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Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Last night I watched two movies! I watched the 2005 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front.
Willy Wonka
I love this movie! Though I didn't much care for the Oompa Loompa's new music, I couldn't understand most of what they were saying. And I liked the original Oompa Loompas and their music better. But I *did* enjoy the Oompa Loompa origin story, it was awesome! Their being in the factory always seemed a bit dodgy to me, like slave labor, but the new origin story shows their life is like heaven for them in the factory. And that one guy they had to play all the Oompa Loompas, he really is pretty short, though nowhere near as short as they make the Oompa Loompas.
I also liked the story arc about the relationship between Willy and his dad. I thought it was funny that the son of a dentist rebelled and became a chocolatier. And it was so cool that he was proud of his son anyway.
If I had to pick which one I like better, the old one or the new one, I couldn't. I like them both!
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
This movie was a little hard to get into at first, but once I got into it, it was a very touching movie. It's about Molly, an American Girl during world war II. The war is just about annoyances and film reels and stuff to her until her dad, a doctor, enlists to help care for wounded soldiers. Her perspective on the war changes over time because of this and because of tragedies people she knows have. Her life is further turned upside down by her mother taking a job and their family taking in a displaced British girl Molly's age, whom she has to share her room with. Things are very awkward between the two girls for a while, but eventually they warm up to each other and are good friends by the end.
Very good movie!
Willy Wonka
I love this movie! Though I didn't much care for the Oompa Loompa's new music, I couldn't understand most of what they were saying. And I liked the original Oompa Loompas and their music better. But I *did* enjoy the Oompa Loompa origin story, it was awesome! Their being in the factory always seemed a bit dodgy to me, like slave labor, but the new origin story shows their life is like heaven for them in the factory. And that one guy they had to play all the Oompa Loompas, he really is pretty short, though nowhere near as short as they make the Oompa Loompas.
I also liked the story arc about the relationship between Willy and his dad. I thought it was funny that the son of a dentist rebelled and became a chocolatier. And it was so cool that he was proud of his son anyway.
If I had to pick which one I like better, the old one or the new one, I couldn't. I like them both!
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
This movie was a little hard to get into at first, but once I got into it, it was a very touching movie. It's about Molly, an American Girl during world war II. The war is just about annoyances and film reels and stuff to her until her dad, a doctor, enlists to help care for wounded soldiers. Her perspective on the war changes over time because of this and because of tragedies people she knows have. Her life is further turned upside down by her mother taking a job and their family taking in a displaced British girl Molly's age, whom she has to share her room with. Things are very awkward between the two girls for a while, but eventually they warm up to each other and are good friends by the end.
Very good movie!
