I'm not going to sit here and write out a long eulogy about how Gene Wilder defined my childhood, how I'll never be the same again, etc. etc. Because that's not true. Sure, I liked Gene Wilder. I loved Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but the fact of the matter is, I grew up with the Johnny Depp version. I don't have this deep connection with Gene Wilder like people who are older than me do.
But I can appreciate his craft. Gene Wilder: master actor. Absolutely brilliant. The world truly has lost a wonderful person. And while I may not know very much about Gene Wilder, I can still appreciate the movies I have seen him in. I can still feel his loss. I can express sorrow and sympathy because it's not fair that these people who have defined our lives are taken from us. Sure, he was 83, so obviously he lived a good, long, full life, but that doesn't make it any easier to let him go. I can't sit here and list all of Gene Wilder's accomplishments. I can't even really name any movies aside from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Young Frankenstein. But I still think that he deserves a tribute on my page. Call it a fellow-actor-to-fellow-actor thing, but it felt important. Gene Wilder has left a mark on many people, and he deserves to be honored and remembered. "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Wanna change the world, there's nothing to it." Leave a Reply. |
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