Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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    “Using a Chocolate Tub to Grab Children's Attention During a Holocaust Talk”, by the Los Angeles Times tells the story of a unique experience. His life was once as sweet as chocolate can be, but without any notice it had spiraled downward. Leon Prochnik used chocolate as an escape from the real world during the Holocaust; chocolate was his way of surviving and prospering so that when the time came he could tell his story to others. When Prochnik was only a young boy, his family owned a…

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    If you give a mouse a cookie is a children’s book written by Laura Numeroff, it was published on November 20, 1985. The book is rated to be a 5 star book that has humor but yet teaches responsibility at the same time. The book is more animated than words to grab the children’s attention. The story is about a young boy that decides the give a mouse a cookie, but he never imagined what would come out of that decision. Once the boy gave the mouse the cookie he starts to get other responsibilities…

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    The versatile filmmaker Jon Favreau moves dexterously among different genres – the comedic fantasy “Elf” was an agreeable option for Christmas; the sci-fi action thriller “Cowboys & Aliens” was a sort of prank that didn’t work so well; the unparalleled “Iron Man” is a reference in the cinematic Marvel universe while its second installment lowered the expectations of something big; the comedy “Chef” put some heart and soul in an engaging story whose main character is played by himself. Even with…

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    Charlie was an 19 year old fisherman from a religious family. Charlie's family were blacksmiths, but he decided that he wasn’t interested in doing that. Charlie always liked going to the pier and watch the fisherman come off the boat with their catch of the day. When he was 10 years old he decided to become a fisherman. Ava was an 18 year old baker and grew up in the house next to Charlie’s. THey went to church together and became very good friend. It was a usual Sunday after church and Charlie…

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    Think Before You Eat Chocolate “At 6 a.m., 10-year-old Emmanuel wakes and readies himself for a day of labor in the cocoa fields. Along the way, he watches as other kids walk in the opposite direction - toward school. He reaches the fields at sunrise and uses his machete to slice ripe cocoa pods from the tree. Later, he carries the cocoa pods he’s harvested from the field, hacks them open and gathers the beans, which will later be used to make chocolate.” Kids in Ghana have to wake up every day…

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    Tim Burton uses sound, lighting, and camera point of views, to create suspense, joy, fear, and anger. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Corpse Bride, Tim Burton uses diegetic sound to foreshadow a negative event that may occur. For example,in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Augustus was given the opportunity to taste any thing in the chocolate factory garden his diegetic sound was much different from the others. His had a much lower base and greater frequency…

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    movies through his character in, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and, Alice in Wonderland. Burton exaggerates the characters' identities to suggest that no one person should have to change who they are to conform to society's standards. Colors are used in both movies to show how the protagonist characters don’t need to conform to the rest of society. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory bright colors and high-key lighting is used throughout the factory while Mr. Wonka’s clothing is a dark…

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    introspection, the shot allows the audience to focus on his feelings. The scene agitates feelings of curiosity and lets us become more invested in his character. Additionally, Burton's film Charlie in the Chocolate Factory shows a close-up of the last golden ticket. As Charlie opens a chocolate bar he has bought with the money he found on the road, the…

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    off in the back and long in the front and sides, and he has greenish-grey eyes. Equally important, he does not use his head outside of school, according to Darry, and he digs books and movies. Finally, he is an amazing track star, loves to eat chocolate, and he idolizes his brother Sodapop who is 16 years old. Dally (Dallas Winston) is a Greaser. He has an elfish face, high cheekbones, a pointed small chin, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. Also, he has hair almost white because it's…

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    Forrest Gump “Momma always said, Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” This is one of the most recognizable quotes from Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is a drama that covers the life of a simple-minded boy, with IQ below 70, from Alabama and the love he has for Jenny, his best friend. Forrest Gump is the best film ever because it shows important events that happened in American History, love between Forrest and Jenny, and influences on social and media networks.…

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