Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was originally filmed in 1971. It was directed by Mel Stuart and produced by David L. Wolper and Stan Margulies. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory rated a seven point eight out of ten. In 2005, a remake of the movie was made with a new title, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was directed by Tim Burton and produced by Lorne Orleans, Richard D. Zanuck, and Brad Grey. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was rated a six point eight out of ten. Judging by the ratings, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was enjoyed more than Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Although the two movies have just about the same storyline, there are some differences, but some things are also alike. The characters in both movies are different as is the genre of each movie. Both Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory received different ratings.

In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory it starts out with the chocolate factory being closed. Candy is still sold but no one ever sees Willy Wonka. Charlie is a poor boy who loves chocolate. The only thing is he cannot afford it. Willy Wonka decides to hide five golden tickets in five chocolate bars for five lucky children to win for a chance to tour the factory with him. The overall winner of the challenge wins the chocolate factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Charlie wants to take part in the challenge of finding the golden tickets, but he cannot afford to buy the many chocolate bars like the other participants. Four of the tickets are found by Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee. Charlie wants to find the last ticket, but his hopes are crushed when news breaks that a millionaire has found the salt one. The next day, Charlie finds a coin in the gutter and uses it to buy a chocolate bar at the exact same time that it is said the last golden ticket was forged. When Charlie opens his chocolate bar, he finds the final real golden ticket. His grandpa, Grandpa Joe, serves as his tour chaperone. When bad things happen to the other four winners and Charlie is the only one left. He is the overall winner and wins the factory and a lifetime of chocolate.

The plot in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is almost the exact same. In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie does not have a family, but in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory his father makes a living by putting on toothpaste caps. During the tour in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Veruca Salt is thrown away as a “bad egg” in the Chocolate Golden Egg Sorting Room, but in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, she is thrown away as a “bad nut” by trained squirrels. In the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka’s background is a mystery, but in the 2005 movie, his background is shown with his father. There are also scenes of Charlie at school in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but none in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Willy Wonka is supposed to be shown as an older man which he does in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but Johnny Depp is not shown like that. In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie finds a silver coin in the gutter and that is how he gets his chocolate bar. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory he finds the golden ticket in a chocolate bar her finds in the gutter.

The ending is a little bit different, also. In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka lets Charlie and his family move into the factory, but in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka doesn’t want Charlie’s family with him because of his bad past with his father. After Charlie turns down the offer, Willy Wonka decides to let them stay too. Charlie also helps him with his father.

The genre of the two movies were also different. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a fantasy/musical. It is supposed to be more of a musical, unlike Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The genre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was fantasy/comedy. The movie was supposed to be funnier than Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Some say that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a good example. In one review Roger Ebert said, “Four other kids are hateful in one way or another, and come to dreadful ends.”(Ebert). He is saying that it is an example because if you are hateful, then something is going to end wrong.

Other people did not like the movie at all. One person that did not like the movie said, “I don’t know why Willy Wonka is considered a ‘classic’. It is boring at times, not all that funny, and Willy Wonka himself comes off a little sadistic.” Another one said, “I admit it, it was just stupid!!!”

Some people loved the movie and thought it told a great story. One person said, “A great classic for the family and WAY better than the newer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!” one other person said, “A great classic that kids can enjoy, too.”

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also got mixed reviews. Most said that they hated Tim Burton’s remake, but some loved it. One critic said, “This is a dazzling movie.” Another also said, “Bizarrely entertaining and brilliantly designed.”

Others did not like the movie as much. Some said, “It is an unnecessary remake.”, “This movie is horrendous.”, and “Disgusting movie compared to the original.”

My opinion on the movies is that I liked the newer one better. I liked it more because I am a bigger fan of more modern movies. I do not think that it is scary or unnecessary. I actually thought it was funny and well made.
Works Cited

Common Sense Media. April 9, 2008. Common Sense Media Inc. 18 October 2012