Mike Teavee Song

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[tacticalkyuubi]

People talking about actors with range aren't talking about a single guy playing like 300 different oompa loompas all with different costumes

[devrimdevil]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge that one of these Oompa Loopas’s job is to just watch TV?

[Bob-wrvg]

"He's an idiot, but I'm not"
*Brainlessly shrinks himself in a television thinking there's a magic way back*

[matheusmariani]

I like how they made Mike more antagonistic in this version, he calls Willy Wonka for his traumas, saying the same phrase his father said the day he left home, "Candy is a waste of time!"

[katef]

You’d think he’d be a little more cautious after having seen what happened to Augustus, Violet and Veruca.

[davidnissim]

The Oompa Loompas were all played by one guy. That’s more than Oscar-worthy, that’s legendary.

[miguelluhulima]

Man not only did this kid had to hear his own disstrack, the oompa loompas straight out tried to kill him

[greendemon]

Notice how Mike's dad does next to nothing to stop his son from walking into the machine. Not even a word of advice or caution. Even after Mike's transformation, his father is way too calm about it. At least the other parents got either scared of their kid's fate or angry at Wonka. The most Mr. Teevee can muster is slight bewilderment. And that's exactly what turned Mike into such a brat.

[malicious]

Fun fact: In the Broadway version, he wasn't stetched back, instead his mother was happy with mike being tiny forever, so she can baby him like she used to forever.

[dlgsnlr]

Can we just talk about how much fun the actor for all the Oompah Loompahs is having?

[davidkonevky]

If Mike was such a genius, he would have known that he wouldn't come back to his normal size after he entered. Not such a nerd after all

[GraveyBones]

1971 Mike: Spoiled Brat
2005 Mike: MW2 Xbox Squeaker

[thomasmcdougall]

Deep Roy definitely deserves a lot of credit for playing all the hundreds of oompah loompahs throughout the factory.
It definitely looks like a lot of hard work

[Fishy_yt]

Am I the only one who likes how dark this movie is? The cinematography just adds to it and the dark filter is great.

[lilliangriffin]

I don't mean to upset anyone who loves the original movie but, I like this movie of Willy Wonka because when the kids get punished, the parents suffer with them as well. In the end, the parents learned how to properly raise their kids. The Augustus mother had finally had enough of her sons gluttony and told him to stop eating, The Violet mother had realized that her daughters well-being was more important than being a winner, The Veruca Father had learned that he needs to put his daughter in her place and show her who's boss, Mike's father learned that he needs to stop stroking his son's ego and teach him to let go of technology and give him a simple life.

[Mickelraven]

"He thinks he's a genius, but he's an idiot. But I'm not."
Famous last words

[dlyonthescreen]

Me : gets diagnosed with cancer
Oompa Loompas : **furious dancing**

[RojoFern]

This scene is a perfect analogy for the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
Throughout the film, Mike makes it evident that he is an educated kid, with this scene demonstrating his knowledge of atomic physics and energy. Mike passes judgement onto the decisions Wonka makes based on this knowledge. However, it becomes clear very fast that Mike lacks experience. Wonka is not only a brilliant inventor, but he's also a businessman. He runs a company, a company with competitors, and these competitors are frothing at the mouth to acquire Wonka's tech. Wonka is a true, hardened capitalist who knows how to stay true to his industry and serve the public a good product. Mike has no background in this field whatsoever, as to be a cunning businessman one must have experience. This is precisely why Wonka constantly writes Mike off when he spews out facts. Wonka already has a deep understanding of the science Mike is explaining, how else would he have created his machines? Wonka knows that Mike is simply regurgitating facts he learned off the television and doesn't actually know their applicability. His facts have no value; he's mumbling, and Wonka doesn't have time for it.

[billieellish]

The Oompa Loompas did that as revenge bc he called them “little freaks”.

[gsamalot]

Can we just take a moment how deep roy was a trooper in this film, the man not only did all these role takes for them to use to make so many oompa loompa, but also took the time to learn how to dance and sing. when he said himself he not really a good singer or dancer that is freaking commitment right there for this man.