![]() ![]() But to be fair, Roald Dahl wasn't American (he was British), so the world will never know. It's pretty much un-American not to like a Johnny Depp movie. Dahl passed away in 1990, but we wonder what he would have thought of the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Unfortunately, Dahl and the movie did not have a good relationship – he wasn't happy with the casting, the focus on Willy Wonka instead of Charlie, or the many changes made to the script after he wrote it. It's probably Roald Dahl's most well-known book, but that might just be thanks to the famous 1971 movie version, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. You're probably no stranger to this story about a poor little boy who tours Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory. And guess what? Over half a century later, that's still the greatest thing imaginable. In 1964, when Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published, the greatest thing imaginable was a gallivanting around a factory devoted entirely to making chocolate and other sweets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Introduction ![]()
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