The Amazing Chocolatier
Willy Wonka is the amazing chocolatier, the confectionery genius, the eternal child and the dreamer of dreams first brought to life by Rohal Dahl in the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He has been portrayed in two very different performances by Gene Wilder in 1971 and by Johnny Depp in 2005.
The answer to the question "Who is Willy Wonka?" may depend a lot on your age. If you are old enough to remember the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, then Gene Wilder is the only Willy Wonka you may know. If you are younger and remember watching the 2005 movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, then Johnny Depp is your Willy Wonka.
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Willy Wonka at a Glance
Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
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Differences between book and film versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Differences between book and films of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- The following table depicts the differences between the book and film adaptations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
Willy Wonka - The Book Version
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published by Roald Dahl in 1964.In the book, he describes Willy Wonka as so:
- He had a black to hat on his head.
He wore a tail coat made of
a beautiful plum-colored velvet.
His trousers were bottle green.
His gloves were pearly gray.
An in one hand he carried a fine gold-topped walking cane.
Covering his chin, there was a small neat pointed black beard--a goatee.
And his eyes--his eyes were the most marvelously bright.
They seemed to be sparkling and twinkling at you all the time.
The whole face, in fact, was alight with fun and laughter.
Dahl R. 1964. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Random House Inc. p. 57.
Image Source: Wikipedia. Wikimedia. Willy Wonka as drawn by Quentin Blake.
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93% perspiration,
6% electricity,
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Willy Wonka - Gene Wilder Version
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is the musical version that was released in 1971. In this version Willy Wonka was played by Gene Wilder.- Gene Wilder played the chocolate-maker as a fun-loving scamp who enjoys seeing bad little children get what they deserve.
Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka always had a bit of a hidden smirk on his face leaving you wondering what he was up to or what he might have up his sleeve. He did seem to be a lovable character.
The only hints that we get with Wilder that there may be something a bit off or wrong with Willy Wilder are during the infamous boat ride (one of the scarier scenes that I can remember watching as a child) and at the end of the film when he blows up at Charlie (that we later discover was a character test).
Source:
McMurray S. 2005. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Movie Review.
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Willy Wonka - Johnny Depp Version
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is the version released in 2005. In this new version Willy Wonka was played by Johnny Depp.Jonny Depp's version is very different than Gene Wilder's loveable, child-loving and mischievous Wonka.
Thanks to Director Tim Burton's interpretation, this newer version is more complex and more complicated. You aren't quite sure if he is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and why, if he doesn't appear to like children, he invited them into his factory.
We get more of a sense of a Willy Wonka who has shut himself off from the world and perhaps has spent too much time alone in his factory.
One reviewer described Depp's Willy Wonka as follows:
- Depp portrays a man whose unhappy relationship with his father leads him to withdraw from his dad and go out to seek his own way in the world.
By the time he re-enters the public eye, he is guarded about human contact and draws his social skills from a child-like innocence and his personal look from his whimsical, kaleidoscopic view of the world.
Like a child who is poignantly honest with those he encounters in life, Wonka just blurts out what he is feeling at the time. Although hard for the adults around him to swallow, in the end, it is a most effective teaching experience for everyone involved.
McMurray S. 2005. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Movie Review.
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- It's all about the money. It's just some people sitting around thinking 'How can we make some money?'
Why else would you remake Willy Wonka?
- If I were to cast the movie, I'd cast Johnny Depp. He's wonderful.
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victoria_neely
Great Wonka lens! You get a golden ticket. Posted March 28, 2008 |
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BrandonL
Great lens! I prefer the latest Willy wonka! Posted February 12, 2008 |
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tonyab
Love this lens! (I love Willy Wonka too.) 5*'s Posted February 03, 2008 |
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Arizona-Snow
What a great lens, 5*! You should submit it to Lens of the Day. Posted October 19, 2007 |
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KimGiancaterino
This was one of my first books, which I probably read 50 times. I've not yet seen the Johnny Depp version, but you've inspired me to check it out. Nice lens! Posted October 12, 2007 |
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