10 Best Movie Character Introductions Of All Time

10. Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory)

Willy Wonka is a man who knows how to make an entrance. After duping the audience into thinking he's little more than a feeble geriatric in eccentric garb, he ditches his cane, breaks into a forward roll and inspires rapturous applause from the crowd.

It's the sense of anticipation that makes this scene from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory what it is. Gene Wilder's legendary chocolatier is mentioned on countless occasions before the audience catches its first glimpse of him.

This serves as build-up to the big reveal, but when the crowd falls silent as Wonka limps his way up the red carpet, uncertainty sets in. Is this man who's taking an eternity to walk a few metres all he's cracked up to be?

One unexpected piece of showmanship later, and we learn that the answer to that question is a resounding yes!