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Once upon a time, in a faraway land lived a little boy named Charlie Bucket. Charlie was not at all different from you or I save for one simple thing, Charlie had a book written about him. A wondrous cautionary modern fairy tale about virtue, and what can happen to you if you stray from it. That wondrous book was made into a movie, and Charlie’s name was taken away from it. Forever cast under the shadow the great Willie Wonka. Charlie lost his movie, and became a minor character living in the shadow of the prince who saved him from utter squalor.

Tim Burton has found little Charlie Bucket, and has reintroduced the world to that little boy, who isn’t so terribly different from you or I at all really. Then Charlie reintroduced us to the prince who would save us all from squalor, the great chocolate maker Willie Wonka.

Wonka takes us all on a colorful journey of chocolate, mirth, wonder, and values. Did I say us? Of course I meant to say that Wonka takes Charlie Bucket on that journey, but sometimes it is hard to tell where Charlie Bucket ends, and we the audience begin.

Charlie sees all that Wonka has to offer the joy and the pointlessness of that most amazing thing in the world, candy. Wonka shows Charlie sights undreamed of, joys unknown to a boy so used to squalor, a boy old before his time learns that there is a magical kingdom waiting for him, because he has been virtuous and has been found worthy.

What Wonka never expects, is that little Charlie Bucket will teach him an equally important lesson. Virtue is all well and good, especially when it prevents you from being thrown into the garbage chute by crazed squirrels, but there is so much more to life then that. Willie Wonka has everything he could ever possibly need, except for one thing. Charlie Bucket wants for nearly everything that he could need, except for one thing. Together they are able to bring about a “Happily Ever After”, as a business partnership is born.