Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

is a 2005 British-American musical fantasy
film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964
British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The storyline follows Charlie as
he wins a contest along with four other children and is led by Wonka on a tour
of his chocolate factory.
The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie
Bucket
Charlie Bucket and his family live in poverty near the Wonka Factory. The
company's owner, Willy Wonka, has long since closed his factory to the public
due to problems concerning industrial espionage committed by his jealous
rivals, which led him to shut down the factory for several years and fire all of
his employees, including Charlie's Grandpa Joe.
One day, Wonka announces a contest in which Golden Tickets have been
placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide, and the winners will receive a
full tour of the factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate, while one will
receive an additional prize at the end of the tour. Wonka's sales subsequently
skyrocket, and the first four tickets are found by the gluttonous Augustus Gloop,
the spoiled Veruca Salt, the arrogant Violet Beauregarde, and the ill-
tempered Mike Teavee. Charlie tries twice to find a ticket, but both bars come
up empty. After overhearing that the final ticket was found in Russia, Charlie
finds a ten-dollar note and purchases a third Wonka Bar. The Russian ticket is
revealed to be a forgery just as Charlie discovers the real ticket inside the
wrapper. He receives monetary offers for the ticket, but the cashier warns him
not to trade it regardless, and Charlie runs back home. At home, Charlie says
that he wants to trade it for money for his family's betterment. After a pep talk
from Grandpa George however, he decides to keep it and brings Grandpa Joe to
accompany him on the tour.
Charlie and the other ticket holders are greeted outside the factory by Wonka,
who then leads them into the facility. Individual character flaws cause the other
four children to give into temptation, resulting in their elimination from the tour
while Wonka's new employees, the Oompa-Loompas, sing a song of morality
after each. Meanwhile, Wonka reminisces on his troubled past and how his
dentist father, Wilbur, strictly forbade him from consuming candy due to
potential dental risks. After sneaking a piece of candy, Wonka instantly became
hooked and ran away from home to follow his dreams. When he returned
however, both his father and their house were gone. After the tour, the four
eliminated children leave the factory with an exaggerated characteristic or
deformity related to their elimination while Charlie learns that Wonka, now
approaching retirement, intended to find a worthy heir. Since Charlie was the
"least rotten" of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the
factory with him, provided that he leave his family behind. Charlie declines, as
his family is the most important thing in his life.
As Charlie and his family live contently, Wonka becomes despondent, causing
his company and sales to decline. He eventually turns to Charlie for advice, and
he decides to help Wonka reconcile with his estranged father. During the
reunion, Charlie takes notice of newspaper clippings of Wonka's Factory Wilber
kept and Wonka realizes the value of family as he and Wilbur finally reconcile.
Afterwards, Wonka allows Charlie and his family to move into the factory
together
This is a story about a boy named Charlie who lives with his parents and
grandparents in a tiny shack in the outskirts of the city. The family is poor, as
Charlie's father works as a toothpaste capper, and they eat very meager meals.
In the newspaper, Mr. Willy Wonka, owner of a successful candy company,
has announced a contest in which five golden tickets have been placed in
Wonka candy bars. The five children who find the golden tickets will be
allowed to enter the chocolate factory and will win a lifetime supply of candy.
Charlie is excited about the news, but then realizes that because his family is
poor and can't afford to buy candy, he will most likely not win. Soon, the
newspaper reports that tickets are being discovered by various children.
Charlie tries to win by opening two chocolate bars, but finds no ticket. Weeks
go by and the family has seemingly forgotten about the golden tickets as
Charlie's father has lost his job. Starving, Charlie walks outside and finds a
dollar on the street. He goes into the candy shop and buys two candy bars.
Miraculously, he finds a golden ticket. Charlie's family is excited about the
discovery and Grandpa Joe agrees to accompany Charlie to the chocolate
factory the next day. The long-locked gates of the Wonka factory are opened
and the five children and their families are greeted by Wonka, a exuberant
fellow with flare and wit. Wonka shows them around his chocolate factory,
introducing them to all of his candy inventions. He also introduces the group
to the Oompa-Loompas, a small race of people who love chocolate and work
in the factory. As the tour goes on, however, all of the children except Charlie
misbehave and get taken away. In the end, Wonka explains that the golden
ticket contest was his way to find someone who could inherit the factory.
Charlie accepts and his entire family moves in. First, this story highlights
poverty. As readers, especially young readers, the concept of poverty may not
be fully understood. The term "poor" is often used loosely as in "I'm so poor
that I can't buy that toy". But this story better defines the term by portraying a
family that better reflects the actual definition of the word. Charlie's family is
destitute. Living in a two-room shack, they are getting by with one paycheck
to feed seven people, eating bread and cabbage stew for each meal. More
importantly, though, destitution does not come to define Charlie. Yes, it limits
him from buying a large amount of candy bars, but he still is a smart and
hardworking individual with good character. In contrast, there are the other
golden ticket winners. Collectively, the children represent the different types
of misbehavior that children often engage in. There is the overeater, spoiled
brat, gum-chewing competitive kid, and TV watcher. Each of these characters
are over-exaggerated to a satirical level in hopes that children can understand
that these behaviors are unacceptable. But the children aren't the only ones
responsible for their bad behavior. It's the parents. Wonka invites two parents
to accompany each golden ticket winner not just for supervisory reasons, but
so that we can see where these children learned their bad behavior. They had
to learn it from somewhere and these parents are enablers, doing nothing to
stop it. And so even though the contents of this story may be for children,
there is a sprinkle of meaning in it for adults.