Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) is an Academy Award-nominated family film based on the 1964 children's book of the same title by author Roald Dahl and partially upon its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket.It is the second film adaptation of the children's book, the first being 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

A wonderful adaptation of a novel by the celebrated author, Roald Dahl, the story is about Charlie Bucket, a young boy who comes from a poor but loving family and would love nothing more than to find a golden ticket to enter the amazing chocolate factory run by inventor and owner Willy Wonka. As luck would have it, Charlie finds the last golden ticket and goes on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure with his grandpa Joe. Among the other four winners are a spoiled rich girl, a gluttonous kid who stuffs his face with sweets, a champion trophy gum chewer and Mike Teavee, a kid who spends more time watching TV and playing video games than anything else. Most fascinating is the mysterious Willy Wonka(Johnny Depp) who in turn had a troubled childhood and has a special grand prize at the end for one of the kids. Also along the tour are Wonka's staff the singing, working Oommpa Loompas. A thoroughly entertaining movie and a great performance by Johnny Depp. Some film reviews have noted the resemblance of Depp's performance to pop star Michael Jackson. Like Jackson, Depp's interpretation of Wonka had pale skin, spoke in a soft tone, had a childlike persona, and had a troubled childhood.

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