Sometimes you wonder why a film is made. Remakes/sequels/prequels have always been around. Sure many are not asked for but are based on cult stuff, like Dawn of the Dead, but then you get mainstream films like Willy Wonka and wonder does a new one need made? I get wanting to revamp for new generations, even though they can watch the original, it is done with Batman all the time. In 05 Burton remade it and it was terrible, now we get a prequel that seems to be content for the sake of content. The films has that forced fantasy aspects of post Harry Potter films, it lacks whimsy, the musical numbers are cringe, the only saving grace is Timothee Chalamet but he doesn't feel like Wonka. He is a dreamer sure but he lacks the darkness of Gene Wilder, and that isn't a comparison, but nothing about this character resembled Wonka. I did like how the song kicked in at the end but that is like hearing a good song on a bad day at work, the rest still sucks.
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