Comments on: Blu-ray Review: “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” http://popdose.com/blu-ray-review-willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 24 May 2012 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/blu-ray-review-willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-51859 DwDunphy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:13:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30686#comment-51859 Two things have conspired to make Willy Wonka the winner of the chocolate factory wars. The first is that the baby boomers saw the film as a counter-culture parable, how the subversive could be heroic and well-intentioned even through his varied "tests". They gravitated to the licking of the wallpaper, the psychedelic boat ride (and the chopping off of the chicken head) and, overall, jibed with Dahl's misanthropy because it skewed everything that was uptight, material and, y'know, parental.<br><br>The other thing is that Burton's version came out way too soon. If it arrived next year, it would be seen as the Michael Jackson apologetic is clearly appears to be. Two things have conspired to make Willy Wonka the winner of the chocolate factory wars. The first is that the baby boomers saw the film as a counter-culture parable, how the subversive could be heroic and well-intentioned even through his varied “tests”. They gravitated to the licking of the wallpaper, the psychedelic boat ride (and the chopping off of the chicken head) and, overall, jibed with Dahl's misanthropy because it skewed everything that was uptight, material and, y'know, parental.

The other thing is that Burton's version came out way too soon. If it arrived next year, it would be seen as the Michael Jackson apologetic is clearly appears to be.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/blu-ray-review-willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-39758 DwDunphy Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:13:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30686#comment-39758 Two things have conspired to make Willy Wonka the winner of the chocolate factory wars. The first is that the baby boomers saw the film as a counter-culture parable, how the subversive could be heroic and well-intentioned even through his varied "tests". They gravitated to the licking of the wallpaper, the psychedelic boat ride (and the chopping off of the chicken head) and, overall, jibed with Dahl's misanthropy because it skewed everything that was uptight, material and, y'know, parental.<br><br>The other thing is that Burton's version came out way too soon. If it arrived next year, it would be seen as the Michael Jackson apologetic is clearly appears to be. Two things have conspired to make Willy Wonka the winner of the chocolate factory wars. The first is that the baby boomers saw the film as a counter-culture parable, how the subversive could be heroic and well-intentioned even through his varied “tests”. They gravitated to the licking of the wallpaper, the psychedelic boat ride (and the chopping off of the chicken head) and, overall, jibed with Dahl's misanthropy because it skewed everything that was uptight, material and, y'know, parental.

The other thing is that Burton's version came out way too soon. If it arrived next year, it would be seen as the Michael Jackson apologetic is clearly appears to be.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/blu-ray-review-willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-37865 DwDunphy Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:13:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=30686#comment-37865 Two things have conspired to make Willy Wonka the winner of the chocolate factory wars. The first is that the baby boomers saw the film as a counter-culture parable, how the subversive could be heroic and well-intentioned even through his varied "tests". They gravitated to the licking of the wallpaper, the psychedelic boat ride (and the chopping off of the chicken head) and, overall, jibed with Dahl's misanthropy because it skewed everything that was uptight, material and, y'know, parental.<br><br>The other thing is that Burton's version came out way too soon. If it arrived next year, it would be seen as the Michael Jackson apologetic is clearly appears to be. Two things have conspired to make Willy Wonka the winner of the chocolate factory wars. The first is that the baby boomers saw the film as a counter-culture parable, how the subversive could be heroic and well-intentioned even through his varied “tests”. They gravitated to the licking of the wallpaper, the psychedelic boat ride (and the chopping off of the chicken head) and, overall, jibed with Dahl's misanthropy because it skewed everything that was uptight, material and, y'know, parental.

The other thing is that Burton's version came out way too soon. If it arrived next year, it would be seen as the Michael Jackson apologetic is clearly appears to be.

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