Here I'm going to review the original 1971 movie that was a success both at the box-office and critics. Even to this day people say it's a classic that should always be watched by everyone. And even the author of the original story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, is also said to be a master author. What's the story? Well... let's face it, you know this story inside and out. A magical chocolate factory owner named Willy Wonka has decided to hide 5 golden tickets in bars of chocolate and who ever finds them are given the opportunity to go to his factory and look at it. 4 of the children who find them are people from around the world. And finally, the last ticket is found by a boy named Charlie Buckett and on the 1st of October the 5 children including the adults with them go to the factory and meet the mysterious Willy Wonka played by Gene Wilder. And the rest of the movie is them going deeper into the chocolate factory and the kids getting separated because of bad behaviour 1 after another. So lets go over the many good things in this. First off the cast in this is really good. Even the child actors are great at capturing the bratty kids of the time. Except Charlie who's the kind hearted and given person. Gene Wilder is perfect for Wonka being suave, elegant, mysterious and when he needed to be, very kind. That made him more enjoyable and make you want to follow him all the way. The effects as well for the time, while dated, kinda hold up. Well, mostly. The songs are also classic, memorable, perfect and catchy songs. They're really good. Listen to a few.
But the moral is pretty good here too. It's just always be good and true to yourself and one day you'll get your reward. And the way they show it is really effective. And finally, it's also cool to see how well directed this movie is. I think it's directed really good and how the characters do what they do. So yeah, this is a really timeless classic that I would say to look at, but let's face it, you already have.
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