Oompa-Loompa Essays

  • Entitlement Essay

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    “I want an Oompa Loompa now” said Violet in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This is entitlement, “the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges)” Violet did nothing to deserve the Oompa Loompa yet because her daddy has an endless checkbook she feels entitled. There are a few other meanings to this word, the right to guaranteed benefits; the fact of having a right to something. Depending on political views, how someone is raised or

  • literary movie response

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    Charlie and the Chocolate factory is a remake of the children’s classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, although the acting, setting, and story may seem silly at times, the movie actually have a logical message hidden beneath it all. The emotional connection, credibility, logic, purpose, and setting of the movie are extremely valid, and when you get past the childish cover up, it is really a serious movie. The use of pathos is very strong in the beginning and end of the movie, first with the

  • Willy Wonka Compare And Contrast

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    These two factors can likely explain why these two movies that closely follow the same story line have many differences. The most noticeable difference is the change in graphics and special effects. Another huge difference can be seen by the Oompa Loompas and their songs. One more difference is the films portrayal of Willy Wonka himself. For anybody who has seen the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory they can easily see that the 2005 remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has much

  • Alienated Labor

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    Mechanical Solidarity is an important factor in the movie and Willy Wonka created his own “society” within the walls of the chocolate factory. The Oompa Loompas live in a “traditional” society inside the walls of the chocolate factory, with Willy Wonka being the structure keeping everything together. When something goes wrong within the factory repressive measures are taken to make sure they do not affect

  • Willy Wonka Comparison

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    In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory the Oompa Loompas teach them about being greedy, watching too much t.v, rude, etc. “What do you get from a glut of T.V? A pain in the neck and a IQ of three. Why don’t you try reading a book.” Just like, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Oompa Loompas teach them the same values and morals through song but they also teach them that when you have good behaviour

  • Cinematic Techniques Used In Edward Scissorhands

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    Tim Burton once said, “Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child.” He values various cinematic techniques such as lighting, sound, and camera angles conceive mood, tone, and fantasy in his movies. If he wanted a happy scene, he would make the lighting and music more upbeat, on the other hand, for a dark, gloomy scene, he would have dreary and obscure music. I will further explain how he creates his own world. Tim Burton used music to create

  • Comparison Of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory

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    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

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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    the Chocolate Factory. Dir. Tim Burton. Warner Brothers, 2005. Film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. . "Willy Wonka." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. . “The Oompa-Loompas.” Deep Roy Inc. Web. 17 Nov. 2011 . "Roald Dahl Quotes (Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)." Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. .

  • The Success of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

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    engaged in several heated debates in print over the nature of the book. In response to the charges of racism, Dahl changed some of the text, and several of the illustrations were changed for subsequent editions. The new version describes the Oompa-Loompas as having long golden-brown hair and white skin and coming from Loompaland, a fictional country, instead of Africa. The new version was introduced in 1973. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory won the New England Round Table of Children’s Librarians

  • The Mystery of the Chocolatier

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    While watching the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory I found several examples of Aristotle’s rhetorical concepts: Logos, Ethos, Pathos, Telos, and Karios. In this paper I will be giving brief examples of my findings using quotes and brief explanations of scenes from the movie and how they relate to the concept. In the movie the Logos or logic of this movie is set up at first realistic but as it introduces the character Willy Wonka you start to see the fantasy and exaggeration of the character

  • Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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    starts a contest in which the five lucky winners would win a lifetime supply of candy and a tour of his secret factory. T... ... middle of paper ... ...pa Loompas sing a song after each incident the children encounter. For instance, after Agustus Gloop, the overweight, compulsive eater, falls into the chocolate river, the Oompa Loompas sing a song about Agustus Gloop’s overweight stature and greed. All of these scenes make the characters mishaps amusing and magical. Overall the film is effective

  • Tim Burton's Influence On Edward Scissorhands

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    Born in 1958, Tim Burton directed over 35 films including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in Wonderland. He is known for his quirky horror and his grotesque but child like style. He has always been inspired by Edgar Allen Poe and his dark way of writing which appeals to emotions and has a dramatic effect on the story. In many of his live action films, Burton is able to create different moods through his use of lighting. In Burton’s movie Charlie and the Chocolate

  • Compare And Contrast Wonka Book And Movie

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    The plot of both films are very similar. Basically, Willy Wonka is a famous and mysterious candy maker who makes a wide assortment of chocolates and candies. In the past, spies of Wonka’s candy rivals invaded his factory and stole many of Wonka's secret recipes. In response to all of this, Wonka fired all the workers and closed the door to his factory. After this reclusion, the factory began to start producing chocolate, but to the public's mystery as no one ever went in or out of the factory. Years

  • Tim Burton's Cinematic Style In Edward Sccissorhands

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    Tim Burton’s films depict his lashing back from a tortured childhood. Somehow, his movies tell his story. His first big budget movie, Batman, was a huge hit. He then chose to make Edward Scissorhands, his most personal film. Despite the fact that Batman was a hit, movie executives were reluctant to give Burton authorization. His use of cinematic techniques displays his unique style. Tim Burton, in Edward Scissorhands, uses high key and low key lighting. For example, Peg’s town is flooded with high

  • Cinematic Techniques Used In Edward Scissorhands

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    As a director Buton has many advantages as compared to an author to show mood and tone. In his previous movies such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Edward Scissorhands” Burton used multiple techniques to emphasize the cheerful and sinister mood and tones of the movies. Although Burton uses multiple techniques he displays a pattern in his work, he likes to portray darker moods and tones because of his childhood experiences. He especially likes to use lighting, camera angles and sound to

  • Pros And Cons Of Edward Scissorhands

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    it more fit with the lighting because of the scars with his pale white face and his crazy black hair. Tim Burton for his movie charlie and the chocolate factory also uses a lot of the same techniques like for the music and sound they use creepy Oompa loompa music.and they use digitized sounds in the parts like form the waterfall that made it so there's more sounds, than the kids and the part where the UFO with the chocolate makes the beam

  • Tim Burton's Eerie Ecstasies: Vincent Malloy

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    For example, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Augustus is slowly sucked up a chocolate tube. As he ascends the Oompa-Loompas sing a song about his confining fate. The song’s legato style and minor key emit a feeling of increasing dread; the lyrics establish that Augustus’ strange, unceasing sugar addiction would lead to his equally strange, candy-coated demise. Similarly

  • Comparison of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book versus Movie

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    Peter Ostrum as Charlie, and Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe. The film was released in 1971. It was not a full musical in the usual sense, featuring only six songs. Some were notably well received, including "The Candy Man Can," and "The Oompa Loompa Song." "Cheer Up, Charlie" and "I've Got a Golden Ticket" are songs are regularly edited o...

  • Tim Burton Breakdown

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    The sharp gleam of light slicing through the air as it reflects from an array of smooth blades. A whiplash of a tail and the shimmer of iridescent scales before it slither into the murky waters. A bony hand threading delicate buttons onto a little doll’s eyes. Hundreds of dark, macabre, bittersweet chocolate wrapped with shiny and thin foil paper. These are the distinctive representative objects showing Tim Burton’s dark style. He is a Hollywood outsider-director who grew up under the influences

  • Tim Burton Cinematic Techniques. By Julie Gilley

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    Tim Burton is a creative director when he directs gothic movies. This essay talks about the cinematic techniques that Burton uses in the movies, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton uses shots and framing, sound, and lighting, to make a dark and gothic movies. He tries to make you feel a special way, in a certain scene, in his movies, by his different techniques. Tim Burton uses shots and framing to show emotions, establish settings, and to