5/10/2023 0 Comments Charlie great glass elevator![]() ![]() But the aftermath has turned out to be far more wonderful than he ever could have imagined. Willy Wonka, and learn the incredible candy-making secrets within. Little Charlie Bucket thought all his dreams had come true when he was invited to visit the amazing factory of the marvelously mad chocolatier, Mr. ![]() But that’s not to say it doesn’t have its own sweet, far-out charm! First published all the way back in 1964, the original has since been adapted to film no less than three times (in ’71, ’05, and ’17 ) and has its own video games, musicals, and even an opera! Even more amazing, one of its main characters has become so synonymous with chocolate and madness-always a dangerous combination, no matter how you slice it-that it even inspired an entire candy brand for real-life confectionery corporation, Nestlé ! How in that name of all that is scrumdiddlyumptious can a sequel top that? Well. But in this case, I think the problem lays not in that the sequel is necessarily bad, but that its predecessor is just too good. Some relish the chance to revisit their favorite characters and join them on new adventures, while others would rather cherish the memories they already have and not risk tarnishing them. Though there are exceptions to the rule, sequels have a really bad habit of making audiences roll their eyes, foam at the mouth, or heave a brokenhearted sigh. ![]()
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