From the beginning: I had to read the book for a school assignment when I was very young and impressionable. I remember the disturbingly sad emotional feelings that I had as I struggled through each tedious page. I didn't like any of the characters and Charlie's bleak life made me sad.
Then, when I got a little older, I watched the movie; or should I say I tried to watch the movie, but it was as bad as the book. It made me sad and left me traumatized. It wasn't long ago that it was on TV and I thought I'd watch it to see if, as an adult, I had a different impression. Had I just been exposed to it at the wrong time in my life? Could that have skewed my initial response? No. It was as bad now as it had been before!
Now the new version is out and everyone is raving about it. So in lies the dilemma; do I chance seeing it in a new light and appreciate the modern CGI effects and Johnny Depp, who I believe is one of our finer actors, or miss this potentially Oscar winning film and alienate myself from the buzz?
I think I'll... pass.
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