There are many explanation why Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is taken into account a traditional right now (although it wasn’t particularly popular upon release, it’s value mentioning). It really works as a musical, a fantasy movie, a household film (except for the terrifying stuff), and even a little bit of a darkish comedy, what with an unstable titular character being eccentric and prepared to punish varied snotty youngsters for his or her misdeeds.
That character is Willy Wonka, and he was performed right here by Gene Wilder in what’s doubtless, to many, his most recognizable position (although honorable mentions exit to each Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein). Wilder handles absurd conditions and deadpan dialogue right here with ease, and makes Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility humorous surprisingly usually. The next quotes aren’t essentially probably the most memorable total, however they’re the funniest, and shall be roughly ranked beneath based mostly on how sarcastic, sassy, and/or absurd they’re.
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“Hm… nicely, I feel that furnace is just lit each different day, in order that they have an excellent sporting likelihood, have not they?”
Sass rating: 7/10
As alluded to earlier than, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility places a lot of its baby characters in harmful conditions, however they form of have it coming. Of the younger individuals who win the competition on the movie’s begin, and thereby get to go on a tour of Wonka’s mysterious manufacturing unit, solely Charlie has a genuinely good coronary heart, and so he finally ends up getting rewarded by the movie’s finish.
It’s simple but effective stuff morally, and to Charlie’s credit score, he does present concern for the rotten children, asking if some will really be burned in a furnace. Wonka, in his sometimes informal manner, insists that the “furnace is just lit each different day, in order that they have an excellent sporting likelihood.” It’s good to kick issues off with some good old style baby endangerment. There’s quite a lot of that on this film, and it’s normally darkly humorous.
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“As a result of that pipe would not go to the marshmallow room, it goes to the fudge room!”
Sass rating: 7.5/10
Similar deal right here: children are misbehaving, and Wonka is fairly nonchalant in regards to the hazard they’ve positioned themselves in consequently. Nicely, right here, it’s particularly Augustus Gloop who will get sucked right into a tube and propelled towards, no less than in keeping with his panic-stricken mom, a room the place he’s going to be turned “into marshmallows in 5 seconds.”
Wonka describes that as not possible, absurd, and even unthinkable, elaborating that that’s “As a result of that pipe would not go to the marshmallow room, it goes to the fudge room!” Mrs. Gloop then calls him a horrible man, and from her perspective, positive, that is sensible. But, as elaborated here, the titular character in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility isn’t actually the villain within the total scheme of issues. He’s chaotic, and possibly not heroic, however the egocentric characters right here are likely to convey their unlucky fates upon themselves.
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“That is exploding sweet to your enemies. Nice concept. Not prepared but, although.”
Sass rating: 6/10
There’s solely a bit sarcasm current on this quote… probably. It’s a bit arduous to inform with Willy Wonka. He’s too eccentric, however that’s a part of his appeal as a personality (in actual life, you’d in all probability wish to keep away from him). He’s going by way of a few of the types of candy he’s invented, and elaborates that his so-called “exploding sweet” is designed for one’s enemies, and that it’s not prepared but.
It is a nice instance of him dropping one thing absurd and making it humorous, even with the second-guessing surrounding to what extent it’s both honest or sarcastic… or each, someway?
That’s all ominous as hell, particularly the half the place he appears assured of exploding sweet being a “nice concept,” however that’s a part of the explanation it’s humorous. Oh, and naturally, Gene Wilder’s supply goes a good distance. It is a nice instance of him dropping one thing absurd and making it humorous, even with the second-guessing surrounding to what extent it’s both honest or sarcastic… or each, someway? Can mere mortals comprehend a thoughts like Wonka’s?
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“I take superb care of my visitors.”
Sass rating: 8.5/10
It must be apparent why “I take superb care of my visitors” is a humorous factor for a man like Willy Wonka to say, however on the threat of over-explaining, he actually doesn’t. It’s completely sassy for him to say one thing like this, although by that token, he does have an ethical code that he abides by and, as talked about earlier than, his visitors aren’t precisely deserving of being taken care of.
Nonetheless, the titular chocolate manufacturing unit in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility is wildly dangerous and as nightmarish as it’s often wondrous, and it doesn’t play by the principles of most locations. So, individuals aren’t actually taken care of within the conventional sense, however one thing unconventional is form of what they signed up for, with coming into the competitors to go to the manufacturing unit and all.
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“There is no higher time to be taught.”
Sass rating: 8/10
Again to the struggling of Augustus Gloop and his mom, this quote comes from a scene the place Augustus falls right into a chocolate river (proper earlier than he’s sucked into that aforementioned tube). His mom is of course upset as a result of, in keeping with her, her son’s unable to swim, presumably in neither some form of regular physique of water nor one made up of liquid chocolate.
In order that’s when Wonka drops one other nice quip, with Gene Wilder nailing the line, “There is no higher time to be taught.” He’s not incorrect. Like, he’s sometimes callous and a few would possibly say borderline-sociopathic in stating such a factor to a mother or father’s face, however Augustus wouldn’t be up shi– uh, chocolate creek if he did know tips on how to swim. Add that to a different lesson realized by way of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility: it’s essential to coach younger individuals on tips on how to swim, since you by no means know once you’ll be prone to drowning in a river of chocolate.
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“Sweet is dandy, however liquor is faster.”
Sass rating: 6/10
One purpose this version of Willy Wonka is one of the best one is that he appears to be probably the most literary of the bunch, or no less than the neatest. He quotes poetry at just a few factors on this film, together with the road “Sweet is dandy, however liquor is faster,” which is attributed initially to Ogden Nash.
Nash occurred to cross away a bit over a month earlier than Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility got here out, so he didn’t stay to see himself quoted right here. That’s probably not a enjoyable truth, however it’s a truth nonetheless, and as this film teaches everybody, not all the pieces is enjoyable, carefree, and pleasant, even for those who’re younger and normally shielded from the world’s miseries. Oh, and the context of Wonka dropping this line is fairly humorous, seeing as he says it to Mr. Salt after Salt notices Wonka’s vats which are doubtless brewing alcoholic drinks.
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“Assist. Police, homicide.”
Sass rating: 10/10
The otherworldly nature of Wonka’s chocolate manufacturing unit is pushed residence exceedingly nicely by this snippet of dialogue. It’s as soon as extra from the scene the place Mrs. Gloop is freaking out about her baby’s security, insisting, “Do not simply stand there, do one thing!” This prompts a scarcely extra sarcastic Gene Wilder to say, totally deadpan, “Assist. Police, homicide.” These three phrases won’t be humorous on their very own, however they’re on this context and due to the way in which Wilder says them.
And actually, what he’s saying has some weight, regardless of the depth of the sarcasm. The chocolate manufacturing unit could as nicely not be on Earth. Police – and the assistance they could or could not present – can’t do something in such a realm. This place is Wonka’s realm, and the guests there simply must get used to that (spoiler alert: most don’t).
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“Why? Are you having enjoyable?”
Sass rating: 9.5/10
As a fantasy movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility is enjoyable, however for those who had been residing by way of it in actuality, it’d be fairly terrible (until you had been good-hearted like Charlie, however even he’s subjected to no matter was happening in that cursed tunnel). Mr. Salt, at one level, expresses exasperation with the entire chaotic ordeal, asking, “What is that this, Wonka? Some form of funhouse?”
With out lacking a beat, Wonka hits again with one other query in lieu of a simple reply: “Why? Are you having enjoyable?” It’s a humorous line that turns into hilarious, as soon as extra, due to Gene Wilder and the extent to which he understood the task at hand. It additionally has the identical vitality as that a part of Uncut Gems the place somebody deeply annoyed with Adam Sandler’s character asks him if he’s having an excellent time, and he simply says, “Sure.”
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“The suspense is horrible… I hope it’s going to final.”
Sass rating: 10/10
There are too many musical numbers in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory for suspense to final too lengthy. Additionally, it’s probably not a thriller in any manner, so suspense doesn’t play a task. But additionally, additionally, Willy Wonka is form of a troll and he’s not being honest right here, along with his sass on full show as he iconically declares: “The suspense is horrible… I hope it’s going to final.”
Just like the aforementioned quote regarding liquor, that is one other factor Wonka says that’s a reference to a big author, with this quote initially being from Oscar Wilde (particularly, within the play The Significance of Being Earnest). Nevertheless it’s repurposed right here in a manner that’s arguably even funnier, and it additionally speaks to the form of pleasure the viewers would possibly nicely be feeling after seeing unhealthy issues proceed to occur to characters who had it coming.
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“Cease. Do not. Come again.”
Sass rating: 10/10
If you happen to had to supply one quote to make the argument that Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing facility is worthy of being considered an all-time great film, it could be this one. “Cease. Do not. Come again,” is so blunt and similar to the aforementioned Wonka quote the place he says, “Assist. Police, homicide,” however this one’s even funnier than that occasion.
A part of that has to do with the ridiculous costume Wonka’s sporting at this level, and Gene Wilder’s physique language alongside his sometimes nice deadpan supply. It’s additionally stated to Mike, who’s being bratty and fidgeting with a teleporter that he shouldn’t be (with expectedly disastrous outcomes for him), however Wonka being so checked-out and clearly not involved with such misbehavior, at this level within the movie, is hysterical. Contemplating Mike is the final child to get punished, it is sensible that Wonka is barely maintaining a charade of concern at this level, making this transient quote maybe the only funniest in the whole film.
