February 17, 2012
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
This movie has been popular for over forty years. Through mis en scene, Charlie's lifestyle is depicted. His house is a one room shack with a bed in the center of the room. Charlie's four grandparents are sharing one bed and there are few other things in the scene. After he announces the great news about finding a golden ticket his grandpa Joe jumps out of bed. The small open window with sunlight is important to the mood this news creates, a good morning! Charlie happens to be standing with a cane as his grandpa leaps around dancing. The song he sings gradually gets louder as he dances more. The instruments used correspond with their actions as they dress and walk. He ends his song with a crescendo and a spotlight on his face.The next scene shows the five children and their mentors impatiently waiting for Willy Wonka to exit his estate. Characterization begins as the children rudely talk to their parents, potraying them as spoiled and brats. High and low angles are frequently used, high angles only on the children. In editing, the shot duration changes to very short shots with a vairety of angles and close ups of excited children. Drumming begins and the beat becomes faster in anticipation for Willy Wonka. Further characterization happens as the kids are asked to sign a contract. Against the wishes of their parents Violet, Mike, Augustus and Veruca sign the contract and Charlie asks his grandpa. When they enter the chocolate factory, flutes follow their footsteps down the stairs. A harp is introduced to bring a sense of beauty to the scene.The camera zooms out to show them anxiously running towards the candy. Augustus is by the chocolate river leaning over it which gives a clue to what happens next, he falls in and has lost the competition. They contine on to the next room in which they take a boat in the chocolate river. The camera was tracking the boat float about the river. The music suddenly becomes faster and scary showing weird images. Lighting is flashing and multicolored. In the end, Charlie wins the competition by not giving into greed and sellign Wonka recipe. The theme is to not be greedy and selfish.
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I recently also watched Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory as well and I agree with Julie about the different film techniques that are seen throughout the film. I feel as if the theme is the most important part of the entire movie because if Charlie was like the other children,Violet, Mike, Augustus and Veruca he would not be given the life supply of chocolate but most of the factory. Willy WOnka said that he knew when he first seen Charlie that he would be the winner, but why was that? Charlie had been approached by Arthur Slugworth who would pay Charlie large sum of money for the everlasting gobstopper. In the moment when Charlie's Uncle Jo asks Mr. Willy Wonka about Charlie's prize he is rather upset because Mr. Wonka told them they lose because they drank his fizzy juice which caused damages to his factory. In reaction Uncle Jo tells Charlie that they will give Arthur Slugworth the gobstopper so they can get money to help them financially because were rather poor. Charlie unlike the other children thought to himself and realized that he didn't need the gobstopper he didn't want he money from Slugworth, and gave the candy back to Mr. Wonka which in the end made him the winner. If CHarlie had been selfish and greedy he would not have won the final prize. He would have been out of luck like the other children, and then realized after that Slugworth was not an actual person he was a worker of Mr. Wonka, in fact he would get no money. The over all lesson of this movie I feel is to not be greedy or selfish, because it with an attitude like that you will never get anywhere in life.
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