Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) is based on the children’s book, which came out in 1964. However, this film is not the first film to come out based on the novel, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) was also filmed. Both films were pretty good to me. In the 2005 version, the famous Johnny Depp stars as Willy Wonka, an unusual and successful chocolate and candy maker who owns an enormous magical factory. Freddie Highmore stars as Charlie Bucket, a young and poor innocent boy who lives near the chocolate factory with his very loving family and is fascinated with Willy Wonka and his candy.
Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory was at its prime, selling thousands and thousands of his famous candy bars all over the world. However,
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I feel as if they made him look to pale, which made him look like Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhands in a sort of colorful suit. To me and the children Willy Wonka is supposed to full of life and fun. Johnny Depp’s makeup made Wonka look very black and white and like a creepy guy. Quick fact: Burton always viewed Johnny Depp as his Willy Wonka however, his back up was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka was very puzzling and difficult to understand. The director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s acting, made Willy Wonka seem like a weirdo and ignorant person who only cared about himself. Since Willy Wonka ran away from home at a young age due to his strict dentist father, they make his character a little too childish. His interactions with the five children and their parents were almost always awkward and it seems like as if he hated human beings due to what has been done to him through his life. Like having a strict father not let him be creative and free, people trying to steal his recipes, and he was bullied for wearing an enormous mouth brace (like Jimmy from the cartoon ‘Ed, Ed, and Eddy’, but way bigger). This version of Willy Wonka seemed dark and compared to the Willy Wonka from the original movie in …show more content…
It shows how a whole community revolved itself around chocolate and candy factory. Back in the days where people worked in Willy Wonka’s factory, everything was wonderful, jolly and colorful. People had jobs because of his candy. However that all changed when Willy Wonka closed his factory, every scene after that in the village where the factory was located it was snowing and very dark. People were dressed in darker clothes, the streets were empty and gloomy. This shows the importance food can have on a town. Chocolate was also important to family life as shown in Charlie’s family. Once Charlie ran home with the golden ticket he refused to go to the factory because some people were willing to pay a lot of money for it and he knew his family really needed the money. However, they convinced him to go to the factory with his grandpa Joe, who used to work for Wonka and always tells Charlie of his happy days working at the factory decades ago. People all over the world loved Willy Wonka’s Chocolate bars. They made the chocolate seem so good, that it made me want to have a bar myself. Although in the film you do not really see much people eating Willy Wonka’s candy besides the fat kid. I believe the main character Charlie, only eats about 2 bars the whole movie. In one scene Wonka wanted Charlie to try some of his teleported Wonka bar and Charlie only takes a little tiny bite of it, which surprised me. Due to the fact that
The same cinematic technique is utilized in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the inception of the film, darker and paler shades of colors are emphasized in the scenery. Especially inside Charlie’s home. However, once inside the chocolate factory, conspicuous colors are introduced. Even though the factory seemed like an exuberant center, there was still a profound void inside the hearts of Wonka, the obnoxious children, and non-proficient parents, not including Charlie and his grandfather. They were lacking the warmth of family unity and self content amid impecuniosity, that Charlie and his grandfather possessed. One can discern that Burton’s style is highly influenced by his lighting effects which in turn affects the tone, mood, and imagery of the film. The sharp contrast of coloration, establishes symbolism, tone, mood, and imagery. Another apparent effect of lighting is the mood it synthesizes. During the scenes in which the figures are pale or low key, the viewer feels uncomfortable. The reverse occurs during the high key scenes. Without the implementation of high key and low key, Burton’s message would have never been fully apprehended in both of the films.
The storyline of Charlie Brown is focused on a very small social circle of young children. One of the main animated character is Charlie Brown who has various insecurities. The author made a common connection between himself and the character. He was a child who others preyed on and made a mockery out of. The comical was used as an example of a great American un-success story, where the character failed at everything he attempted to do. Charlie Brown was always prone to bad luck.
The founder of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had a long journey to creating some of the most famous candy today. From a young age he lived in poverty and his parents constantly fought due to differences, which would always have an impact on Milton’s life. He started out in the business struggling, first with his caramel business going under and the unhelpful advice of his father that only led to Milton making more mistakes. Once Milton made it big he went on to do amazing things and dedicated a big part of his life to helping other people and focusing on the well-being of his employees. Milton Hershey was indeed one of the most famous and successful people in the candy community, but it was only through many hardships and stress that got him there.
“May I never wake up from the American dream.” Carrie Latet describes the most sought after dream: the dream of a house surrounded by a white picket fence, the dream people work their entire lives for, the dream people fight wars for: the American dream. However, America’s rise to industrialism in the 19th and 20th centuries replaced this dream with the desire to get rich fast. This change led people to believe that it is possible, common even, to obtain wealth rapidly; yet this is not the case. Sometimes, when an individual is unable to acquire such extreme wealth, he create a sense of false reality for himself, his common sense is blurred, and he sees opportunities where there are none. Characters Walter Lee Younger and Willy Loman are
The book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and the movie Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory are same and different. Unlike the book, the movie had Willy Wonka wearing a brown top hat. Similar to the book in the movie Willy Wonka wore a purple coat. In the book Charlie was in elementary school similar to the movie. Also, in the movie he goes into the candy shop and in the book he doesn’t. Since the family didn’t have very much money do they only had one bed. Also, in the book the dad was alive and he wasn’t in the movie.
The Chocolate War is a novel full of corrupt school spirit while they are fundraising to sell chocolates. There is little difference between teachers and students at Trinity High School because both teachers and students use psychological warfare, fear and manipulation. They both give assignments and punishments and they do not want their corrupt system to be disturbed.
The movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”(IMDB) illustrates five different children, with each having different behavior. Augustus, a repulsive boy who eats what he wants with no control which explains his obesity. Veruca, a daughter of a wealthy family and a spoiled brat. Violet, confident, active, a self-driven, and a go-getter girl. Mike, a complex boy who enjoys new technologies and talks maturely at most times. Last but not the least is Charlie, a kind, respectful and a patient boy. These children are in the middle childhood, primary school age, around age seven or eight. They have two things in common; they are intelligent in their own way, and they are the only child in their family. So what makes their behavior different from
The 1971 Mel Stewart film, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, is about a little boy named Charlie Bucket, who is very poor and wants to do something to help his family. The movie starts by showing that there is a contest going on for people to win a special tour through the factory of Wonka Chocolate Company and a lifetime supply of chocolate. There are only five special golden tickets hidden inside products from the Wonka Company. When the five people have found the tickets, there is a big gathering on the day of the tour with big crowds of people and news people too to see Mr wonka come out from his factory to greet the winners. When the children and their parents are inside the factory the children sign a thing saying they will not steal or take information or do bad things and they all go on their way for the tour. Right away, it all seems very strange with coat hooks that move and weird size doors and rooms. Inside of the factory is very much a different world. The workers are small orange men who sing songs telling about the behaviors people should not have.
In both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland the underlying meaning can come from the character’s curiosity. In Alice in Wonderland, the whole premise of the movie is based on Alice’s curiosity as a person. This is what leads her down the rabbit whole (1:35:53-1:35:04). In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie’s curiosity about Willie Wonka and this Factory is what leads him to buying the chocolate bar (1:26:16-1:25:47). The curiosity of both characters eventually leads them so something great. One theme that is portrayed in both of these movies is that if one is curious about the world they will find something that they love. Another meaning that is in the interior of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is that the prize in life comes from hard work and sacrifice. Charlie wins the prize from Willie Wonka because Willie sees that Charlie is a hard worker and honest. Charlie gets his hard working personality from his parents and understands hard work because of his poor economic circumstances. The most noticeable interior meaning that is shown in all of Burtons movies, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, is that the outcast in the beginning of the film ends up being the hero by the end of the film. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie becomes the hero by being able to take over the factory for Willie Wonka. In Alice in Wonderland, Alice is
The box of chocolates line resembles how Forrest sees life differently. He grew up being told by his mother on what he should and shouldn’t do to help him get through life. He had the mind set of doing any opportunity that came to him. He did all kinds of incredible things such as playing on a college football team, joining the military, starting a shrimp business, etc. Editing can be shown during the historical events that Forrest participates in such as when African Americans were accepted to his school. The effect was in black and white to show an older scenario.
Tim Burton produced “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” as well. Charlie Bucket was the misfit of the group because he was the only normal child in the group chosen to enter the factory. When showing the children and where they were from, the lighting was high key, making the scene more cheerful. But when showing Charlie’s house, the lighting was low key. This made his family’s house seem not as happy or welcoming. You could also tell a difference in the condition of the family’s house by the sound. When showing the town and the house the Bucket’s lived in, there was non-diegetic music playing that was frightening and disturbing. When showing the other children’s homes and towns, the non-diegetic music was more upbeat and jolly. The movie
The film expanded the role of Wonka's rival Slugworth, who tempts the children to give him the recipe for Wonka's Everlasting Gobstoppers. It turns out at the end, that he is actually an employee of Wonka who participates in a test of character of the ticket holders, which Charlie Bucket passes with flying colors.
The Chocolate War is a story which takes place in New England in the 1970's. Most of the events happen in a Catholic school. Since this school was exclusively for boys, they were constantly trying to prove their power over each other. The story is told in third person omniscient. The story's mood is suspenseful. With each page turn one wonders if Jerry will take or refuse his chocolates. The protagonist of this story is Jerry Renault and the antagonist in Archie Costello. Jerry is a very quiet fifteen year old boy. He is also the quarterback for the Trinity High junior varsity football team. He is a very troubled individual due to his mother's
Mr. willy Wonka is genius person who can seem a little crazy and too cheery at times but, he still makes the best sweets in the world in his gigantic factory which has Oompa-Loompas as the workers to protect his secret recipes from competitors who send spies pretending to be wanting to work there to get the secret recipes form him by learning it so he told all the workers to leave then he found the Oompa-loompas and hired them.
In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, is a traditional adaptation of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet, with some variations. Baz Luhrmann directed the 1996 version, also known as the MTV Romeo † Juliet. This version is very modernized, but keeps the language intact with few changes.