Movie Time! Pure Imagination: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

It’s Popzara’s Movie Time! Podcast!, where our own movie nerds Ethan Brehm and Nate Evans take you on an unscripted journey yakking and chatting about some of their favorite movie moments and cinematic scenes, from past and present, presented without snark and snobbery for your listening pleasure.

On this scrumdiddlyumptious episode our hosts unwrap 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the flavory-savory cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel. Directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder in perhaps his most iconic (and deranged) role, it’s since become one of the most beloved films of all-time.

Our hosts discuss how the right combination of director, star, music, and pathos helped create a timeless classic that’s endured for generations. Also on the lickswishy menu are comparisons to Tim Burton’s inferior 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the recent "revision controversy" of Dahl’s literary work, the film’s surprising number of Nazi allusions, and so much more.

It's one Everlasting Gobstopper that never stops giving its sugary goodness, your golden ticket to pure imagination you don’t want to miss!