmail dot com. We would love to hear from you!