Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Helena Bonham Carter.
[Editor’s note: slight spoiler warning.]
The movie is a nice fairy tale. I think the story is well-known. It includes all that is needed to be a nice story for kids. A really poor boy who lives with his whole family (with very old grandparents) in a very small house (marvellous exaggerated poor and slanted). Of course, he has a heart of gold and shares all that he has with his family. For sure, he gets the golden ticket from Willy Wonka and can visit the factory. Needless to say, that the other four children who get the golden ticket are very unlovely and wicked. So, they can’t dispute Willy Wonka’s offers and get rid of the play. Little Charlie can inherit the factory but then he has to leave his family. What do you think that his decision will be?
It did not have much of the special Burton kind of way but it’s also worth seeing for adults. I really enjoyed it. The only thing, I didn’t like, was the dance performance of the Oompa-Loompas. But how can a fairy tale be without that? They played four songs. The fourth was a remake of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen and on that place, I nearly enjoyed it. All Oompa-Loompas were the same person (Deep Roy). At first, I found it really annoying, but after a while, it would be a running gag.
Johnny Depp created his own Willy Wonka. It makes a lot of fun to see him in this part. I can’t confirm that he looks like Michael Jackson (I read it in another criticism). Also, Christopher Lee as Willy Wonka’s father has a good part, too.
In conclusion, I can say, it’s a really good remake.
Sandra Herlufsen
