Old and new chocolate factory [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.18]

A movie like candy that never melts

There are many differences from Burton's version, but I think the biggest one is Wanka's character design and his relationship with Charlie. Wonka, played by Johnny Depp, is a child-like man who is unable to grow up and is traumatized by his relationship with his father, a strict dentist. Throughout the story, I get the impression that Wonka is encouraged to grow more than Charlie. I think this is an arrangement unique to Burton.

In contrast, Wanka, played by Gene Wilder in ` `Chocolate Factory ,'' has the same madness as Depp's version, but he still shows an adult attitude, such as testing children. When Charlie finally passes the test, Wanka embraces him, and he feels something like paternity. Here, we learn why Charlie's father was absent from the beginning, unlike in the original story. Wanka had that role.

In addition to the differences between Wonka and Wonka, there are many differences between "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and " Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Chocolate Factory," such as the Oompa-Loompas who work in the factory and the machines that appear, so it's fun to just compare them. If you watch both, the two films start to bring out the best in each other. If you know the premise of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," it's interesting to see how Burton's version arranged it and how it scaled it up, and conversely, like me, if you watch the older version later, you can find the source of the Burton version's image and feel something new in a story that you thought you knew well. The two chocolate factory films are like the best sweets that you can enjoy and savor forever, like the candy invented by Wonka that never runs out.

Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara

Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books. New movie reviews are currently being serialized in "SPUR" (Shueisha).

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