Wonka is a 2023 musical film about Willy Wonka(TImothee Chalamet)’s origin story and how he started off before building his chocolate factory and the journey he went through to get there. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, on the other hand, is about a boy named Charlie, who and other kids got golden tickets for a chance to win ownership over Willy Wonka(Gene Wilder)’s Chocolate Factory. That’s pretty much the premise of both of these films without giving you any spoilers. This is also a spoiler free review by the way, so if you want to check this movie out yourself after reading this review, be free to do as you please! 

Before I actually review this movie, I wanted to say that first, the trailers for this movie didn’t really sell me on watching. This is because I thought it was going to not be as good as the original, and that it would be pretty meh. However, to my surprise, it was actually really well made! 

Starting off, we have Timothee Chalamet as the titular character of Willy Wonka, and I gotta to say to you guys, he does an amazing job for his iteration of the character. He basically looks like a younger version of Gene Wilder, he does great in playing into the character, and he is just a very likable person in this movie. I also happened to end up really liking the songs in the movie. They had good rhythms, they had lots of rhymes too! 

Now you may be wondering: how does the story go? Well, this movie has a very heartwarming and heartfelt plot, there are good and funny characters along the way, and overall just a very solid story. But you now may be wondering, how does this compare and contrast to the old. Well, for starters, the storylines are very different even though that kind of makes sense here, and the personalities of Willy Wonka are very stark and noticeable. However, the whimsical feeling and chocolate-like wonder is still intact in both movies, and they are equally fun and quirky. Although there may be a few differences between the two films, the newer prequel of a film pays a lot of respect and reverence to the original Gene Wilder version by mainly using a well-known song from that movie (Hint: it’s about imagination). 

At the end of the day, I honestly really loved this movie and one part almost made me cry! It has become one of the best movies for 2023 to me personally, and I would have to rate it a top 5 on my list of movies. Now for the reveal you’ve all been waiting for… I declare that this movie to be 4.7 out of 5 tiger paws! A certified good time with the family! Welp, that’s all I have got for now, my fellow tigers. Be on the lookout for more reviews from your’s truly in the future. Bye!