OriginalEmpress t1_j6n3x07 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:43 PM

Reply to comment by BioletVeauregarde33 in What's the difference between a Munchkin, a dwarf and an Oompa-Loompah? by Arkvoodle42

Agreed! I grew up reading the original printing, so the movie confused me as a kid. I didn't realize until I researched it as an adult that they'd changed them twice, once into the hippies for the book, then into the orange guys for the movie.

BioletVeauregarde33 t1_j6n44ar wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:45 PM

There are so many differences from the book to the movie that Roald Dahl openly hated the latter.

OriginalEmpress t1_j6n5ad9 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:53 PM

I know, and I hate that because Gene Wilder is such an incredible actor, I've always wondered if Roald hating the movie made him sad at all.

BioletVeauregarde33 t1_j6npii8 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:02 PM

One thing I know for sure is that Gene hated the (far more accurate) 2005 version. Which is a second adaptation of the book and not a "remake" as some people like to call it.

OriginalEmpress t1_j6p6p09 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:29 PM

I'm with him there, the second adaptation was closer to the book, but when it strayed, it strayed in WEIRD ways.

I call that one the Daddy Issues version.