"Interpretation" movie research.

The idea of our film project is to interperate a script that has been given to us. To see how this has been done in the past, I am going to look at some films that have been interpreated over the years.

Example 1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

The first movie to be released was a 1971 musical adaptation of the novel created in 1964 by Roald Dahl.

The novel was titled "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" but the film took a little twist and named it "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". To me this is a bit odd as the novel is so well known, it seems almost rude to call it something else.

The first movie was released on 30th June 1971. Here is a trailer showing parts of the movie:

In comparison, the same movie was released again in 2005. However, it was a completely different interpretation altogether. Here is a trailer for that movie :

In both movies, the story line is kept pretty much the same. A poor boy finding the last golden ticket, nobody has ever been in the factory, Oompa loompas, everything is edible as they go in, the weird boat ride, ever lasting gob stoppers etc etc.

Only a few slight details have been changed, the story is still the same, the characters are still the same but some aspects of the film have been changed.


Example 2 - Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English Folklaw. He is well known for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. He and his "merry men" go out and do this whilst trying to avoid the Sheriff of Nottingham. Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is a well known place due to the story of this Folklaw as this is where Robin Hood supposedly lived. Robin Hood has influenced a series of movies, but I have picked out 2 in particular.

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was released in 1991. This movie concentrated on the traditional story of the battle between the outlaws and the Sheriff of Nottingham and his men. In the process, Robin Hood falls in love with Maid Marion and it is a never ending fight to keep her by his side. Here is the trailer from that movie.



In contrast, in 2010 another Robin Hood movie was released but was more like a prequal than a re-make. This concentrated on the story on how Robin Hood became an outlaw rather than what happened once he was one. Here is the trailer from that movie.

Obviously, this movie still contains a lot of fighting, cos that's what people like! But to say it is an "interprated" film, they are both completely different story wise. Also, I really like the phrase "Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions". Just shows that anyone can become anything they want!