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Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory Essay

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In the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the mise-en-scène tells the audience a lot about the story going on around them. The movie starts off introducing the different kinds of candy that are produced in what we can only assume, is the Wonka Factory. With this the director sets a calm and colorful effect to his audience, thus capturing their full attention. Once this is over we see that kids crave wonka candy since it is the first thing that the kids do once school is out for the day. Here is when Charlie Bucket is introduced. He is the kid that stands outside the candy store because he cannot afford the sweets. So after looking at all the happiness the candy brings the other kids, goes on and gets his pay for working as a paperboy. Once …show more content…

This one prop is the most important object since it sets the plot of the film. This one prop sets the world on a craze. So as the winners are starting to be announced we see different types of kids winning the one of a kind prize. The first winner, Augustus Gloop, an avid eater; the second winner Veruca Salt, a spoiled brat; the third winner was Violet Beauregarde, a gum chewing girl; the fourth winner Mike Teevee, a boy who is addicted to television; finally there is Charile, the poor disadvantaged one of the group. And to each of the winners a man by the name of Mr. Slugworth, talks to each of them telling them to steal a Everlasting Gobstopper. So with this in mind the five winners head to the Wonka factory, where Willy Wonka himself is introduced in a dramatic entrance. Once inside everything is colorful and childlike, which in turn is a reflection on Willy Wonka’s personality and his way of life. It reflects the kind of person Wonka really is, a honest, loving, and childlike

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