It is the most tender and sweet movie to watch with the children at Christmas and it is only on Max

Copious meals, gifts, Christmas carols, sweets, endless after-meals…Christmas is a space for the family with great importance in our popular culture. So much so that even the seventh art has a whole genre of feature films made with that series of topics from a universe where sharing, kindness and hospitality mark an unbreakable axis within a typology that these days reigns in streaming. For this reason, every year there are lists of Christmas movies to watch at this time…but today, we bring a recent story that simply represents perfectly that fantastic content to watch with the children at Christmas.

We talk about Wonkathe British film released in 2023 that was a success at the box office, also convincing the majority of professional critics. Thus and with a collection of 634 million dollarsthe prequel/spin-off of Charlie and the chocolate factory showed that its protagonist, Timothée Chalametwas above the dramatic registers where he had previously stood out. Taking on the role of a young Wonka, the Oscar nominee sings, dances and thrills from the naivety of a luminous charactermore in line with Gene Wilder's version than the gloomy 2005 revision filmed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. In fact, this musical quality shown by Chalamet will be judged again in February 2025, when he steps into the shoes of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. Until then, it is impossible to resist the entire visual section created by the filmmaker Paul King. The director has stood out in his career for developing film stories full of magic, such as the Paddington trilogy, which is ready to release its third part at the beginning of next December.

What is 'Wonka' about?

The official synopsis of Wonka is the following: Based on the character created by the writer Roald Dahl, Wonka represents the untold story of how a young man with dreams and a lot of enthusiasm intends to set up his own candy store in a city that does not exactly welcome him, with the enthusiasm and the positivity of your passion. Because the place and the market is dominated by three main chocolatiers (Mr. Slugworth, Mr. Prodnose and Mr. Fickelgruber) who, with their bad arts, will play very dirty against the newcomer. Luckily, the young and magical artisan will not be alone in trying to open his own chocolate shop.

If Chalamet's presence is already a youth attraction, Wonka is the ideal film to watch with children at Christmas due to its brilliantly characterized cast. The Warner Bros production has Calah Lane, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins and the winner of the Oscar for Best Actress, Olivia Colman.

'Wonka': children and Christmas

Wonka It is a perfect story to watch with children at Christmas. an adventure full of fun which became, from its premiere and almost instantly, a classic with a view to becoming a reference plot of these dates. Kind and contagious affection, Paul King's proposal is as sweet as the chocolates designed by its protagonist and, in the same way, hides within it the magic of a universe that respects the maximum Dahl's inventiveness. In fact, it's hard to believe how the script co-written by King and Simon Farnaby is not based on a story preconceived by the Cardiff native.

Of course, a proposition as lucrative as Wonka There must have been plans for a sequel in the future. The first to confirm this development was King himself. The one from Hampshire did not specify too much what the approach of said continuation would be, but he did leave some clues in his interview with Total Film:

«We have many more Wonka stories that we would like to tell. It's not like Dune: part one where you say 'this is what will happen in part Two'. Hopefully, it will work great as a standalone film. But I would definitely like to do more. And I would like to spend more time in this world and meet more Oompa Loompas. The director explained that he would also like to include some international trips for the character. With just over an hour and a half in length, Wonka this available in Max and also for a limited time, in the Movistar + catalogue.