I saw something online that I completely agree with: You can't talk about why Gene Wilder's Wonka was so good without acknowledging that you really believed he was ready to let each of those kids die without a second thought.
Depp's might have been a more off-putting character, but he was more childlike, almost a version of Edward Scissorhands. He wanted to be liked, but didn't know how to people.
Depp's might have been a more off-putting character, but he was more childlike, almost a version of Edward Scissorhands. He wanted to be liked, but didn't know how to people.