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Comparison Between Tim Burton's Adaptation Of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

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In Tim Burton’s infamous adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Burton skillfully utilizes camera shots to enhance society’s desperation for the fantastical world that they constantly seek. The scene starts out with Charlie buying a chocolate bar from a convenience store, and upon buying and opening it in the store, Charlie discovers that he has found the last golden ticket. There is then a medium close up-shot then goes close up into his bewildered face, but the moment is ruined when three desperate adults bombard his personal space and intrude on the shot, and offer him money for the golden ticket. The reason Burton does this is to show how desperate and how many people were involved in the hunt for the ticket. By having the adults crowd around Charlie after he has found the …show more content…

An example of this in the movie would be in the introduction, where it establishes the setting, there is no music is heard except for birds chirping and lawns being mowed. The lack of music sets up the uneventful and boring life they live. In mocking that suburban life this demonstrates the lack of excitement and adventure that is their reality. This is then seen again in the shot where all of the women in Suburbia get into their car at the exact same time to go visit Edward Scissorhands. Dramatic and ominous music begins playing as they roll out of their driveway, however it seems to be a mockery on the excitement of the scene, because while the music is intense, in reality it is just a flock of women rolling out of the driveway in pastel cars that all look the same. The aim of this scene is to jeer at brief excitement one feels, but in reality nothing ever happens, life is boring and static. Tim Burton’s usage of music is to create a parody of what is the typical human life. However, it is emphasized more clearly with the establishing shot that is presented alongside the

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He applies this technique to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by using slow violin music that gets louder and faster as Charlie is opening the candy bar. This creates suspense and tension to see if he will get a golden ticket or not. In Edward Scissorhands, he sees a picture of Peg’s daughter Kim and falls in love with her. The purpose of them playing slow and sweet loving music is to make you happy and to feel the love he has for Kim. The film Big Fish uses nondiegetic sound right after the father and son have a big blowup.

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There are many different techniques used in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, involving the use of the camera. For example, when the oompa loompas are singing about each naughty child, the scene is shot as a pan or a long shot. By using these techniques, it may show the size of the oompa loompas or their dances to express their emotions together, this attracts the viewers. The use of the camera movements, produces a more interesting effect. Tim Burton knows how to use camera movements to his advantage in all of his films created.

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Values in To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird shows that you should not judge a book by its cover, that actions speak louder than words, and that seemingly good people can be filled with exuberant flaws. There are several examples of characters in To Kill a Mockingbird that are portrayed as bad people in the beginning of the book that turn out to be heroes. Other characters such as Mrs. Merriweather and Aunt Alexandra criticise others and are generally hypocritical, even though they come across as pinnacles of politeness and wholesome values. Because characters such as Boo Radley and Mrs. Dubose are originally shown as bad people and then are shown as heroic and other supposedly good people like Mrs. Merriweather are shown to be hypocritical and callous, this book shows that it is of the utmost importance to thoroughly examine a person before you judge them, and that hypocrisy or other faults of character can be present in people with pious reputations.

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Versus Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a children 's certified classic that spawned countless number of modern day memes. The movie derived from Roald Dahl 's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 1964 and it has been a successful read amongst children ever since. The story is about a young boy named Charlie, who finds one of five, "golden tickets," and his thrilling tour through Willy Wonka 's candy factory. In 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was released under the direction of Mel Stuart, featuring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Thirty-four years later, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the remake) was released under the direction of Tim Burton, featuring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka.

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