All wrong there was only one oompa loompa and that was deep Roy he didn't do every movement of every oompa loompa that just recorded it and played the scene of him doing something like running oh and some oompa loompas were actually animatronics the ones that were robots were the one on the boat scene while they were on the chocolate river
@@tylermartinez3068 Only partially correct. For a majority of filming, Roy did literally every single Oompa Loompa individually until it no longer became feasible to do so. I remember a report claiming that in almost every scene he did at least 15 different versions with very slight movement variations to be replicated by CGI so it looked natural.
When you grow up, you realize all the kids are brats since you don’t always get your way or what you want and Willy Wonka is a little rude. The brattiest kids are Veruca and Mike. Charlie wasn’t a brat though
Honestly the 1971 version a little too nice. He didn’t really seem mean or a brat but more like he’s just a TV geek. The 2005 version is definitely like any obnoxious streamer you’d get nowadays.
@Kunzite He wanted to be the first person to be sent by TV and he kick two Oompa Loomas in the face so... he has nice jumping skills for a person that plays video games all day and probably not go outside often
I like how they made Mike more antagonistic in this version, he calls Willy Wonka for his traumas, saying the same phrase his father said the day he left home, "Candy is a waste of time!"
The 1971 film made Mike too likeable. He’s really not that different from your typical kid. The 2005 version nailed his characterisation though; he’s exactly how a kid only raised by TV would act. He’s somewhat of a cautionary tale.
The did the same thing to Augustus. In the book version Agustus is supposed to think he's superior to everyone and was eating all the time. In the 1971 version, he was just a kid who liked food.
Notice how Mike's dad does next to nothing to stop his son from walking into the machine. Not even a word of advice or caution. Even after Mike's transformation, his father is way too calm about it. At least the other parents got either scared of their kid's fate or angry at Wonka. The most Mr. Teevee can muster is slight bewilderment. And that's exactly what turned Mike into such a brat.
Mrs. Gloop never stopped seeing Augustus as a baby in need of nurturing. She was forced to watch her son get physically sucked away from her Mrs. Beauregarde only ever cared about Violet’s image. She was forced to watch her daughter turn into a freak Mr. Salt thought spoiling Veruca was a quick and easy solution to avoid tantrums. He was forced to manually dig his daughter out of the trash Mr. Teavee never felt responsible for raising Mike. He was forced to watch his son get destroyed by TV from behind a screen where he could do nothing but watch
@@eliben4066 Charlie, despite his poor background was raised well and had a genuinely loving family. His pure nature won him the factory, helped him and family, and ensured him a bright future
I like to think it’s just reflecting on how violent tv and games are to someone his age (well some anyway) for example when we first see Mike he is playing a game that has a lot of shooting and in the Candy Room unlike everyone else who is eating it he is seen smashing it violently.
I think it’s because he was the biggest bully to the Oompa Loompas, I haven’t watched this in a while, but I don’t remember the other kids threatening them or pushing them around.
Can we just take a moment how deep roy was a trooper in this film, the man not only did all these role takes for them to use to make so many oompa loompa, but also took the time to learn how to dance and sing. when he said himself he not really a good singer or dancer that is freaking commitment right there for this man.
Fun fact: In the Broadway version, he wasn't stetched back, instead his mother was happy with mike being tiny forever, so she can baby him like she used to forever.
@@malicious9608 as someone who hasnt seen the broadway version, tore from WHAT TO WHAT??? and which kid is that??? i think augustus and violet are the first 2 ones but veruca was just trashed???
Is anybody else completely in love with that bit at 2:26, it’s like the very climax of the song, I’m not much into references but that transition was so glorious and with Deep Roy dressed to the brim as the Fab Four and with voices as if it was actually them
I've always found it weird why they made Mike gifted in math and physics in this movie. Wouldn't it make more sense to make Violet the brainy one since she is meant to arrogant and brags about her accomplishments? In the book, Mike was a borderline sociopath and foul-mouthed but he wasn't particularly smart.
@@vetarlittorf1807 Violet and Mike's problem come from growing up too fast/child labor. Violet only cares about getting trophies and her mother never taught her to appreciate life. Same with Mike, he is an arrogant nerd who sees television all day long and doesn't appreciate the good sides of life. Imo he is isn't that intelligent, he is just too serious and stubborn. He doesn't welcome feedback and thinks that he is the only one with a brain
Mike is the darkest he has a chance to lose half of his body got flinged in the air you saw knife because I did and now he has to life his life tall and 2d
Yes I love it too. Tim Burton is an ama omg director and ads a lot of dark elements to his movies. And the thing is there’s a lesson in this story. Good character will get you far in life. No matter how rich you are like veruca for example if you don’t have good character you will get nowhere.
Every reference in this scene: 2001: A Space Odessey (1968) 1:46 & 2:42 Psycho (1960) 1:59 Gene Simmons 2:05 Robert Plant 2:20 Angus Young 2:07 & 2:14 Bon Jovi (or Deep Purple) 2:30 The Beatles
In the behind the scenes, they mentioned that the actor had to learn how to dance, play instruments, dive into boxes like a stunt player, climb mountains and much more. He also had to make his dance routine 60 times for every oompa loompa until the Tim Burton made animatronics that look like him
"He can not think, he only sees" I think that this line symbolizes Mike's primary character flaw, that being his ego caused by overexposure to media. He comes off as smart because he knows a lot of trivia, can decipher complex algorithmic data, and notices all the little red flags during the tour, like the oompa loompas knowing about Augustus falling in the river before it happened. But these do not mean he is actually smart, since just after calling Wonka an idiot he jumps into the teleporter thinking he'll be fine, when he should have learned to be more cautious in the factory by now. He knows a bunch of meaningless information, and spouts it constantly but he doesn't actually come to his own conclusions by reasoning. Intelligence isn't the measure of how much you know, it's how you can solve problems. Knowing the answer before you even take the test doesn't say anything about your own skills. So Mike has learned to only see, and doesn't know how to think for himself.
Yeah I think the way so many supposedly smart people impulsively got mRNA injections is another such example. They’ve been propagandized. The composer of this song even wrote some of his own songs with similar themes.
I disagree. Mike Teavee is one of the most intelligent children and deserved to run the factory. He solves the algorithm and finds one of the tickets. He buys ONLY ONE chocolate bar and he manages to win, as opposed to others who spent lots of money and time trying to find one. No one else that we know of did this, and it demonstrates his mental capability from the start. The information that he knows is not meaningless at all, he clearly used to be in contention for the ticket. So he solves the biggest logistical problem, and you say he has no problem solving skills? What's more, he points out a lot of flaws in the factory, which you mention. When the oompa loompas are bombarding candy at targets, he obviously points out that there really isn't a reason they should do this. It defies safety standards and looks like a waste of resources. Charlie in all his idiocy exclaims, candy doesn't need a reason. WHAT? The work is clearly dangerous and nonsensical, people could get hurt, it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. Mike also did think for himself... He believes Wonka has effectively made a teleporter and jumps in to prove others wrong. While it was the wrong decision, he doesn't listen to anyone else when making the decision, he is confident in his own. He DOES think for himself and it ends up being wrong but that proves your point wrong At Mike's young age he is a much better candidate to the Wonka empire. He's shown he's an incredibly intelligent child, his logistical problem solving would go far in a business. Furthermore, he can see flaws in the factory and points them out to wonka (rather rudely). Charlie really doesn't say anything meaningful about the factory, he is only along for the ride. He is a follower, not a leader. Mike's downfall, I agree, is his ego. He does think he knows better than everyone and his parents do little to rein him in. This leads him to ignore Wonka's warning and ultimately disfigures him. But, he is a CHILD, and he has the biggest potential of all the kids. He has all the time in the world to learn this and Wonka should have seen that he would be the best successor. Charlie is a normal kid and has nothing outstanding about him, he just exists. It's like giving some normal guy his factory. Mike is a whizz kid and confident in his abilities. He is arrogant and thinks he knows better than everyone, but he has reason to believe that, and he will grow and mature and change, as everyone else does as well
@bandito8104 Mike hates chocolate and thinks candy is a waste of time. No way would Wonka give him the keys to the factory even if he was the last one left on the tour. You don't just need smarts to run the biggest chocolate factory in the world, you also need creativity and a love for candy, traits Charlie demonstrated far better like immediately getting the point of the whipped cream room when a theoretically smarter/better educated kid like Veruca said it didn't make sense. Willy even said that his goal was to give the factory to whichever kid was the least rotten, and Mike is by far the worst behaved so he's basically disqualified anyways.
@@nuclearcatbaby1131No, in that case, the doctors are the ones who know what they are talking about, just as Wonka and the impertinent idiots like Mike are the vaccine deniers, who put themselves at risk through their arrogance and ignorance. Paradoxically, what you find most on television and junk media such as social networks are denialists and conspiracists, because to really know what mRNA is and how it works you must read, study and understand, something that obviously those paranoid idiots do not do.
Are we gonna ingore the fact, that the song calls TV idiotic, stupid, the worst thing in the world, cretin-creator; While we're watching this on TV/PC/Phone?
In some point is truth. We are slaves of technology in many ways (tv, videogames, mass media, etc). The book was published in 1964 and this movie 15 years ago, so they predicted our actual situation. By the way is a very interesting and ironic theme for philosophy and sociology.
Well, he spent an above average amount of time in front of a screen. I mean, most gamers nowadays try to at least maintain a proper exercise and diet regiment.
Yeah that does happen, irl too and what you could get from that is either a spoiled kid crying and parents angry or a spoiled kid dead and parents angry
Zero Someone also proclaims that the entire tour is a setup. Spoiling all the spoiled kids and leaving one lucky one alive. Though I speculate that the seller who gave the chocolate to Charlie actually intentionally did that, hinted by the little tap Wonka gave to the ticket in the opening, and how the seller told him to not give the ticket to others
The most important thing That we've ever learned The most important thing we've learned As far as children are concerned Is never, never let them near a television set Or better still just don't install the idiotic thing at all (Never, never let them, never, never let them) It rots the senses in the head It kills imagination dead It clogs and clutters up the mind It makes a child so dull and blind (So dull and blind, so dull and blind) He can no longer understand A fairytale in fairyland (In Fairyland, in Fairyland) His brain becomes as soft as cheese His thinking powers rust and freeze He cannot think he only sees (He only sees, he only sees) Regarding little Mike Teavee We very much regret that we (regret that we) Shall simply have to wait and see We very much regret that we Shall simply have to wait and see If we can get him back to size But if we can't It serves him right
Deep Roy definitely deserves a lot of credit for playing all the hundreds of oompah loompahs throughout the factory. It definitely looks like a lot of hard work
He did a wonderfull job and just so you know he was actually payed seperately everytime he played a different Oompa-Loompa. So he got rewarded very well for his performances.
And the effects with him still look good. They had to do two effects with him, they had to split screen him and green screen him into scenes where he wasn’t there originally. The fact the effects look that good and every Deep Roy Oompah Loompa looks like he’s actually there interacting with himself is honestly phenomenal (especially after seeing how bad the CGI on Hugh Grant Oompah Loompa looks)
hes a talented man being able to play that many characters at once. also the songs were mostly verbetum lifted from the original book. a few lines were skipped now and then but otherwise, rold dahl would have been proud of this one.
As a kid, I had no idea that that was a Beatles reference. Same with the shower scene. I had no idea that they were referencing Psycho. It's parts like these that make me think of how far the people who made those works have gone in their careers over the years.
@joewhitehead3 My guess is them spending too much time on technology(probably either inappropriate or violent types specifically)and then getting taught too much bad behaviour and end up copying reckless or stupid things they learn from the technology and end up being either blinded by the tech's knowledge or having the thought of what they see in the technology stuck in their head or getting aggressive behaviour from it and having their sense of imagination and fun and creativity taken away from them I could be wrong And to be honest,I'm also like Mike as well since I also use technology too much,and while I have got that aggressive behaviour here and there and blinded by the technology's thought,most of the time(I think) I'm not really that much of a guy who thinks their smarter than everyone(at least I try not to)and I could have some creativity and imagination left(sure some of it is dark but I could come up with something light too I guess and hope)and while I could be stupid or reckless at certain times,I'm at least not that stupid to jump into a machine like that or something I guess but then again it's probably not real I'm probably still stupid for saying the second paragraph,and could've just explained the op's comment's meaning,but I didn't wanna feel like a hypocrite again(even though I could always feel like a hypocrite) Anyway have a good one
Yeah no. This movie was made in 2005 and already we were lauded as the worst generation. Now we grew up and say the same about kids today. I guarantee you kids today will be saying the same about kids in 20 years. How about you empower the next generations and maybe they can fix what you did wrong.
I don't mean to upset anyone who loves the original movie but, I like this movie of Willy Wonka because when the kids get punished, the parents suffer with them as well. In the end, the parents learned how to properly raise their kids. The Augustus mother had finally had enough of her sons gluttony and told him to stop eating, The Violet mother had realized that her daughters well-being was more important than being a winner, The Veruca Father had learned that he needs to put his daughter in her place and show her who's boss, Mike's father learned that he needs to stop stroking his son's ego and teach him to let go of technology and give him a simple life.
Yes. Augustus would diet himself. Violet would accept her REAL strengths and weakness and not boast about it. Veruca would be grateful for what she HAS instead of what she doesn't. Mike would get out more, watch less telly and read more books.
This scene is a perfect analogy for the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Throughout the film, Mike makes it evident that he is an educated kid, with this scene demonstrating his knowledge of atomic physics and energy. Mike passes judgement onto the decisions Wonka makes based on this knowledge. However, it becomes clear very fast that Mike lacks experience. Wonka is not only a brilliant inventor, but he's also a businessman. He runs a company, a company with competitors, and these competitors are frothing at the mouth to acquire Wonka's tech. Wonka is a true, hardened capitalist who knows how to stay true to his industry and serve the public a good product. Mike has no background in this field whatsoever, as to be a cunning businessman one must have experience. This is precisely why Wonka constantly writes Mike off when he spews out facts. Wonka already has a deep understanding of the science Mike is explaining, how else would he have created his machines? Wonka knows that Mike is simply regurgitating facts he learned off the television and doesn't actually know their applicability. His facts have no value; he's mumbling, and Wonka doesn't have time for it.
I initially thought that the oompa loompas were the ones behind all of the engineering of Wonka's Factory, but then I read your comment and realized of how he worked creatively before closing his factory the first time, before the oompa loompas. You are very cunning, sir.
That's an excellent point! Mike is The Smart Kid - not even just smart, arguably a genius, but inexperienced and as implied by the storyline and particularly this song he's rotting his brain instead of making good use of it. He could easily become a prominent scientist, even a Nobel prize winner, with that level of intelligence. Yet instead all he does is play pew-pew video games. (Not to demonize video games too much, I don't wanna sound like a boomer lol, but there is healthy moderate enjoyment and then there's brain-rotting excess)
Mike Teavee: *Claims not to be an idiot* Also Mike Teavee: *Jumps into a machine made to teleport food to people, but not actual people* Also Also Mike Teavee: *Assumes that said teleporter has a reverse setting, in spite of there being no mention or evidence of one* Also Also Also Mike Teavee: *Did all of this after seeing the fates of the other children*
Ik that a lot of people hated this movie but the fact that the man that played the oompa Loopa in this played all of them. Pure talent. Did he ever get anything for doing this?
The critical issue on Mike's part, is not considering the implications of Wonka's system. Mike sees the teleportation capacity and then just assumes the system is two way (like a typical sci-fi teleporter), but doesn't seem to consider that; given that Wonka intended the result to be eaten once it reached the other side, he never intended the process to be reversible. Wonka built this to do something very specific and instead of acknowledging that, Mike gambled his own life and well being on properties he just assumed Wonka was smart enough to build into the machine, but also stupid enough to not recognise the implications of.
Fun fact: Deep Roy, every Oompa Loompa actor, actually took dancing, singing and music classes, and made every Oompa Loompa you saw here individually for 3 months
Well he did it for a Million Dollars and He had to play each Oompa Loompa in all of the scenes even including him taking music lessons for Mike's scene
"You're an idiot, but I'm not" (Proceeds to use prototype technology on himself without knowing all the side effects and knowing it shrinks everything it's used on)
Unlike the chad Barry Marshal who experimented on himself given how he could not test on mice (problem was stomach ulcers) and due to medical protocols could not experiment on others... he earned himself a Nobel prize.
I literally bought the soundtrack for this film because of this song, way back when the movie first came out. I mean, the whole soundtrack slaps, but this song? The beat and genre changes are incredible! 🤩
Don't feel any empathy for them. The movie clearly shows that they could have been alright. But that all this "Misfortune" that happens to the four of them was because they *chose* to disobey Wonka's warnings because of their selfishness. Every choice has consequences.
*Boomers have attempted to enter the chat *They are still stuck on the home page *They are now ranting about how computers are secretly communist listening devices
Too much TV/video games/idle time on the internet is bad. Emphasis on too much. Also, when children misbehave, they SHOULD be punished. And sometimes they don't understand any kind of punishment other than corporeal. Still, if they had to choose between a good spanking and 2 weeks without their gadgets, take a wild guess what they'd choose.
@Fernando Alvarado Naturally. 10-14 days without their smartphone and PC will both send a message and help them devise ways to spend their spare time without staring at a screen non-stop.
@@hellyeah385 Mike's demise is not necessarily brought by the TV (even though it's in his name and he's a hardcore gamer) it's actually about his narcissism and pride. He thinks he's better than Wonka and that he is smarter. It's not really "tv bad book good" but more of a "don't be a narcissistic asshole". The tv is just added irony.
Fun fact: The lyrics of this song sung by the Oompa-Loompas are taken from the poem ‘Telivision’ written by Roald Dahl, the creator of Willy Wonka himself.
My old school performed this for their drama production and when Mike shrunk they literally used a plastic cowboy figure while he spoke crouching behind the TV. Unintentionally hilarious.
I played Willy Wonka in the High School production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory we used a little Woody doll sort of as a joke and when I pulled the Woody doll out the crowd laughed😅
everyone talks about the actors and themes and stuff but jesus christ Danny Elfman's songwriting is unmatched here, it somehow manages to make musical sense of what is basically a montage of someone flipping channels. I love that the music that twists and turns like this
i love all the different styles of music he uses in this film, its crazy how much range he has with music writing and the super in-your-face queen and beatles references in this song lmao
Can I say how likeable Mike's dad is? He tries to keep control of Mike and is genuinely worried about him when he is shrunken down. (Even though he never raised Mike and let the TV do it for him.)
Mike: "You think he's a genius, but he's an idiot! But I'm not!" *Mike commits suicide by jumping into the disintegrator beam* Me: "Hmmm, all evidence overwhelmingly implies the contrary."
No. There's no "Timeline" esque destroy original and create a copy type teleportation going on here. Its just like wonka said about the chocolate bar. Its the same mike Teevee, he's just gotten smaller on the journey. Although its not for debate on who is the idiot here, how the fact that the chocolate bar was effectively shrunk by the machine went past this kids head is beyond me...especially when it was blatantly shown!
I think Wonka background-checked every kid and he brought them to the rooms representing them: Augustus : chocolate Violet: chewing gum Veruca: pets Mike: television Charlie? Maybe the whole factory
Except Mike chose the TV room by himself. But when he did Wonka suddenly had that psychotic smile on his face, like everything went according to his plan
I figured it was something similar to the 7 Deadly Sins and their downfall... Augustus-Gluttony/Sloth combo...always stuffing his face and was also lazy. Only did something if sweets were envolved. Violet-Pride and perhaps lust. She took way too much pride in her victories and wanted (lusted?) for more to prove she was the best. For fuck sakes, she friggin insulted Charlie after he made a suggestion about getting a new piece of gum. “I’m not a quitter, unlike you.” Veruca-Greed/lust/wrath/envy. Greedy and envious are her main traits. Envious of things she doesn’t have and always greedy, wanting everything she can get her hands on. The Wrath sin would most likely define her old original since she nearly destroys the counting room (the golden egg room) when she was denied a goose. Mike-? He’s a hard one to put in. Sloth maybe since he watches tv all day. Pride in his knowledge and skill from tv and games. Somehow this attributes in him narrowing the timeframe to get the golden ticket. Wrath for when he thinks his ideas are better and retaliates when they are rejected-the tv room? As I said, he’s a tough one to put on the list.
I've noticed that the songs are somehow related to the children's personalities/lifestyles in a way. Augustus's song gives off a "tribe having a huge feast" vibe, which is connected to how he eats like a king (or a tribe leader). Violet's aong sounds energetic, like music you'd play when you're working out. Which is connected to her working out all the time to be the best. Veruca's song is kind of hard to explain but picture this in your mind: a girl laying on those long chairs (you know the one thats mostly seen on the beach for tanning and stuff) in her backyard, a pool infront of her as she watches the sun set and one of her serveants hand her a tropical drink. Basically it gives me a modern luxurious person that has everything they have and need and is contented with life vibe, which connects to her literaly having everything she wants and needs. Mike's song sounds gives off "evil overlord planning to take over the world" vibe, mix that with the fact that he plays "violent games"(as adults say it), its connected to literaly howand who he is.
Fun fact Verucas song is based on psychedelic rock, basically meaning that she’s always in a trippy world, meaning she’s always had whatever she wanted and is detached from the harsh reality that she doesn’t rule the world
The part is mikes song which is the Beatles part represents how he’s actually under all that anger the nicest kid other than Charlie. Violets song is less of a workout song because she’s an athlete and more of sounding grand and 70s like, she wanted to be the best and now she’s in situation in a 70s disco sort of thing as the disco ball
I just like Mike's song the most because while they all roast the kid they're associated with, Mike's is the only one that outright says exactly what we're all thinking "serves him right"
I love that they don't acknowledge the oompa loompa songs after Augustus. Like they're definitely aware somethings going on when they've just seen the gum chewer get baited by an experimental product, Veruca getting throw in the trash and the Oompa Loompas just happen to have a painting of her mother to throw in with her, and now Mike's song has segments which must have been recorded ahead of time. It's that mix of realising everything is definitely not as it seems, as well as the implication of Willy Wonka being deviously cunning and perhaps all knowing, like you gotta think just how far ahead did he set up these kids? that's the sorta spice that honestly makes this movie so deep
My theory is that the oompa loompa share some type of hive mind enhanced with clairvoyance due to the increase in cocoa in their diet (which is why they consider cocoa sacred) Wonka is aware of this ability in his workers but keeps it a secret, possibly at their request.
When I first saw this movie back in 2006 I was incredibly ill with the flu and that “Ew somebody grab him” line made me laugh harder than it should have
@@matthewperez8670 yes the theatrical release was in 2005 but the DVD which I watched came out in early 2006 my dude, I wouldn’t have been at the theater with the flu.
@@endruler8625 actually it makes stuff the size of the TV. If you have a big TV you get a big thing in the TV bc the TV is big (this is not dirty I swear)
Though this song is about excessive TV usage, these lyrics also apply to social media nowadays: IT ROTS THE SENSES IN THE HEAD IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD IT CLOGS AND CLATTERS UP THE MIND IT MAKES A CHILD SO DULL AND BLIND [...] HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE HIS THINKING POWERS RUST AND FREEZE HE CANNOT THINK HE ONLY SEES
Wonka: don't touch my chocolate Agustus: touched it with all his bodies Wonka: don't chew the unfinished gum Violet: keep chewing it even after noticing she's turning blue Wonka: don't bother the squirrel Veruca: "I'm goin to have you!" Wonka: don't push the button Mike: literally doing some parkour with Naruto slash, pushed the button, and did beautiful jump Poor Wonka 😂
"the chocolate just got a little smaller on its way here" Kid: _ignores the most important part of the convo on why the teleporter is incomplete and bad and not used for production and jumps in and uses it on himself_ Willy wonka internally at this point: _mixture of facepalms and laughter_
I remember whenever I was about 6 years old I was scared of this movie but still watched it because my sisters were watching it and when this song came on I ran upstairs until it was over. Now I have conquered my fears!
