In my opinion, the original Willy Wonka movie (starring Gene Wilder) is far superior to the 2005 movie (starring Johnny Depp). The original movie was magical, fun and captivating. Gene Wilder had an incredibly magnetic personality. Conversely, Johnny Depp comes across as a completely strange and unattractive figure. The magnetic charm of Willy Wonka is an important facet of the original movie, and I feel that it is almost completely lost in the 2005 version. I'm usually a fan of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp pairings, but their unique brand of weirdness was wasted on this flick.
That being said, I do feel like many other elements of the Tim Burton version were done well. Actually, up until Willy Wonka was introduced, I was enjoying the film. Aside from the main attraction himself (Willy Wonka), the acting was great. But since Willy Wonka is such a central figure in this movie, a distractingly weird portrayal by Johnny Depp can not be ignored. An unattractive Willy Wonka completely hurts the plot about why people wanted to meet him so badly.
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