Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

There are many similarities and differences between the new version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the old one. Both tell the story of a poor boy named Charlie Bucket, who lives in an old run down house with his parents and four grandparents who spend most of their time in bed. Charlie’s life changes when finds a golden ticket in his Wonka Bar.

Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) closed his factory because too many spies were stealing his secret recipes. Fifteen years later he decides to place a golden ticket into five random Wonka Bars. The five lucky kids who find these tickets get to take the family member of their choice with them on a tour of the factory.

Depp’s version of Willy Wonka could easily be mistaken for Michael Jackson, because of the extremely pale skin, and the unusual clothes he wears. During the tour he
experiences flashbacks to his childhood. His father’s a dentist who never allowed Willy to eat candy. So Willy decides to leave home, and eventually opens the world’s largest candy factory.

The funniest part of the whole movie is when the Oompa Loompas perform their song and dance number after each of the unfortunate events that occur during the tour. These are the only songs in this film, which is a sharp contrast to the 1971 adaptation of the book, which was more like a Broadway musical.

The whole purpose of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is to teach children two lessons: 1. If you don’t follow the rules, then you suffer the consequences of your actions. Of course in real life those consequences don’t include: being sucked up into a pipe, turning into a giant blueberry, being dragged into a garbage shoot, or being shrunk down to the size of an ant after teleporting yourself into a television.
2. Your family is the most important thing you’ll ever have.

I give this movie a 7 out of 10

How the rating system works:
10-9=A
8-7= B
6-5= C
4-3= D
2-0= F

This year so far (scores out of 10)
Robots 8
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 7
Cinderella Man 7
Batman Begins 8
War of the Worlds 7