Willy Wonka

In March of 2007 Wrigley released the new gum called 5 Gum. What made this gum different and exciting was its ads. The advertisements were dark, loud, and mysterious. The set of commercials for all of the flavors are reminiscent of a dystopian Willy Wonka inspired testing facility, they left the consumer wanting to see more of the world and share it with others. The commercial titled Lush presents their tropical version of the gum, taking place in a testing facility with an indoor tropical…

In our society today, it’s sad to know that people tend to stick to status quo and try their best to be “normal” instead of being themselves. They treat this as an unsavory concept to our society. Tim Burton, however, takes an entirely different approach on his view of life and how we should live in it. Through the uses of color contrast and fantastical settings, he communicates the idea that this should be the status quo in our society. In the movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and…

Newberry Award Winners: DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick Press, 2000. Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie is a story of a young girl, Opal, who moved from one small town in Florida to another with her father who was a preacher. Her mother left them when Opal was very young and she struggles with this throughout the book. While in the supermarket, Winn-Dixie, Opal found a dog that was tearing apart the store. She claimed the dog as hers and she and her father took the dog home. She…

Tim burton, one of the worlds most accredited film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator is the friendly face behind many of the top movies of the decade. He rose to fame because of his excellent work in movies that have been a staple in childhood. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Corpse Bride are just three movies from Tim Burton. Although all the movies present different plots and problems the one similarity between all of them is the superb use of…

aims at Edward Scissorhands showing off his hands. Walking up the stairs, Will Bloom heads to see his dad after not talking to him for three years. The camera focuses on Will’s face as he looks questioned to know what he will say to his dad. When Willy Wonka is talking to the crowd about the edible grass the camera positions upward from the grass to show the golden ticket winners. As Edward Bloom lays in bed the camera angles upward from the bed sheets to show Edward’s exhaustedly sick face. The…

Flashback story telling is a major way that Burton tells the stories of the main character. The back story of the main character is always and extremely important aspect in Burton’s films. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka frequently has flashbacks that tell the story of his youth and how he became a chocolate maker. Flashbacks are also used as a more interesting way to tell the story of how he came to work with the Oompa-Loompas. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…

Timothy Walter Burton more commonly known as Tim burton is a Painter, Screenwriter, Illustrator, Author, Director, and Producer. Born in 1958, in the city of Burbank, California, to parents Jean and Bill Burton. Burton had a painful childhood in which the relationship with his parents and brother was nonexistent. Through his perception of isolation, he began to develop his visual talents. The content Burton found in hobbies such as writing and drawing led him to attend the California Institute…

people’s lives everyday when we choose to live with purpose. He mentioned the story of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Specifically, the end part of the story when Charlie returns the everlasting gobstopper that he was going to steal and give to Wonka’s competition. He returns it to Wonka and that humbling act granted Charlie the keys to own the Chocolate Factory. Charlie mad that big of an impact of Wonka by simply taking a piece of candy out of his pocket. The same can be said in my…

making millions. I myself went through something similar, around the age 12 or 13 I had messed around with the idea of making my dream shop. I called it “The Candy Emporium” it had the interior and exterior design of a the candy shop in the movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. It would have candy from all over the world and the shopkeepers would climb tall sliding ladders to receive the candies of choice. Sadly I lacked the funds to make it a reality. Which was not the case for the…

Grace E. B. Vogel #28 Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, on August 25th, 1958. He goes by Tim Burton, or just Tim for short. He is known for blending elements of fantasy, and horror. Tim also draws. In his artwork, he creates characters with big, egglike, heads, little bodies, pale, grey, blue, skin, and large, White, round eyes. His artwork is often blended into his movies, such as Alice through the looking glass, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse…