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Movie Monday: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005)

 Alright... so I have to say I didn't finish watching this movie... I had to leave right before Mike Teavee's part... but I did see most of the movie and I kind of had some opinions. 

So I know everyone loves Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory... and as much as I really like that movie... I have only seen it once because it kind of scares me. There's that one boat scene that's really terrifying and then the end... I just always thought that the kids all died because if I remember correctly you never see them again at the end of the movie. It's a little refreshing to see the kids at the end of this movie kind of normal? Slightly deformed with possibly temporary or long term deformations... that they seem somewhat ok with for the most part. 

Tim Burton directed this and while I kind of always thought this was like the beginning of Tim Burton's downfall... when I actually watched it again- I thought it was just as good as his other movies... there are a lot of really beautiful. It seemed like the perfect thing for Tim Burton to direct. There's a really great mix of very dull, bleak grey colors and then beautiful bright colors like the candy in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and the Gold of the Golden Ticket. It made the movie feel very real. 

I'm going to go back to the end of the movie too where you get to see all of the kids... and I know I didn't see the kids at the end of the movie this time... but I kind of feel like we saw the parents kind of learn their lessons and it might actually end up making the kids better people. I know we all know people like the kids in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory... and you're probably thinking of bullies at your elementary school or people now that just don't treat you right for one reason or another and... I feel like at the end of this particular version of the story maybe the kids weren't quite as bad after the events of the movie. I'm not really sure- we don't really know. 

I also like that we get a little more insight into Willy Wonka in this one and why he is how he is. He's brilliant and adventurous and innovative... but also he has a dark side. He's very dedicated to his work because he just kind of threw himself into it because of his relationship with his father. Plus we got a lot of scenes with Just Willy Wonka which... was cool. 

I feel like they should have named this one "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and called the original one "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" because really this one is about Willy Wonka and the original movie was about Charlie. Both interesting and cool movies. I want to watch this again sometime soon. It's a good movie! 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

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