Blueberry inflation anon here again! I can only speak for myself about the fetish but I'll try to explain broadly. Firstly, it's important to note that a key factor in the fetish is the person/character BECOMING a blueberry/fruit. The scene of Violet becoming the blueberry (At least in the Tim Burton version from 2005) is shot and scored like a horror moment. Fear and arousal are often interlaced with each other so its easy for a scene like the one mentioned to become "sexy", especially to those of a developing brain like kids. (It is meant to be a family film after all)
There's some BSDM tones in the fetish, with the person becoming the fruit nearly always being the submissive one. Would also consider it having a humiliation factor, especially with the Oompa Loompa singing a diss track as they roll her away to the juicing room. Finally there's a bit of some karmic retribution for a prideful and bratty girl like Violet getting her just deserts (🥁), so there's that.
(Funny enough, the upcoming Netflix/Sony movie has Wonka going to jail for his fruit transformation crimes, leaving him a bitter man once he's released from jail. I wonder if there's going to a scene depicting it. Hmmmm.)
Observation #1: Ooooh interesting. I had always been imagining the original 70s movie, not the 2000s one. Just watched this scene and... yeah this makes more sense now honestly.
Observation #2: "...with the person becoming the fruit nearly always being the submissive one." Nearly always? 🤔 Now I'm interested in the 1% of scenarios where the fruitperson is the dom somehow.
Observation #3: lol it's hilarious when you describe it like that. Imagine undergoing some grotesque David Cronenberg-esque transformation and then a bunch of silly little guys come out to roast you while they dance around 😭
Observation #4: Also, I have since been informed that most people apparently fantasize about being the mad scientist who is making some other character undergo the transformation. I as not expecting that at all
