Willy Wonka: Capitalism for Kids!

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  @zoe_bee · 4 years ago · pinned

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• ME

  @MercurialMoon · 4 years ago

  The existence of &quot;non-human slaves who are happy to be slaves&quot; in children&apos;s books needs to be studied

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• NE

  @neobridgey · 4 years ago

  My ten year old sister once said &quot;the oompa loompas should unionize&quot; and I knew I succeeded as an older brother.

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• HU

  @hughcaldwell1034 · 4 years ago

  Ah yes, a timeless tale about sorting the worthy from the wicked, and a group of children representing the seven deadly sins: greed, greed, greed, and television.

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  @MalMotorDedo · 4 years ago (edited)

  I think the 2005 version shows the vibes crystal clear. <br><br>The focus on not showing Wonka&apos;s face at the start, the Oompa Loompas blank, almost dead faces, the dolls burning during the presentation and the color palette, it&apos;s just too much.<br><br>Also, Wonka is VERY unsettling in that adaptation, I remember feeling scared and weirded out by him. The flashbacks he has are top notch examples.<br><br>Great video!

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• TH

  @thunder-san · 4 years ago

  Thinking about how in the original book Violet&apos;s only crime was chewing gum. Her other faults are inventions of the adaptations.

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• PO

  @Pog-Nation · 4 years ago

  Zoe at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jbGyLayKjE&amp;t=1536">25:36</a>: &quot;Let me tell you the story about Willy Wonka... the god.&quot;<br>Me: What the fuck<br>Zoe: &quot;But Zoe! I hear you say. What the fuck?&quot;<br>Literally a psychic

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• LU

  @LuckyLiegeLady246 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Reminds me of this one exchange in Veggietales:<br>“He’s loopy!”<br>“No, he’s eccentric.”<br>“What does that mean?”<br>“It means he’s loopy with money!”

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• KI

  @kidlitfanful · 4 years ago

  &quot;Veruca is rich, so she must not need free candy&quot; is the opposite of the even stranger idea that &quot;Only kids whose parents can afford to buy them candy should get free candy&quot; which happens every Halloween when people complain that kids come from poorer neighborhoods.

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  @b0ngM1lk13 · 4 years ago

  I’ve always been in a low income family so as a kid I grew up absolutely despising the “bad” children in the movie and taking joy in seeing their wants backfire on them. But now that I’m older I really have grown to sympathize more with them. I tried to be like Charlie and be polite and quiet and submissive as a kid because I had this idea that it was the right way to be, or that I could prove myself worthy enough to get out of my financial situation. Looking back I’ve started to hate Wonka and even the whole movie for a lot of reasons. I let a lot of horrible treatment slide as a kid. I think children should be allowed to be selfish sometimes. They should be allowed to be angry at those in power and sometimes it’s normal to be greedy. I shouldn’t have to make myself small to gain the adoration of the wealthy. I’ve started walking away from exploitative situations and trying to assert myself and even be aggressive when necessary and I don’t think that’s something I should be penalized for. Nothing will change until working class people start demanding more for themselves and their communities.

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• KE

  @keaton5101 · 3 years ago

  the word &quot;capitalism&quot; wasn&apos;t brought up until like an hour into this video, and that&apos;s impressive to me

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  @v_tomazoni · 4 years ago

  I also see the moment when Charlie buys the last bar of chocolate instead of buying food for his family as the ultimate act of faith.

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