Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the Superior Version (4k Subscriber Special!)

For those who are about to complain that this video is only about book accuracy, you do realize that’s only the first half, right? I say as much in the video, specially at 1:00. Half of this video is judging both movie as adaptations, and the other half is judging them as movies period. You don’t have to agree with me, but please don’t dismiss me because you only watched the first half and decided to judge the whole video by one section. Also, the video is 480p because of an editing error. We didn’t notice until months later. It’s too late to redo it now, and the editor who did the video and artwork is no longer working with this channel.

Here's a weird observation: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is more about Charlie, while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is more about Willy Wonka.

"Everything in this room is edible, even me. But that's called cannibalism, and most people frown upon it."

”Everything in this room is eatable. Even I’m eatable, but that is called cannibalism , my dear children, and is, in fact, frowned upon in most societies.”

I feel like the reason why Charlie was lamented so much was because Willy Wonka had inadvertently caused everyone to interpret the source material as that movie. Hollywood in the 2000s were constantly churning out "darker and edgier" versions of classics that fell flat and weren't faithful to the original. Tim Burton was accused of doing the same thing, but nobody realized the book was always that dark. It probably would've cleared up a ton of confusion by calling it "Roald Dhal's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and marketed that it was faithful to the book.

I completely understand Wonka’s trauma. I would be scarred if my father were Count Dooku.

Something I think people keep forgetting is that Charlie, in Charlie and the chocolate factory, did wind up accepting the chocolate factory, but on the condition that his family is brought with him, and after reuniting Wonka with his father, Wonka accepted this condition, somehow moving the bucket families house into the chocolate lake room and sharing dinner with the bucket family on a seemingly regular basis.

1971 Mike: Arguably the best of the kids 2005 Mike: Arguably the worst of the kids

Also, a little detail that I really like is how ghostly pale and awkward Willy Wonka is in the 2005 version. He likely hasn’t seen sunlight or people similar to locals for more than a decade, he’s going to be awkward, pale, and odd, not tan, charming, and full of life. Willy wonka is a weird character, not someone that you would feel comfortable around, he sticks out like a sore thumb, even with the other kooky characters. To the point where he even walks different from everyone else.

The part where Willy and Wilbur reconcile was based on Tim Burton’s life. He visited his dying mother and she had posters of the films he worked on. She still loved him. Even with the strained relationship.

I always really appreciated the fact that Tim Burton makes a point to show the audience that despite everything, all the kids made it out alive. It had a hopeful ending. Violet can't compete anymore, and is free from that burden. Varuca's dad finally said no to her. Augustus will have to learn self control, and Mike got a taste of violence and learned to shut up. Lessons were learned. I always thought all the kids in the original just straight up died lol

Fun fact:the squirrel weren't cgi they actually trained 40 squirrels

The 1971 version is brighter but more surreal and creepy; the 2005 one is darker but funnier and more conventional. It's weird how that works.

Honestly Slugworth would’ve been way better if they revealed him at the end as secretly just being a tower of Oompa Loompas in a trenchcoat and makeup

I think what bothers me the most about Willy Wonka vs. Charlie is that so many people assume the later is a remake of the former, rather than a different adaption of the same novel.

There IS a reason as to why Charlie in the 2005 movie is so bland. He’s just suppressing his autism before he grows up, changes his name and relocates to California where he goes to work at a hospital.

in my case i'm a gen z so charlie was the one i grew up watching and honestly when i entered the internet and saw everyone shitting on it, i felt bad tbh, like i felt like i was stupid for liking the movie so this video was a pleasant watch for me

I think the elephant in the room between these movies is that the 2005 version actually shows the other kids still alive and exiting the factory. In the 1971 version, the kids never show up again and you basically just have to take Wonka's word for it.

The bit where young Wonka goes to the flag museum and returns to find his house gone is one of the greatest comedic one-two punches in the history of cinema

"So let me get this straight, you think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is actually better than Willy Wonka?" "I do. And I'm tired of pretending that it's not."