Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been heavily disputed, but there are five things it does better than Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. There are several beneficial changes from Willy Wonka to the 2005 motion picture, mostly as Burton's style lends itself to darker themes, but these were incredibly divisive among audiences who were fans of the 1971 adaptation. In fact, Wilder himself publicly denounced Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, branding it as "an insult" to Roald Dahl's story (via HuffPost.) That being said, Burton's artistic license, while clearly controversial, did have some beneficial outcomes.
Martha Wright
Martha Wright