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Just had to get this up . . . I will try to organize my thoughts on the fantastic candy garden w/waterfall, the Oompa-Loompa tribe of clones, their ironic judgmental songs in the context of the tempting Cocoa/Candy deity, the role of parenting (the transformation of the minor deities after the crises moments of the Chocolate Factory tour), the generation of brats which we have become and are raising, the hollowness of candy as well as the havens of our entertainment culture, the incredible teleportation (one of the most set-up, but most appreciated parts of the film in my perspective as a follow-up to Burton's Planet of the Apes), the redemptive nature of poor families which live in interdependence. Hard to compare to almost any other movie . . . although Moulin Rouge or musical scores/routines added to Edward Scissorhands might come close. Although tight on family, it was not of the same genre as Big Fish. But for now I must say . . .

the adding of patriarchal, oppressive Dental dad (note: no mom in the practice or the house) left lots to be desired. I confess that the contrast w/Charlie's dad working at the toothpaste factory and Charlie's creation of a toothpaste factory (white versus black) was sharp. But the mental anguish of braces which left a manufactored smile, the throwing away of holiday candy by fire (although note the dragon in the fire place and the dragon boat in the chocolate rive), and recognition by bicuspids was a little too much . . . Dentists are not like this & do they really explain Willy Wonka's drive to build a candy empire, his creepy creativity, and the oddities of his life & behavior?

Alright. I got it out of my system. Now I can think about the film more objectively. Check out an outline of a presentation I gave likening the community of a Dental Office to that of the University Growing up in Dental Office. If you'd like some of the content from the presentation, let me know.