Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

I have been busy cleaning house today - doing some deep down stuff, like cleaning the blinds (a chore), washing windows, dusting baseboards, etc. - you know, those things you don't get to as often as you should?

I took a break to run out and get some caulk and a new front door mat and pick up some free Chick-fil-a nuggets (a reward on the mobile app) and iced tea.  When I got home, I decided to take a break and eat lunch and low and behold the classic 1971 Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory was coming on so don't you know I sat there and watched the entire thing  (using commercial breaks to do a bit more housework).

I hadn't sat down and watched the entire movie in one sitting in a long time - this movie really is a gem! I saw it as a kid, my mom was good about taking us to see the latest Disney and kid movie that was out but I was young so I didn't appreciate it for the true great movie that it is!

Gene Wilder is amazing - I've always loved him in everything but boy was he PERFECT for this role.
Some quotes I just love....

When an adult asks a question about the chocolate river, Wonka doesn't skip a beat and simply says "All questions must be in writing" and continues to talk as if the question wasn't asked - probably a classic Gene Wilder ad lib.

I also love when he is mixing up something in the Invention Room, he says "Invention is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple - HAHA!!

He throws tennis shoes into a vat and Veruca's dad asks "What's that for?" and Wonka says "Gives it a kick" - Too Funny!

He speaks English, French and German throughout the movie.

While watching, I did notice a few little flubs/mistakes/goofs.

1) In the beginning, Charlie is gifted a bar of chocolate from his family, in hopes that it contains the "Golden Ticket" - he opens it and it doesn't have the ticket but I suppose it wouldn't - why? Because what he has in his hand is not a bar of chocolate - it is a Moon Pie - yes - a Moon Pie!  He tears it in half and offers to share it with his family - why did they give him a Moon Pie, when the "Golden Ticket is in Chocolate Bars?

2) When Violet is on TV after winning the Golden Ticket, she says she always chews gum but switched to chocolate when she heard about the contest, she JUST found the ticket, she's on TV chewing gum and says she has been chewing the same piece of gum for 3 months - but how can that be if she switched to chocolate when the contest started and only just found the ticket?

3) When the guest all get on the boat to go down the chocolate river and into the tunnel, there are exactly enough seats for each of them.  However, 2 of the guest are gone due to an accidental fall into the Chocolate River (Augustus Goop and his mother) - so if Augustus hadn't had fallen into the river, there would not have been enough seats on the boat - there isn't room to stand and it is too dangerous (as we find out) to do so.  So, why didn't he plan to have enough seats for all his guests?  He didn't know Augustus would fall into the river before they gone on the boat.

3) When Violet is turning into a blueberry, there is a blue light shining on her face to make her face turn blue - but the light shines on her hair too - so her bangs are also blue (initially)

Interesting Trivia - did you know one of the Oompa Loompas was a female ?  I wonder which one?

Greenleaf

Do you watch the TV show "Greenleaf"?  If not, you should check it out. 
I have watched it from Day 1.

I really like this show, a lot! It gets better and better.  It can currently be found Wednesday nights on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).  Oprah was actually on a few episodes the first couple of seasons but she hasn't been on any (so far) on the current season - which is Season 3.

If you want to catch up and have Netflix, you can watch the first 2 seasons there.

The show is about a Memphis, TN family (although it is filmed in Georgia-whoo hoo!).  The father, James, is the pastor/bishop at a very large (mega) church called Calvery.  His wife, Mae, is the first lady of the church.  His oldest daughter, Grace, is also a pastor at Calvery but serves mostly in a backup capacity - she does other work for the church.  His son, Jacob, longed to be a pastor but when Grace came back into town (on the first episode), Jacob quickly learned where his place was so he currently pastors another church, Triumph.  Their younger daughter, Charity, is a gospel singer (and she is really good).  There is another daughter, Faith, but I won't discuss her because it will give away a spoiler.

Why I like it:
The show displays that a Christian family is not perfect.  The may have a rebellious teenager, they may go through divorces and have custody battles, they may have issues with mental illness, etc.  They are just like normal people - their lives are anything but perfect.

However, they are truly faithful people.  They are not phony or corrupt when it comes to church business - I love that!  So often, the TV/film industry show church leaders as corrupt - stealing from the church, not acting in a Christian manner - but this family isn't like that.

They LOVE God, they know the Bible, they pray, they have their share of problems, yes, but they remain faithful and always turn to the Lord and put Him first!  It is so refreshing to see TV characters that are so faithful and good when it comes to religion.  

So...if you haven't watched this show and love a good evening "soap-opera" - I strongly recommend "Greenleaf"!