Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination

Film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)
lyrics:
Hold your breath
Make a wish
Count to three
Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination
We'll begin with a spin
Travelling in the world of my creation
What we'll see will defy explanation
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanna change the world?
There's nothing to it
There is no life i know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there you'll be free
If you truly wish to be
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view
Anything you want to do it
Wanna change the world
There's nothing to it
There is no life i know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there you'll be free
If you truly wish to be

[@dankism9305]

This should be put on a dvd and kept safe during the nuclear apocolypse

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

Nobody uses DVD anymore lol Bluray! Or digital!

[@MichaelWhitakerJr]

@@amyschildgamerlive4519 let's put it on beta and not VHS.

[@kittyplayz1480]

Oh I am definitely taking my copy of this movie to the nuclear bomb shelter

[@idkidc7081]

Dankmon that would be mf scary if everyone was hearing this in a apocalypse

[@thaumatomane]

I agree. This is exactly the message the survivors should have as they rebuild civilization.

[@Plume4you]

Did you know Gene Wilder was hesitant about this iconic song? Because he felt he wasnt a singer. Turned out to be one of the most incredible, memorable songs in Family Films.

[@j6lkx5kt31]

ikr, wowww

[@j6lkx5kt31]

also, ready player one made a remake of this song and it's absoulutely brilliant. r.i.p willy wonka.

[@sajanpatel4956]

Also, the teacup-flower was made of wax, and he had to spit it out quickly.

[@rosygarrido]

@@j6lkx5kt31 That's right. I had recognized it within the trailer and then forgotten all about it. Let me go find it. Thanks.

[@traveler7984]

Plume That’s amazing

[@Chiwonkmc]

No CGI, no fancy Effect, no Autotune, just pure Masterpiece.

[@wyattmund9286]

You might never believe it, but I actually met him as a child in a grocery store. I got him to sign a crappy printed out image of a golden wonka ticket, and I can’t remember much beyond him seeming very kind. Being a stupid kid, I lost the damn piece of paper in short order - but I’ll always remember him.

[@UzzyX]

What area?

[@wyattmund9286]

@@UzzyX I’m from the Hartford, Connecticut area. It was probably a Stop and Shop grocery store - Wilder lived out his last decades in Stamford Connecticut!

[@Iwanttogrowupmychanal]

Your really lucky!

[@mcpeplayer2009]

bro met gene wilder 💀 how lucky

[@Yamile57_]

Cool😊

[@harrycollins5147]

Now gene wilder has died, Its Charlie’s turn to take over the factory

[@hexadecimal5236]

Why didn't they make the next one as a Charlie's journey? Maybe he could have had trouble with Hershey and Reeses and they could have had a candy war with candy tanks and chocolate soldiers?

[@redvelvetluvr]

Raymond Rose y e s just yes

[@drewreich9274]

Watch SnowPiercer

[@thecousinschannel8420]

Raymond Rose yes

[@starfy10210]

Watch snow piercer

[@michaelzing1197]

"This way grandpa" *Instantly get's pulled the opposite way*

[@aidang7651]

Silent Youngsters hey it was the 70’s its allowed

[@relaxingsounds05]

Joe was a butthole actually

[@Razorpig378]

It's my favorite movie ever. Came out when I was 7. Now, at 58, it's still my most treasured memory movie. I was dirt poor. I never wanted my child to ever know the pains of hunger, lack of housing, or the feelings of the extreme elements of weather. She will never out spend the money I made for her. Her children and her children's children will never know hardships. GODs blessed me.

[@ErickKhan]

Timothy's isn't as classic but I think it pays great homage to this. Gene is the THE Willy Wonka

[@justanothermortal1373]

I thought Timothee was wonderful as Wonka 😭. He was so child-like and so wonderfully loveable.

[@Vitallor]

It is a prequel after all

[@Sara-ny5od]

Totally agree. Gene Wilder is the true Wiily Wonka - S

[@sirmel11]

No need to compare them.

[@Sara-ny5od]

@@sirmel11 We don't need too, but as individuals we have preferances therefore do it anyway. Have a Happy Holiday Season - Paz S

[@SorgFamily]

Not many actors can make walking down stairs so damn entertaining. Gene is one of a kind.

[@ChocolatinNerd]

The

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

I agree!

[@deyriohmiii4598]

beautiful soul ill forever love this movie😥😥

[@Nina-wh6hb]

Agreed with all you 7yrs-4yrs old comments ago!

[@ironic1767]

It's just a warehouse full of props. But he made us believe there was more.

[@sv32099]

ironic yeah thats why i love this scene and wilder in general he actually made you believe this stuff is real

[@thatlazywolfo9057]

Wilder actually said about a third of the props were actually edible (I read the trivia on Amazon Prime so yea.. There was a lot)

[@LlamaOates]

Spoiler alert, dammit! Now I looked up and seen the warehous..dreams shattered ☹️

[@dinostorm360]

He did

[@vampyaz]

My eyes kind of started tearing up

[@ryanr1701]

The way Gene Wilder’s voice crescendos at 2:45 is so powerful. It’s like something inside him let go and he gave it 110% for the last chorus. Perfection!

[@matthewthompson89]

Gene wilder’s Willy wonka is the best

[@annrodriguez2891]

No other❤

[@TheOneSpin]

@@annrodriguez2891the new one is mid and will never beat gene

[@meganhall4990]

Most definitely I 100% agree

[@angeldust3257]

*when you walk into your friends room and they have all the cool things that you dont have*

[@sonichedgehog8646]

You stole my name. ( I think my name is actually cringy, and I choose it because I couldn't think of anything else.) EDIT: this comment is actually pretty good BTW.

[@user-rz9tb1hi2e]

Yes...

[@mongoloidkongloid5489]

Underated comment.

[@qq-lw2vp]

@@sonichedgehog8646 self promotion

[@universalvibes1691]

@@sonichedgehog8646 , his name is actually Sonic THE Hedgehog

[@davidfarmer2193]

R.I.P. Denise Nickerson (Violet) (1957-2019)

[@halleys.comett]

David Farmer how did she die

[@davidfarmer2193]

@@halleys.comett she had a seizure.

[@davidfarmer2193]

@Nihil I'm not related to her, I just saw on Wikipedia.

[@mlgtakeo4065]

Just another Cameron boyce

[@DeadMasterMusic]

awww another cast member lost. she was very enjoyable to watch RIP

[@user-kr1bi3bt8c]

Goodness, I miss Gene. He was such a nice and gentle man. RIP, Gene. Go be with your Gilda again❤

[@imonlysleeping4491]

"If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it" Always stuck with me. Great line, applies to alot of things. Fantastic movie.

[@sammicoporsammicopor]

Ghettos are not paradise.

[@Sara-ny5od]

I Love that specific line too....

[@Iamllumash]

Beautiful lyric for sure...Hope,love,friendship...Way, Truth, Life

[@denisemilanifan704]

Easier to view paradise when you’re on that molly

[@Iamllumash]

@@denisemilanifan704 go away satan

[@captaintom282]

Fun fact: Every actor except Gene Wilder was actually seeing the set for the very first time. Their reactions were more genuine this way

[@Sam64783]

Dude you do realize thats from tik tok and literally on everyone's YT feed, but still yes that's true

[@Sam64783]

@@captaintom282 yeah but if you knew before watching a video about you then noice

[@NoNameEst1992]

@@Sam64783 I didn't know so thank your for the comment, also Sam not everyone is a a sad fucker and spends there life on tiktok, I've never been on the app once so I appreciate the original comment

[@cosmicuk5828]

@captaintom thank you for that fun fact very helpful god bless

[@MrMug-vj1up]

And they had to stop from barfing as the chocolate river was mixed with chocolate with something I can't remember.

[@wilfredfitchett1978]

This way grandpa! WALKS INTO PILLAR

[@froggekun]

1:42

[@-r.m.cgeorgia-6840]

LOL

[@zinabstar]

Wilfred Fitchett 💀😂😂

[@Sixin]

XD

[@piggydude8499]

Trying to kill his grandpa

[@niqhtmqrw]

When I saw Timothee singing this song in the movie "Wonka" I cried a lot It's like we're reliving our childhood

[@lisazinna1694]

I'm 51 yrs old and I've seen this movie countless times. This part always gets to me. Always wanted one of those buttercups too!!!

[@Jonathanlenthang]

It's sad how lonely mr. Wonka is.

[@stephencarlsbad]

I think that his sadness reflects one of the main themes of the movie. If you live purely in your own imagination you'll be sad. You have to have others to share it with.

[@RayFChung]

@@stephencarlsbad exactly. I love the song because it glorifies imagination and the wonders of it but at the end of the day you cant just live in your imagination. Even if you managed to literally build it into reality like Willy Wonka

[@nathanielhamer7699]

1:27 you can tell why he's lonely (because he's a NONCE) (just a joke)

[@Zzzk23]

Jim Smith you’re old. Not dead. Do it

[@Glamrock-Sakura]

Well he doesn't care if kids get murdered in his factory so.

[@ashatronclouthier4587]

This film is turning 50 years old and might I say it still wonderful masterpiece

[@nightman4142]

Aka a Classic

[@M.S.M.111]

I turn 50 aswell in November 😇😋

[@sglenny001]

This is truly one of those movies like the Wirzrd of Oz that gets better as you age but shows both adult and a kid

[@NerdWithLaptop]

That is so creepy you said that. There’s a movie thing I go to on sundays. Recently, it showed Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka back to back.

[@sglenny001]

@@NerdWithLaptop I think to same one and mathematics not math

[@AndiKowalski]

This song is such a giant dagger into my heart. This was my husband's favorite movie from childhood and we got to watch it one last time together before I lost him to cancer a couple of years ago. Love you Bam Bam

[@nicktroisi6347]

Gene Wilder’s performance was unmatchable. My mum said the first time she watched this film a few years it came out, she was blown away, it’s one of her favourite films

[@TWOOOOO2]

Charlie: This way Grandpa. Grandpa Joe: Goes the other way*

[@aranddomperson6405]

I love that part

[@bruhsauce644]

fucking grandpa joe sleeps in bed for 20 years and doesn't even know what direction charlie is going in

[@Legohaiden]

Grandpa joe is a confirmed Shitbag… Lays in bed for over 20 years sponging off his daughters hard work, then when something fun and fantastic pops up he shoots outta bed like nobodies business to go and do it. Screw Scumbag Joe.

[@PaulUN321]

Lol

[@thegentleman5409]

As an adult this song just makes me cry it’s so powerful

[@stephencarlsbad]

It's so powerful! It's like we're getting a visit from a long-gone mentor and close friend from the innocence of our childhood. It's so moving and deeply emotional.

[@cayla35]

As a child this song makes me WANT to cry... but I don’t cry... nope. Not at all

[@dluisboi]

The beauty of the lyrics just hit me at 31!

[@gfrzcr9982]

Then lets fall into our pure imagination

[@SpudEater]

Every time I hear this song, I’m bitch slapped by all of the dreams and goals I had when I was young. I can’t begin to imagine how much my younger self would loathe who I have become and how I gave up the pursuit of not only my dreams, our dreams.

[@falcon26r87]

Thank you Gene for a lifetime of laughs and smiles

[@matthewskids3986]

😢

[@Preacher_Man01]

That first part where he says “hold your breath and make a wish” gives me goosebumps

[@punk5675]

My friend was singing this while walking and with his eyes closed. So he tripped and actualy fell on his face

[@sce2aux464]

"Reality cannot be changed by a wish. But it can destroy the wisher." - Ayn Rand

[@amyschildgamerlive4519]

And... why weren't you doing the same?

[@angie6004]

ⁱˢ ⁱᵗ ᵇᵃᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱ ˡᵃᵘᵍʰᵉᵈ ?

[@gemstoneprincess2890]

What a idiot 😂

[@SrtGus]

jax 0901 lol

[@Critiqu3]

The man really bit into a wax teacup and made us all believe it was made of delicious candy. Legend.

[@saswatthegreatestnoob5170]

I heard it was plastic

[@cameron3525]

Tiktok told me it was tripe.

[@Cerise4697]

@@cameron3525 It was wax. I had the actors' commentary on DVD when I was a kid and Gene Wilder talks about how it was all wax and he had to spit it out right after the shot.

[@cameron3525]

@@Cerise4697 do you know what tripe is?

[@lordpanic5445]

@@cameron3525 I- why would they make a fish cup?

[@joeljohnson8365]

"Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three..." One of the most iconic phrases EVER. Love this film

[@drivera087]

Watching the new Wonka actually makes this song much sadder to me. When he first sings it he is full of joy and inspiration, but the older version of Wonka is almost resentful and this version he seems almost exhausted living in this world he created.

[@mrcritical6751]

When you take the book/Depp version’s backstory into account it gets even sadder. Wonka got too trusting and let his recipes get stolen, stopped trusting anybody after that

[@bigrandomun9267]

⁠@@mrcritical6751as he should be. I hope the new Wonka films don’t change that. It’s a big part of his character how he gave so much to people, he gave them a new lease on life and they repaid him by taking away the one thing he held most sacred in the world. And just used it for money, not even to spread it like he wanted to. It plays into how Charlie makes him believe again and ensures him he can finally trust someone with his life’s work.

[@peaceangel-rl2hf]

A reflection of the ultimate tragedy of the human existence and reality

[@thebucketmanj8525]

@@mrcritical6751 that book taught us to never put your whole trust into people

[@BostonBolt77]

“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Anything you want to, do it. There’s nothing to it.” This line sticks to me on so many levels.

[@brojly634]

Want to change the world theres nothing to it

[@az093872]

We possibly ulli8iu

[@Johnny-zj1go]

holy shit i heard it right when i read this comment

[@KK-sr8mj]

@@Johnny-zj1go Same

[@vicdooria8151]

b0redom same

[@kai-spy4921]

Gene Wilder? Who is this Gene Wilder you speak of? All I can see is Mr. Willy Wonka himself! RIP, Gene. You have filled a generation with pure imagination!

[@razorstiletto]

Him, and Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close's portayal), were real to me as a child! They were most definitely not actors in my mind. She terrified me, and Wonka just absolutely fascinated me. This is one of the first films I remember loving as a child.

[@mdarrenu]

No one can touch Wilder's performance of this song because he sings and acts the many layers of the song.

[@wickidblazed420]

There is only one Willy Wonka!!! Thank you Gene Wilder for part of our childhoods!!!! See you again amongst the stars

[@galaxymew5138]

Potential Senior Quote: "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination..."

[@thebatmanrr]

@@tonyyyy same haha

[@fritzbow6676]

Did u do it?

[@statuesque2235]

So true

[@siracha4956]

if you think about it, this song is one of the most truthful songs ever.

[@mennograafmans1595]

"If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." Take this to heart and life will be so much better. Even waiting for the bus is nice if you leep this in mind.

[@ubuntuiqinisoofuna7852]

But not in a White Supremacist and Privilege society; where you feel like an eternal prisoner, if you're not White.

[@earthalien2940]

@@ubuntuiqinisoofuna7852 Sounds like a YOU problem

[@jacobsopko415]

ed donahue I think the song is meaning that even with what goes around around you if you only look at your positives you’ll be viewing paradise.

[@whalwing25]

ed donahue I think you should re-evaluate your own life

[@mikebasil4832]

R.I.P., Gene. Thank you for this timelessly beautiful song and all your very special films.

[@Anonymousxxx960]

This song is helping me so much right now. A few days ago somebody unknown went into my backyard and decided that my 5 months old dog shouldn’t be on this Earth anymore and this song has been the only thing helping me. Thank you Gene, your voice is helping me stay above water. I keep listening to this song and imagining my baby running through the fields of Heaven.

[@andrewjames4346]

RIP to the song writer who wrote this. He died today aged 90 and he was responsible for one of the best songs of all time!

[@ghrey8557]

Rip

[@joelhead1725]

Sadly 😭😢😪

[@joestarjohnny3744]

RIP

[@johnmatthews8028]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×5 shut up

[@watchforever1724]

Damn sad he’s gone

[@robertfishman3742]

Gene Wilder was perfect for this role!

[@nobdydoh4263]

Depp was perfect to 💩 on it.

[@taketemamula]

@Utajiri Y Gene Wilder was 👍 👍Johnny Depp was 🤮 🤢

[@jokerboi1992]

Yes yes he was

[@ihml.6945]

Wanna know something ? My last name is wilder mind you gene wilder was from Milwaukee so am I coincidence huh

[@kevinbutler1955NYC]

Gene performed this Newley and Bricuse tune wonderfully well..

[@Toastbuckets]

Bro this song always makes me cry 😭 gene wilder is the true Wonka

[@gsamalot]

Not gonna lie this song from this movie always brings me to tears, there just something so wonderful and whimsical about it that just makes you happy. The soft speaking voice of gene wilder, and the lovely soft tune it make you feel good inside with so much joy that I kind of wish something like this was real.

[@jufro19]

Me too!!😱😱😱😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@almighty5839]

Agreed the music and him singing

[@About36Greekss]

Very nostalgic sound .. takes me back to my childhood before all the technology and everything

[@omegajbmb]

A piece of my childhood died today.

[@dustinmullens5528]

+Tracy Smith same

[@DrowzyVibez]

How so

[@lorence1104]

Anas Uchiha The dude playing Willy Wonka died.

[@FishStick32]

Lorence RIP Old friend.

[@bluefoxthecutest2628]

Everytime I watch it I always think he's gonna wack somebody with his cane And everytime he doesnt

[@thatoneshadyguy_2529]

Yeah its pretty disappointing

[@tokofukawa4654]

According to Mike's actor, he was wacked a LOT in bloopers.

[@cutemangleisawesome3080]

I know

[@_blip._.blop_3014]

XDDD

[@tylerwedell3750]

Mike TeeVee i read an article and heard Verruca caught it a couple times

[@karenmegamind3859]

This is one of my favorite comfort movies, I dont get bored of it. R.I.P. Gene Wilder

[@sunsetlover123-y7c]

_"There is no scam I know to compare with Willy's Chocolate Experience in Glasgow..."_

[@taliagmail.com2005]

pfft

[@sebatsionEEE]

The prices you see, will defy, explanation!

[@ladnarfilms5201]

I just don't think they could've found anyone else to do this part any better than Gene Wilder.

[@galacticsector3195]

The author of the book didn't want the actor to play him that is both weird and funny

[@naritruwireve1381]

@@galacticsector3195 do you know why not??

[@J_PIK]

Arnold Schwarzenegger would play it better. Hands down.

[@ladnarfilms5201]

@@J_PIK Seriously? Arnold can barely talk let alone sing.

[@emery3800]

Liitj strongly disagree lol

[@Neat_Way]

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams” Willy Wonka.

[@coldestboi3228]

Why does this make me want to cry?

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Actually it was from the 1873 poem Ode by Arthur O’Shaughnessy We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; - World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. With wonderful deathless ditties We build up the world's great cities, And out of a fabulous story We fashion an empire's glory: One man with a dream, at pleasure, Shall go forth and conquer a crown; And three with a new song's measure Can trample a kingdom down. We, in the ages lying, In the buried past of the earth, Built Nineveh with our sighing, And Babel itself in our mirth; And o'erthrew them with prophesying To the old of the new world's worth; For each age is a dream that is dying, Or one that is coming to birth. A breath of our inspiration Is the life of each generation; A wondrous thing of our dreaming Unearthly, impossible seeming - The soldier, the king, and the peasant Are working together in one, Till our dream shall become their present, And their work in the world be done. They had no vision amazing Of the goodly house they are raising; They had no divine foreshowing Of the land to which they are going: But on one man's soul it hath broken, A light that doth not depart; And his look, or a word he hath spoken, Wrought flame in another man's heart. And therefore to-day is thrilling With a past day's late fulfilling; And the multitudes are enlisted In the faith that their fathers resisted, And, scorning the dream of to-morrow, Are bringing to pass, as they may, In the world, for its joy or its sorrow, The dream that was scorned yesterday. But we, with our dreaming and singing, Ceaseless and sorrowless we! The glory about us clinging Of the glorious futures we see, Our souls with high music ringing: O men! it must ever be That we dwell, in our dreaming and singing, A little apart from ye. For we are afar with the dawning And the suns that are not yet high, And out of the infinite morning Intrepid you hear us cry - How, spite of your human scorning, Once more God's future draws nigh, And already goes forth the warning That ye of the past must die. Great hail! we cry to the comers From the dazzling unknown shore; Bring us hither your sun and your summers And renew our world as of yore; You shall teach us your song's new numbers, And things that we dreamed not before: Yea, in spite of a dreamer who slumbers, And a singer who sings no more.

[@bananabro1010]

“If the good lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented roller skates.”

[@sglenny001]

@@coldestboi3228 it makes me cry because this I what so I am told this what my grandad said to me as a baby and the flim was playing when I was born I don't how true it is but it also the first thing my great nana clare wanted to say to me

[@chuckyp64]

The quote is actually from the beautiful poem "Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy. It is from the first stanza, which also gave us the phrase "movers and shakers". "We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; - World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems."

[@C0H87]

God the nostalgia with this movie is too much to handle. I remember watching this for the first time on VHS with my grandparents in their living room. I’ve seen it countless times since and every time it brings me back to those days. Pure magic that only a movie can give you.

[@Ry-tu3ki]

Gene, the magician, made me believe I can still have my imagination and hope. Miss you.

[@Wakkosgirl]

I am going to miss him forever. RIP to a great man and another piece of my childhood.

[@jedver242]

😢

[@fallenangel-caroline2601]

I only seen your comment after I commented, and you are dead right. This film is imprinted in most kids heads well the ones that watched it years ago. no updated version will ever beat the genuine article, it really was one of those films 😢

[@ExodusPessoa]

Well Said My Friend

[@shockwavegamer1431]

+fallen angel I am with you 100%. Gene Wilder was a legend in film, and one of those that we will never forget. I will never forget my first time seeing this movie, and seeing Gene Wilder on screen. Right up there with Alan Rickman.

[@gentrykoda]

+ShockwaveGaming I totally agree with you!

[@WeirdDarknessOfficial]

You will be missed, Gene Wilder. Rest in peace... and please give Gilda a warm hug from all of us.

[@Specs89]

Marlar House a shame to lose such an artistic genius of this acting Calibur

[@dankesh8708]

You know before he died they asked him to play in ready player one which is crazy so the movie was being made for 3 years

[@AJOlesen]

I wish he could be in more movies before he died

[@Sound613Wave]

WHA!? The original Mr. Wonka is dead!? ...Now I'm upset :(

[@papi1050]

Flying Legos - ROBLOX ready player one was pretty average, but if Gene Wilder played Halliday it would have made it a bit better. Mark Rilance did a great job, but Gene would have done better

[@Channel9Productions]

This song and Rainbow Connection speak to some part of your childlike wonder that never dies

[@s0undstr1pp3r3]

I’m sure my life is a simulation, but in any case I just want to thank the creators of it for adding this. Hits me hard.

[@theeguy9022]

Your welcome. But in all seriousness, if you can't tell the difference does it really matter? live your life knowing full well that every memory you will make is whole and pure, because you'll know nothing else. Also, dogs exist

[@worldsbestmom7787]

I don't know why but this song really makes me sad everytime I hear it.

[@electionpalava2987]

It's nostalgia, I feel it too

[@quentin932]

@@electionpalava2987 nostalgia has to be one of the best and worst things to feel. Because you're remembering those good times, but then that was back then and you wish if life was like it was back then, then maybe it'd be a little easier for a time. Or you just really miss that time and you feel sad remembering such times. Nostalgia is truly a beautiful thing. LmaoigotsentimentalsOrRy

[@qq-lw2vp]

​@@quentin932 don't be sad it's over be happy it happened

[@RedStarCrafting]

It’s because he was sad still even with all his imagination :( but the reason it sounds a little sad makes the song just that more beautiful x

[@Cinemabuff97]

To me it makes me feel happy, sad, hopeful, faithful, curious, imaginative and mysterious all at the same time. The way Gene Wilder performed this, from the way he sings, the lyrics, and its meaning, and his facial expressions, especially near the end just have this mysterious, and hopeful vibe to it I can't explain. Ever since I was a kid and first heard this, this magical song touched my heart and opened my mind. And I always thought that the look on his face near the end while he is singing, had something behind it. Like he was always lonely, and had a rough childhood. There was always something so wondrous about this Willy Wonka, yet somewhat mildly sinister or dark as well.

[@NoNo-ng9sl]

Gene Wilder may not have ever known it. But this film gave hope to so many kids in every hood/barrio/ghetto. I grew up with nothing, & like Charlie with family everywhere.... we struggled. I remember as a kid being in awe if I had ever seen anything outside of where I grew up. This movie motivated me to travel & see as much of the world as I could. Pure Imagination is what I play anywhere I put a foot on (Machu pichu, Guatemalan ruins, Scottish Highlands, walking through Moscow). This ghetto kid never would've imagined seeing any of this. RIP Gene Wilder.......you inspired this Charlie to see as much as he could in a world of pure Imagination. Edit: Thanks to everyone who connects to this comment. I'm still traveling and I still play Gene Wilder's version.

[@_nay__]

Did u ever sing this song doing any of those things? I sing this all the time to my girls, anywhere.

[@kimberlycolezemke2290]

Beautifully written May God bless you as you keep stepping all over the World.

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

@لا لا (No No) انا إسا قريت شو إنته كاتب و بكاني I Just read what you've wrote and it made tear 😢 up

[@j.beksultan]

🥹😢

[@MoneyManMitch99]

That was awesome brother

[@kfjexit16w]

Wilder was brilliant in this role. Pure magic. Thank you

[@speedtopia2013]

pure imagination...♥️

[@lydiaham_]

Came back here after Wonka release ! Such a beautiful song and so happy it was meant to stay ❤️

[@hunter.e.x.e7301]

Gene Wilder if there's a heaven you have got a golden ticket

[@zanetamacudova3099]

h edits wtbe golden heaven*

[@pixeltreason2968]

*Chocolate heaven

[@kapitan.roblox3791]

Imagine him dead and realising he is in this scene but without the brats only with other dead actor legends in his Willy Wonka outfit and theyre like "We have been waiting for you lord"and he just bursts into a smile and says something like "so this is our world of pure imagination right?"

[@MarcoBMark-rt6ke]

This movie changed my whole life...it changed the way I look at things...everything is an opportunity,thanks to imagination

[@josephtorreski3617]

The Dude 😭😭

[@Jupiter.141]

Until the secret sequel showed up the snow piercer

[@vexvalentine5689]

Love the solaire pfp, and the song is nostalgic af

[@BenjaminEns87]

What a big brain

[@StuartLugsden]

"There is a man we don’t know his name. We know him as the Unknown. This Unknown is an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls." - Willy Wonder

[@benisbored5446]

The Wonka experience has to be the funniest thing to happen this year 😂

[@captainwumbo7629]

“Willy Wonder”… lol thats the perfect name for an off brand Willy Wonka

[@StuartLugsden]

@@captainwumbo7629 That was a mistake but I'm not gonna fix it because your right.

[@user-martinpd]

Wolfbane McBuff Twotoes

[@StuartLugsden]

Update: The guy behind this mess has been nicknamed: "Willy Wanker".

[@darkthoughtbox]

This song dives so deeply into my childhood. I can't listen without crying. Our world has deviated from this so much. It's sad really. This is what I want for all future generations. Their imaginations are being stolen from them.

[@GeneralGrizzy]

And now he's in a world full of pure imaination

[@rammerjammer4583]

Yep 😞

[@shrpoa]

General Grizzy :(

[@tutorialfeed27]

General Grizzy it's no imagination. it's out there

[@jamesmurphy5499]

And now he only exists in imagination.

[@artureksi4157]

MR r we cant comprehend life after death.. not existing.. so we make up lies to fill that gap aka religion but as they say ignorance is bliss

[@Fimster]

Rest In Peace Leslie Bricusse. Absolutely beautiful song.

[@plathplath]

Fimster, kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2bMfH6Lm81qmas

[@seanmoriarty2]

1971! What a set that was, still to this day this song evokes deep emotion. It's uncanny.

[@V3SP3R_FI]

Sometimes I listen to this while I’m sad. It brings back memories of watching this in elementary school, back when all everyone cared about was whether there’d be dessert after dinner. When we didn’t care about drama, or if we were attractive. That was nice.

[@ajitter89]

I love this song. He knows that 90% of these people are rotten to the core, aside from Charlie, and possibly Grandpa Joe, and yet Willy Wonka is still Kind and Generous enough to welcome them into his world, whole heartedly.

[@lisamarie5680]

💙💚💛🧡❤️💜💖

[@williamalva2826]

aitter89 being letting them in whole heartedly or letting them in to get punished?

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

@@williamalva2826 all of them brought their own punishments upon themselves

[@williamalva2826]

@@CarlsCozyCorner but if they weren't at the factory they would never get punished like that

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

@@williamalva2826 If they weren't rotten they wouldn't have gotten punished all the same

[@CamperFriendly]

Gene Wilder's life is proof that laughter can change the world. A laugh can mean every bit as much as a tear. A smile, as much as a frown. RIP Gene Wilder: 1933 - 2016

[@marieelena]

so true!...rest in peace Gene Wilder.

[@emilytenoriomolina6843]

I wasnt a big fan of his. I really did enjoy Young Frakenstein when I watched in my theather class, but there is somethibg about him that so..., well beautiful. It's more than his charisma, it's his persona and acting skills. It is quite sad that all these actors/actresses from this post-Old Hollywood era will soon vanish fro the earth. But will never be forgotten.

[@Bonglord-mt6ck]

+Emily Tenorio till we canish from the earth

[@tinataylor1896]

So true. Gene Wilder was amazing. There was not one movie he started in that I didn't like. No one can ever take the place of him.

[@oracleowen]

Truth

[@ShawnMicheldeMontaigne]

I give you the most radical, subversive song of the last century, not to mention one of the most beautiful.

[@MrCubswin1]

I have seen this movie at least 50 times and it still does not get old. I sang this song to my son when he was little he loved it. He asked me where that song came from and I told him. He loves the movie now. I did my job of passing on the magic.

[@johnhanx2514]

I just watched this a week ago and thought to myself, "he's still alive right?" I was relieved after checking. Now, he's gone. Rest in peace Mr. Wilder.

[@emilytenoriomolina6843]

Quite sad, indeed. We sometimes forget that these great actors are still alive, until we just open google and just see the headline.

[@chazlizard]

So you jynxed it, is what you are saying?

[@mike365fly]

He's had Parkinson's for three years. Won't really change anything if he's still living.

[@llamasmc5862]

I think you mean alzheimers.

[@mike365fly]

yes

[@xcelsiornovabus60]

Roald Dahl said that the music was too upbeat but now it is the most iconic song of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

Not only that. But he also dislike Gene being Willy and had someone "better" in mind. Appearntly he didn't like the movie so much. He didn't want anyone to make his 2nd book into a movie. (course he never said anything about a prequel) 😆

[@kenalier]

Roald Dahl just needed to stick to writing children’s novels. The man did not have a clue when it came to cinema. He didn’t want Gene Wilder as Wonka and he crushed it as Willy Wonka. Yes its true they did take a couple of liberties I didn’t agree with but as an overall product, the movie’s legendary status still stands the test of time here in 2022. And the remake while more faithful to the book does not compare to the original movie and a big reason for that is the disparity between Wilder’s superior performance and Depp’s Wonka is too vast to quantify.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

@@kenalier Well it's his story to do with. Same could be said with Stephen King and how he disliked Stanley Kubrick's version of The Shining. If someone wants to dislike another's version. Let them. (even if other's liked it)

[@kenalier]

@@Dremag_Gaming That’s perfectly fine. My point I’m trying to make is literature and cinema are two very different things. They have different elements. Which is why what can work for a book probably will not work for a movie and vice versa. He opines from the mindset of a writer who could not understand the vision of cinema. Even the famed Ian Fleming didn’t think Sean Connery could be James Bond and he’s the signature 007 of the film series. So he can have whatever opinion he wants and then I have the right to analyze his opinion and choose to agree or (in this case) disagree strongly.

[@theintrovertedaspie9095]

@@Dremag_Gaming Dahl wanted Spike Milligan for the part. He didn't like the overall changes this movie had from his book. Mel Stuart had him to write the screenplay. Dahl felt that this film put to much emphasis on Wonka instead of Charlie.

[@blackjetplane1606]

Just walk out of cinema after watch Wonka with a big smile on my face. And first thing I looked for is this song 😊 What a great movie both of them 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

[@pogbloxian]

Me too

[@fakepumpking]

Same. The movie gave me the fucking chills it did.

[@willis1136]

Gene wilder is the best wonka ever can’t beat him

[@tylorhartzog1484]

this song to this day pops in my head randomly and i just have to listen to it again. R.I.P. Gene.

[@vontaisaiah2906]

Tylor Hartzog same here nice Melondy

[@cs6993]

YES! soul food man

[@lizouellette9784]

Dude it’s been in my head all day on random

[@lockycay]

R.I.P Gene Wilder. You will always be the only true Willy Wonka. :(

[@isabellahoward7766]

The Projector lol i see what you did there

[@lonelyb0nezz]

After seeing Wonka in the cinema , it made me feel like a little kid again :,) and hearing this at the end made it even better

[@pogbloxian]

me too bro. Me too

[@Batman1106]

@@pogbloxianme three bro me three

[@swanrxse]

REAL

[@chrisstanford896]

Me too!

[@candyacacia]

This song explains what I've been feeling lately. Love this song. ❤

[@mangthomas9429]

This song really gives me hope for life . I don't know why but there is something about it .

[@tanishalovell2805]

Odnesor me too it’s just something about the lyrics that really gives me hope and pun intended fuels my imagination

[@golfcartlmao]

0:58 me when I’m about to show my friends some cursed images

[@aj2505]

The Masks Salesman LMAO

[@skryflx6578]

The Masks Salesman haha

[@abovetheclouds8619]

I can't 💀💀💀

[@phaetonxi344]

The Masks Salesman This got me good because that’s the only thing I ever send to any of my friends

[@user-lu4xp7iv8c]

polysynth my classmate showed me a cursed Phineas and Ferb photo of Isabella and Phineas. Will never be the same again 😳

[@OrangutanMaster66]

Gene Wilder was the best bro rest in peace to the legend

[@evelyncrawford5006]

“Hold your breath, make a wish, count to 3”❤✨

[@alexthegreat059]

“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination”

[@masterkasidit2]

​@@alexthegreat059"Take a look, and you'll see into your imagination"

[@TheAzraelOfGaming]

"We'll begin with a spin, traveling in the world of my creation. What will see will defy explanation."

[@SmaaggProductions-rz5fz]

@@TheAzraelOfGaming”If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it”

[@schmoyoho]

looping this for the rest of the week / month / year / decade 🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@GabeStott]

RIP

[@patrickwills8984]

Agreed! RIP

[@ThatFandubGirl]

agreed

[@stevengros7367]

This song was definitely one if those I watched the movie for. Well done Gene. Thanks for being part of my childhood.

[@juliaroseveith57]

true

[@sh2362]

This song has a place deep in my heart. I have the CD of Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Rest in peace to both Gene Wilder and our beloved Gilda Radner. This song to me cuts to the core of my being. In the realm of possibilities and all the failed attempts at reaching our dreams 😪☺

[@kyliegaarder2819]

Thanks movie makes me think of my grandpa. It's just so sweet (no pun intended) and wholesome

[@mgebi1]

Susan, I downloaded this song. He sang it so well. And bittersweet memories of when I was still young enough to dream and use my imagination in a more brilliant way. Gene I think was special. I don't think he ever got over losing Gilda. Then I was about 12, a far cry from 60. When I listen all those thoughts make me smile ,and want to cry all at once. Only now I realize how wonderful yet short life is.

[@Playful_Robin]

Fun fact, gene wilder biting the flower cup was completely ad-libbed, the item was made of wax and it was such a funny act they kept it for the final cut. Gene, what a brilliant man.

[@Burn143]

If this song doesn’t make you melt I don’t know what does. It’s absolutely beautiful, breathtaking.

[@UndergroundMetalAlbums]

R.I.P Gene Wilder

[@scarbrojoe1753]

XLUIS I'm crying

[@judefabien9998]

XLUIS 😟😢😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@temeler3459]

He was an amazing actor

[@temeler3459]

Loved him

[@onondagasardino6482]

There is only one Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A man with the heart of a child that hated corruption . And as a man rewarded those who were pure at heart. I'm glad you are with Gilda . Peace. And thank you for everything.

[@renatas.5531]

👏👏👏⚘⚘⚘⚘

[@gugado100]

Just finish the new Wonka film and when he sang that song it was beatifull, great tribute

[@abckidscroblox]

Never watched Willy Wonka, but I remember hearing this once when I was younger. I never knew the title and because I somehow only heard it once, I eventually thought my mind was making up stuff. It's a whole new feeling when you realize that that tune you were humming wasn't a mistake of memory and was actually a real song... I can now finally sleep in peace knowing I found the source of this tune after all these years😭

[@theceng]

It's a great movie. I still enjoy watching it

[@mcluvgames388]

Gene Wilder will be missed so much... RIP an astounding actor and comedian.

[@LuannOsbourne]

Oh I'm so sad (thinking of Havo)

[@LuannOsbourne]

thats disrespectful i was torn at my childhood shock jocks death

[@sonicshadowsilver245]

MCluvgames don't forget the maker of your childhood as well as the leader of your imagination

[@dinostorm360]

Well hes in our phones now

[@dinostorm360]

@@sonicshadowsilver245 thank you

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Gene Wilder (June 11, 1933 - August 29, 2016), aged 83 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@plathplath]

Jack Spry, kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2bMfH6Lm81qmas

[@AWrapperShorts]

He’s would have been 90 years old this weekend

[@MooBerry2009]

It’s odd that today is his birthday and I was thinking about this song just now.

[@RoccoSocko]

I wish he lived to see the new Wonka movie

[@houstonjoker3836]

Rip gene wilder giving generations good memories, and a lot of laughs.

[@kermitefrog64]

The chord progression on this song is genius.

[@CheeseSentinel]

I love how this song starts as an eerie sinister undertone and eventually picks up to the happy jolly tune that we all remember

[@LittleRainySeasons]

This song somehow saddens me. I don't know why.

[@emibunbun1]

RoboticDreamz Probably by the fact that gene wilder is dead....the music and the words are beautiful and that it makes my heart cry with me 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Famously5518]

Even before he died this song always gave me left my feeling melancholy

[@gh0o0st]

The man singing it had such a beautiful soul. He didnt want to tell people of his sickness because he didnt want a single person to be sad and quit believing. I kind of think they found the real willly Wonka and made him an actor because he made everyone smile

[@eirikastokes9652]

The look on his face at the very end always gets me.

[@LucidDream]

Both the music and his voice most likely give you this feeling. To me it's more so a song about Willy himself. He's not the person he always shows on the outside. As we see towards the end of the movie and how he seemed quite disturbed. Willy was reclusive, neurotic, controlling, and had trust issues. I think he was actually quite lonely. And I think this song captures more than just some feeling of wonder, but also is a bit bittersweet because behind all the joy and bright colors is actually kind of lonely and sad man. We can just look at the title of the movie, the movie is just as much about Willy as it is the factory.

[@BRONZALiVE]

This film is over 50 years old yet still so timeless and relevant to all of us in our busy adult lives, never stop being a kid at heart 🙌

[@troywilliams6849]

🔥🔥

[@TheFalklands]

I am only 14 and I remember watching this movie.

[@HybridSpektar]

It's the perfect movie.

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Such joy. I love this.

[@1Phorex]

1:15 "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." is such an awesome line

[@Kayden-8108]

I love this song, it makes me feel like my dreams can come true, thank you Mr. Wonka, thank you