Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate

If Tim Burton's out there I just want to thank him for bringing the spirit of the book's original illustrations to the screen. He even matched the facial expressions to the drawings, especially in the case of Charlie's family. Charlie himself looks like one of the drawings, and the Bucket house is so much like the illustrations it caused me to realize that Burton is as visual as any movie director can be. (Recent editions feature the work of a different illustrator. I'm talking about the illustrations from the 1960s. The difference between the older illustrations and the newer ones is the older ones feature a lot of cross-hatching. I imagine the older illustrations are still available, especially in a hardcover, but you'll need to search the net.) I don't know how he did it, but he got the facial expressions of Charlie's family and of Mike Teavea's father down perfectly. He also absorbed Dahl's sense of humor. The opening fifteen minutes or so, in which the winners of the golden tickets are announced one by one, really get Roald Dahl's sense of the ridiculous. I think Burton's addition of Wonka's childhood story fits well, although I'll agree that the way this is resolved is not completely in Dahl's spirit. Even in the resolution, however, Burton maintains sly humor. It is well-acted by everybody. I'd like to say that Julia Winter, who plays Veruca Salt, has turned in a truly well-observed comedic performance. Depp converts the novel's jaunty, precise Wonka into a quirky one, but it works well, because, as in the novel, Wonka's endearing traits contrast with the fact that he's a tyrant. Roald Dahl gets a rap for his cynicism, and this movie softens his message a bit. Dahl is a bit like Orwell. Both of them point out that man, given power, will exploit his fellow human beings. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY the movie is not quite as dark as the book. But it comes very, very close.

I'm admittedly a sucker for Tim Burton's aesthetic, his visual and narrative style is very captivating and unique. Despite Charlie and the Chocolate Factory not being one of his best films, there's still a lot to go for in this darker and more faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic novel. I haven't watched the 1971 version in a long time, i think i saw it back when i was a kid, and never bothered to watched again. From what i understand, the 71 version is considered better, yet less faithful than this version, i can't make this evaluation, since i also haven't read the novel. What i can say for sure is that i enjoyed this version a lot, if not even more than the classic Gene Wilder one. Tim Burton, while being very faithful to the source material, brought a lot of his own identity to the movie, there's a little bit of every past Burton movie in here. The main cast was great, especially the little Freddie Highmore, whose talent was tangible from a very young age. Deep Roy was another standout as the Oompa-Loompas, his musical numbers were both hilarious and creative, the lyrics and choreography were very catchy. The most controversial thing about this movie is Johnny Depp's performance as Willy Wonka, many people didn't liked, some even stated it was an offense to Gene Wilder's iconic portrayal of the character. In my opinion, although Wilder's performance is undeniably iconic, Depp was also pretty decent in the role, despite not having the same dramatic gravitas and natural comic wit. This movie was generally a bit of a mix bag, with Freddie Highmore and the Oompa-Loompas being very high points, and Depp's performance and the CGI being more hit-and-miss. Despite some clear flaws, i'll still give the movie a positive rating since i enjoyed Highmore and Roy so much.

Depending on what it is you like about Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, you may not like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as much. I personally think that it is the strangest role for Johnny Depp. Gene Wilder Willy Wonka as Having a very colorful and creative character the in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka seems like he has a bit of mental issues.

Every bit of it hits you with amazing childhood memories. Watching it as an adult, you get to notice many dirty puns between Willy Wonka and Violet's mother almost explicit lol. The songs by the oompa lumpas are still pretty dull and useless though

I should hate this, being such a fan of the original, but to be honest I really like it. The story has been realised in a lot more of an appropriate way for the modern world. Tim Burton has yet again done a tremendous job of bringing this fantasy world to life. It's eccentric, wonderfully mad, funny and just lovable. It does a better job of bringing the original material to the screen than the original, the only problem I have is with Johnny Depp. I don't have I problem with his acting, I think it's great, I just feel he's been directed to play the role too weirdly. The "tragic madness" of his character doesn't sit too well with me, and I don't think all of the back-story was necessary. Aside from that it is a great film that does stand up to the original.