Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)

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     After I watched some Tim Burton movies in this movie class, I want to watch more Tim Burton movies. So I chose this movie, "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory". 

     The main character is Charlie Bucket. He lives in poverty with his family; his mother is unemployed, his father works at the factory, and even his grandfather was laid off. But one day, Willy Wonka who owns famous chocolate factory announces surprising contest. It is that he will give a chance of factory tour to five children who find the golden tickets. After the five lucky children appear, they enter the factory. However, the other four children are blind with greed, selfishness, vanity and desire for winning, except Charlie. So they yield to the temptation and end up caught in the factory.

     Finally, only Charlie become the last remaining child and Wonka congratulates him to become Wonka's heir, but Charlie refuses it. Later, Wonka and his father get back together and he allows Charlie's family to move into the factory.

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     I think this movie teaches many lessons to us. First of all, it says that too much is as bad as too little. In this movie, All but Charlie fail in the contest because of their greedy. So this movie gives us important lesson. One who grasps at too much loses all. For everything, self-control and careful judgement is so important. In addition, I could see some problems of modern people. For example, the people who are luxury beyond necessity and have an obsession about awards and honors, the people who have a hedonistic lifestyle. I think, maybe, this movie tried to criticize these bad people.

     Also, I could learn about materialism and individualism through some scenes. When Charlie found the golden ticket, bystanders tried to take it away. And Willy Wonka experienced disharmony within the family, especially his father. His individualistic life began from that time. But later, he was finally reunited with his father.

     Anyway, I would like to praise the actors including Jonny depp and the five children. They acted very well in the movie, so I could immersed in the story of the movie. I also want to recommend this movie to you and watch other movies of Tim Burton. And I'd like to give it a big thumbs up.