As Charlie opened his one and only birthday present, he couldn’t have been happier. He felt the smooth edges of the small rectangular package and could almost taste his favorite thing above all, a Willy Wonka chocolate bar. He had heard about the lucky few who had found golden tickets, but could only hope he could one day join them. As his fingers found the edge of the packet, he ripped quickly but carefully. His eyes were full of disappointment when they searched for a glimmer of gold, but only found the muddy brown of the thing he once loved. This beloved tale of a poor boy with dreams of meeting his idol has become an iconic film and novel for children around the world. Its message is universal, but the key differences between Mel Stuart’s Willy Wonka and the …show more content…
The basic plots of these two movies are practically identical except for one crucial distinction, Willy Wonka. By giving Wonka an in depth backstory, in Burton’s rendition, it completely changes the theme of the films. Wonka, played by Johnny Depp, is haunted by his past from having a candy forbidding dentist as a father. This gives his character a deep seated aversion to any form of family. Through flashbacks and daydreams, Burton added another side to Wonka’s character. It showed his tortured soul which made the film more enjoyable for audiences of all ages. However the ending is considered far too dark for younger audiences, painting Willy Wonka as more of a villain than a hero. When Charlie finally makes it to the end of the tour instead of welcoming him and his family into the factory with open arms like the original film, Wonka is cold and tells Charlie to leave his family behind or give up all the riches in the world. Charlie, of course, chooses his family and Wonka is forced to re-examine his life and what really
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
To begin with the first difference between the movie and the novel is poor character development, and how the character are shown differently in both the novel and the movie. When Gene goes to Leper’s home town, he finds him shell shocked. When Gene gets the telegram letter and goes to
The central plot was about Charlie Bucket and how his character throughout the story proved himself worthy of taking over Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. In Willy Wonka (1971), the portrayal of Charlie as the main character remained; however, in Charlie (2005), the role of Willy Wonka was in the spotlight more than Charlie was. The titles for each film were misleading because in Willy Wonka, Charlie was the star of the show and in Charlie, Willy Wonka was the star of the show. In both films, the supporting casts stayed the same. A major difference between the two films would be how the stories were told. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a musical, so the story was told through a number of whimsical and catchy songs. On the other hand, only Oompa Loompas sang in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. All of the songs were different in both films. In Willy Wonka, the music was smooth and was able to communicate some sort of message, whereas in Charlie, the music was somewhat deranged and repetitive with no sense of real meaning. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory both followed the original story, but each film had a subtle change of focus on the main
The difference of characters in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory emphasizes the binary oppositions “excitement” and “calm” through the verbs in which the characters—Charlie and Willy Wonka—explain.
The plot had some major differences as well as its similarities, for example, when Lydia was frightened by the lions and when Peter and Wendy "killed" their parents. The film did follow the same storyline and had the same plot but also had some slight differences here and there, for example ... In the story, George and Lydia found a wallet and a scarf in the nursery, but they found a purse in the movie. The children didn't land in the "space ship" and they didn't even mention the plastic carnival. There were no whining or jumping on couch's as referenced in the story when the kids heard the news about locking up the nursery, they just got mad and ran towards the nursery. When the Parents were supposedly chased by lions, Lydia wasn't crying, the story made it seem more dramatic than it appeared in the video. As well as Peter called George “George” in the movie instead of Father or Dad, this was not mentioned in the story, but it did show how he didn’t really think of George as his Dad. There were also a little foreshadowing at the end when George told Lydia to RIP “Rest in peace” then shortly after they
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 3 major differences that were seen are the shattering of the conch, the pilot’s presence, and Ralph’s attitude towards Piggy. Due to these major differences the novel left a greater impact on its readers than the movie on its viewers. Seeing the movie and as well reading the book, personally the book was a better. The book has a very different approach of that showed these 3 major differences to their full extent. Out of the two though, I would choose the book as more pleasant and
As well as the movie having some character differences, some of the scenes were either cut out or added. One of the major differences in the movie is that Candy never comes into the room when Lennie and Crooks are talking to each other. This is an important part in the novel because when Candy comes in, Crooks finds about their future plan wants to get in on the deal. Except this scene is cut short in the movie and Candy never shows up at Crooks’ house. Another important part that is changed in the movie is the ending. The movie never shows Lennie have the illusions of his Aunt Carla and the rabbits lecturing him while he is waiting by the pond. Also, is seems as though in the movie George doesn’t hesitate to shoot Lennie, and it is all over very quickly. Furthermore, the important scene when Slim tells George, “You hadda, George” (107), never happens in the movie, but instead it ends with an image coming from within George’s imagination, a memory of the many happy times that he and Lennie had shared. There are also some scenes that are added into the movie, but only because the novel is so short, they needed to add things to make the
There are many scenes and details that were in the book, but were left out of the movie, one thing that differentiates the movie from the book, is the change in character’s personalities and the relationships between the characters. In the book, Candace and Charlie seem like they don’t get along extremely well. Like any brother and sister, they fight quite a lot and they get in many arguments. But Candace seems like she is much meaner to him in the book than she is to him in the movie. In the movie Candace is much nicer to Charlie, and just nicer in general. Patrick is quite similar in the movie to how he was in the book, except for his personality. In the book, Patrick seems less carefree and funny. It seems like he is a jokester, but he can also be very serious at times. While in the movie he can’t be taken seriously and he always is trying to lighten the mood. Even when he and Brad were going through a rough spot in their relationship, he was still messing around and cracking jokes. Charlie was the character that is the most different in the book and in the movie. In the book, Charlie is portrayed as weak, nerdy and extremely awkward. But in the movie he is a tougher character and he seems a lot less quiet and shy. One way the movie shows that Charlie is not very weak is how he only cries once at the end. While in the book he cries all
Willy is like an impetuous youngster with high ideals and high hopes. Children always have high hopes for their
The movies that I am comparing are “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was a 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart, and starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and starred Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. Both Movies are an adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. In both movies, a young boy named Charlie Bucket wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker, Willy Wonka.
There are many similarities and differences between the book “Charlie and the chocolate factory” and the movie “Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory.” To begin, the family was unique. To contrast, the book had a father but the movie did not. To compare, the grandparents were lill. In addition, Willy wonka's looks were different. Unlike, the book, the movie willy wonka wore a brown hat. Willy wonka carried a cane in comparison to the book and movie. Furthermore, the oompa loompas altered. In the book, they sang songs alike in the movie. Dissimilar, to the book, in the movie the oompa loompas wore white overalls. In conclusion, could a boy really own a chocolate factory? Well willy wonka thinks he can.
The only two exceptions in the story seem to be Charlie and the great Willy Wonka. Throughout the book Willy Wonka is highly respected and thought to be a genius by everyone. He is revered, and nothing but praise seems to be heaped upon him by every character in the story and what seems to put him apart from everyone is his belief in both ideals. Even though it is not stated in the book there is clear evidence that Wonka is a very business minded individual and gives the success of his factory massive importance. This is shown in the way he closed down his factory from the public in order to safeguard the secrets of his products from spy efforts from his competitors.
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.
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