Comparison Of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory

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The book and movies I am going to compare are Charlie (Willy Wonka) and the Chocolate factory. The book was written by British author, Roald Dahl. The 1971 film was directed by Mel Stuart and the 2005 film was directed by Tim Burton. Both movies and books have very good plots and details. Some are very similar; others are quite different.
It tells the story of a young boy named Charlie Bucket. Charlie, his parents, and his four grandparents all live together in a small house. They're poor, hungry, cold, and pretty much in dire straits. The one thing that brightens Charlie's life is the chocolate factory, owned by Willy Wonka, that's right in the neighborhood. That and the one chocolate bar a year he gets on his birthday.
Charlie’s Grandpa Joe seems to know a lot about Wonka's factory and he tells Charlie a bunch of stories: about a chocolate palace Mr. Wonka built for an Indian prince, and about how he had to close his factory down because of spies stealing his recipes. During one of these stories, Charlie's dad comes in with the news that Mr. Wonka will be opening up his factory to five lucky children who can find Golden Tickets in Wonka chocolate bars; the beginning of a contest!
On his birthday, Charlie's whole family hopes that his chocolate bar will contain a Golden ticket, and guess what? It doesn't. Grandpa Joe even gives him some saved-up money from his secret hoard to buy one more chocolate bar. Still nothing. One day, while Charlie is walking home from school, hungry and cold, he finds some money on the ground and uses it to buy chocolate. And sure enough, which I’m sure came to his surprise, he finds his golden ticket. After the tour, Charlie ends up winning the entire factory for being the least misbehaved child on t...

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... songs generally sound the same, and no one mentions one when it begins. Other songs include (I've Got a) Golden Ticket and I Want it Now! In the 2005 film, an original song, Willy Wonka's Welcome Song, is sung by puppets at the factory entrance that later catch on fire. The Ooompa-Loompa songs use Dahl's original lyrics, although they have fewer words. Each of the latter is done in a different contemporary musical style (Bombay musical, Disco/Jazz, psychedelia, rock). Wonka appears to be the only one to enjoy the songs.
Another small difference I noticed between the book and two film adaptions was Wonka’s welcome routine. In the book, he did a little dance. In the 1971 film, he limps out of the factory and then performs a somersault. In the 2005 film, he has an elaborate, automated puppet show that burst into flames (appears unnoticed and applauds after the show).

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