Tim Burton’s Willy Wonka Movie Is Still the Most Faithful Adaptation of Roald Dahl
Sugar is great, but sometimes you need that dash of spice in the mixture. Dahl signed on to direct a screenplay but never delivered a completed one by the time production started. Dahl publicly disowned the movie and ranted about it for decades. Still, there is much inWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factorythat feels appropriately Dahl-esque. What the 71 film does best is its portrayal of Wonka. In other words, perfectly fitting for a secretive chocolate factory king with a questionable agenda....