Reflection paper on film ”Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

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Charlie Bucket is a kind and loving boy who lives with his family in poverty near the Wonka Factory. The company’s owner, Willy Wonka, has long closed his factory due to problems concerning industrial espionage, and all employees, including Charlie’s Grandpa Joe, lost their jobs. Charlie’s father, meanwhile, has more recently lost his own job at a toothpaste factory, although he does not admit this to Charlie.

One day, Wonka announces a contest in which Golden Tickets have been placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide, and the winners will receive a full tour of the factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate, while one will receive an additional prize at the end of the tour. Wonka’s sales subsequently skyrocket, and the first four tickets are found by the gluttonous Augustus Gloop, the spoiled Veruca Salt, the arrogant Violet Beauregarde, and the ill-tempered Mike Teavee. Charlie tries twice to find a ticket, but both bars come up empty. After overhearing that the final ticket was found in Russia, Charlie finds a $10 bill and purchases a third Wonka Bar. The Russian ticket is revealed to be a forgery just as Charlie discovers the real ticket inside the wrapper. He receives monetary offers for the ticket, but the cashier warns him not to trade it regardless, and Charlie runs back home. At home, Charlie says that he wants to trade it for money for his family’s betterment. After a pep talk from Grandpa George, however, he decides to keep it and brings Grandpa Joe to accompany him on the tour.

Charlie and the other ticket holders are greeted outside the factory by Wonka, who then leads them into the facility. Individual character flaws cause the other four children to give in to temptation, resulting in their elimination from the tour while Wonka’s new employees, the Oompa-Loompas, sing a song of morality after each. Meanwhile, Wonka reminisces on his troubled past and how his dentist father, Wilbur, strictly forbade him from consuming candy due to potential dental risks. After sneaking a piece of candy, Wonka instantly became hooked and ran away from home to follow his dreams. When he returned, however, both his father and their house were gone. After the tour, the four eliminated children leave the factory with an exaggerated characteristic or deformity related to their elimination while Charlie learns that Wonka, now approaching retirement, intended to find a worthy heir. Since Charlie was the “least rotten” of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, provided that he leave his family behind. Charlie declines, as his family is the most important thing in his life.

As Charlie and his family live contently, Wonka becomes despondent, causing his company and sales to decline. He eventually turns to Charlie for advice, and he decides to help Wonka reconcile with his estranged father Wilbur. During the reunion, Charlie notices newspaper clippings of Wonka’s success which Wilbur collected, while Wonka realizes the value of family as he and Wilbur finally reconcile. Afterwards, Wonka allows Charlie and his family to move into the factory together.

On the surface, Charlie’s Chocolate Factory’s message appears to be that good children are rewarded and wicked children are punished. Poor parenting, chewing gum, television, spoiling children, overeating, and selfishness are all condemned in Roald Dahl’s original story.

I think the film tries to show the bad character traits of people through exaggeration and fantasy. The children who come to see the factory are all different. Each one represents a different personality trait, such as greed, sloth, gluttony, or pride. I’m sure no one likes these characters, and the reason is that they accurately represent us—humans. Nobody wants to own their weaknesses; instead, they prefer to hide them, blame others, and avoid seeing their own blunders.

In addition to the children, there was a place for Willy Wonka in that row. As we have seen, from a young age he was deprived of family care, warmth, all that forced him to shut himself off from the whole world, not to think about anyone. He was still a tiny child in need of his father’s love, no matter how much time had gone.

Oompa Loompa’s songs are also full of morality; the meaning of their words is plain, and the melodies are more centered on their personalities than their names and fate.

A few training points can be gathered from this film.

First- dreaming is crucial. Charlie continually fantasizes about a better life, which is nearly hard to achieve. He was dreaming and believing in what he was dreaming about. In some areas, having a good imagination is necessary.
It inspired him to buy Wonka chocolate, hoping that one day he would be able to visit the incredible factory. Wonka repeatedly says that “there is no life compared to pure imagination.” Despite her eccentricities, Wonka advises people to keep hope alive by using their imagination.

Wealth has nothing to do with honesty.
Charlie lives in a world where he is required to work in order to survive. Each of the kids has more than Charlie, but they act selfishly, rudely, and condescendingly. Many people believe that having money allows you to take shortcuts, but it is always better to do the right thing.

Children learn from their parents.
We observe how parents continue to value and even encourage negative behavior throughout the film.
Augustus, like his parents, is a voracious eater. Violet has learned everything from her parents and does not want to be any of them. Mike is a disrespectful child who can’t get away from the television because his parents allow him to.

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