Dr Wilbur Wonker

i've recently d/l and watched 'charlie and the chocolate factory', which was of a pretty good quality. my opinion? hhmm...

well, for one, i've read the book ages ago (think it was in primary sch >.<) so i can't remember the exact details. this is as opposed to the harry potter book and movie, which i found extremely disappointing coz i felt it didn't cover some of the impt points in the book. but as far as i could tell and remember, the opening part of the 'charlie and the chocolate factory' movie and various sections were exactly the same as the book. i THINK that the movie took it one step further and develop the lonely life of Willy Wonker and how he reconcile with his father. i thought that step was pretty interesting and brought out the life of Willy Wonker, which was not done in the book (btw, if i'm wrong abt the book, ple correct mi >.<).

somehow, the fact that johnny depp played Willy Wonker brought a certain sinister twist to the movie. Secret Window is a prime example. somehow Willy Wonker seemed really warped and sinister, but it also seemed right as i dun think anyone could have pulled it off. other bits such as the same face for all of the Oompa Loompas added to the certain revulsion of the movie. i thought the CG was pretty obvious, but having the EXACT same faces was to me, just wrong. plus when the Oompa Loompas sang a song after each child 'bit the dust', it looked really weird. i think those scenes bothered mi more than anything else. in the end, i rated it as an average movie only.

having said that, the movie sorta portrayed Willy Wonker as a lonely weirdo. the various flashbacks show him wearing a strange contraption on his head, which i can only assume is the old version of the modern day braces. it does certainly look painful. >.< and having such a strict dentist father who bans him from eating candy, he went completly the other way round to making candy. i suppose its like a gesture of defiance.

how many of us have experience this sort of thing? having a strict parenthood and defying them when you grow up? how many of us resented the fact that our parents govern our early lives, thinking that they are doing so becoz they love us? pretty much all of us, i think. how many of us will become exactly like what we swore we'll never be when we become parents? only time will tell. is it actually love when a parent prevents a child from doing something becoz they think its harmful? is it considered love when Willy Wonker's father prevented him from eating candy coz he felt that they were bad for his teeth?

in that aspect, i'm grateful to parents. although they govern my life as a child, their restrictions wasn't as bad as Willy Wonker's father and they gave mi almost complete freedom when i entered NS. i think that point signifies that the child has grown up. however, i would definitely give my children more support and encouragement than my parents gave mi. its very depressing when you are eager to show your parents your hard work, or want their support and they dun acknowledge or give it. ulitmately, i suppose we decide on what is the best parental teaching and our children would reflect that. our children would be the report cards on our parental role.