Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971)

Episode 75The suspense is terrible... I hope it'll last.This weeks golden ticket of a movie choice has landed on Cameron and he has a sweet tooth, so we delve back into a childhood classic, with the Roald Dahl adaptation and Gene Wilder starring - Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.We talk all manner of theories, trivia and facts around the film, from father's guilt to Roald Dahl's negative thoughts around this adaptation. Tell us what you think, get involved on the socials.Chapter headingsChapter 1 - Fairytale logic – the moralistic nature of storytelling - 10:20Chapter 2 - Family value vs the corruption of addiction - 22:00Chapter 3 - The genius of Gene Wilder - 42:10Chapter 4 - Who or what is Willy Wonka - 1:02:20Chapter 5 - Why remake a classic? - 1:16:10The verdict - 1:33:30Music by Aidan YoungEdited by Damon CarterHow to watch our movie choices - click on Just watch and enter any film you likeEmail: [email protected] : the_neverending_watchlist/Facebook - @The Neverending Watchlist/Bluesky - @neverendingwl.bsky.social/Twitter - @NeverendingWL/Website - https://shows.acast.com/the-neverending-watchlist/The updated watchlist on imdb - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls529266473/The updated watchlist on Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/whR4oEnjoy the show.......enjoy cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.