‘Wonka’ Is an Everlasting Gobstopper of Ridiculousness : geekdom

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

First sentence:

Crafting an origin story for a character who doesn’t need one

This sums up pretty much every franchise origin story and prequel.

[–] MrJameGumb 12 points 10 months ago

I loved the original movie and still watch it every few years. I saw the Tim Burton version in the theatre and it was decent, but I've never had any overwhelming urge to see it again. This one just makes me wonder why I should even give a shit. Was this something people were asking for? What good is an origin story for a character whose is supposed to be enigmatic and mysterious? Isn't that the whole point of Willy Wonka?

[–] Son_of_dad 4 points 10 months ago

I'm surprised they didn't call it Wonka rising, or i Wonka. That's usually what they name these low effort origins

[+] ChihuahuaOfDoom -8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cloying? I come here for entertainment not education. Apparently it means "excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree." For the other people like me who thought it might be a type of bird song.

[–] o0joshua0o 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Shouldn't a movie about candy be cloying?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

No, good candy balances sugars with flavors or other ingredients to avoid being cloying.

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