Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Articles / Movies Recommended by kids for kids Posted by Movienerd#1 on Aug 01, 2005 - 07:19 AM The remake of the 1971 "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" adds a little more insight into the story as a whole. The plot of the film "Charlie and the Coholate Factory" follows the storyline of the book more so then the previous version of the movie. For example the new movie tells about Charlie's father(Noah Taylor) and the hard ships he faces at the factory where he works. Also, the film goes into the story of Grandpa Joe(David Kelly) and the conncetion he has to the world renowned chocolatier, Willy Wonka (Jonny Depp). The plot of the movie also portrays how important family is to the very lucky boy known as Charlie Bucket(Freddie Highmore). One of the many unexpected suprises of the film is that it shows what childhood was like for Willy Wonka whose father is a dentist(Christopher Lee). Top off the film with a few awesome special effects and Tim Burton as the director and you've just seen a movie that you'll be talking about for the rest of the week. This article is from www.moviesthenandnow.com   http://www.moviesthenandnow.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.moviesthenandnow.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=11