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FangsNfeet -> RE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (11/10/2005 9:01:12 PM)
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The two versions are hard for me to compare each other too. The two movies seem to want to have different morals or lessons to learn. The original was all about honesty, owning up to your actions, and not being tempted by greed. The new one puts more of the lesson about family and what is really more important. Anyhow let's compare a few other things.
Original:
Actor: Gene Wilder
Ompa Lumpas: played by many dwarfs/midgets
Land Scape: All real
Wanka History: Not much about his past or why he's the way he is.
Bad/spoiled/rotten kids: This movie pointed out the faults for the lack of parenting on children who over eat, watch to much
TV, get everything they ask for or pitch a fit over, and those over obsorbed with competeing.
Soundtrack: This movie was also a musical in many scenes.
New Version.
Actor: Jonny Depp.
Director: TIM BURTON. I mention Burton because he has always had a nack bringing out spooky, creepy, and gothic appeal to many movies. He puts enphasis on main characters and generaly makes sure you know why the way they are.
Ompa Lumpas: All Lumpas in this version were played by one person replicated with computer animation.
Land Scape: Real for the most part with some computer graphics. The Chocolate Fall was real chocolate along with the river.
Wanka History. Wanka has flash backs, issues, and a past of unfinished business to conclude. In most films that Depp and Buton have worked on together, Depp is always an odd person with a past history and memories to over come. Edward Scissor Hands and Sleepy Hallow are prime examples of what type of characters Depp Plays when Burton is Directing.
The spoiled kids: Same for the most part. Video Games replaced TV and Karate was encluded with gum chewing.
Soundtrack: Not much if any of the actors gave musical performances nor sang any songs. The Umpa Lumpa lyrics were also more difficult for me to make out. But I did like the Jazz back ground more appealing.
As for an over all rating I can give both movies 50/50. The origianl having more talent/theatrical performance and the new one for having more emphasis on characters/story line. When it comes down to it, they balance each other out which makes it hard to call.
Anyhow, for the new version, I do like the notion that whiped cream can't be whiped cream unless it has been whiped by whips.
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