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We've had a big year for movies this year, and I've seen my local Showcase Cinema packed out at every film I've seen so far.
After attending the Barbenheimer weekend (across two Fridays, I don't have that kind of stamina), I didn't expect to see the cinema that busy again. And don't get me wrong, this weekend the reception wasn't packed out like it was when I went to see Barbie, but every seat was filled in the screen.
It's been a couple of months since I've been back in the cinema, but I have been desperate to see Wonka, especially after how much I enjoyed the cinema experience after watching Barbie.
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The trailer immediately had me hooked, and I was really curious to see how they were going to sell a Willy Wonka backstory. And after ditching the story we've previously been sold about little Willy Wonka, it was perfect.
Instead, the story sold a parent who supported his plans to get into the chocolate business, but after her death, Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) just wanted to make her proud. He arrived in the big city in a bid to make it as a chocolatier against some key rivals, Prodnose (Matt Lucas), Fickelgruber (Mathew Baynton) and Slugworth (Paterson Joseph).
Wonka tried to continue growing his chocolate business while evading police, and used the help of his pals including Noodle (Calah Lane) and his fellow workers at the B&B they were trapped inside.
On top of the continuous light humour throughout and some (pretty great, actually) music numbers, the storyline of Wonka was one of my favourite parts. It felt completely different to the classic film which sees him go it alone and live his life in solidarity.
By comparison, Chalamet's Wonka shows that sometimes you need the help of others in order to succeed. Even more so, it also shows the importance of placing other peoples' needs above your own.
It follows the classic formula of plan, plan goes wrong, plan is resolved which most fictional films follow, but with catchy songs and a complete transformation of the main character's persona – which is the one reason why it stood out to me so much.
I went to the cinema with my husband, my mother-in-law and my nan-in-law, and to say that we all loved it shows this film is perfect for quite literally all of the family.
Now I know I said that it beat Barbie for me, but that doesn't put Barbie any further down in my books. What I preferred about this was the character transformation (I fell in love with Wonka), but I've always loved Barbie.
If you're looking for a family activity, it's worth checking out Wonka on the big screen – it's a great watch!
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