Analysing a Live Character

After looking at many children's films, the best Live Character that nearly anyone can relate to at all ages is Willy Wonka, from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. His bright clothing and colourful personality as well as being so chirpy and mad meant that anyone of any age could easily find Willy Wonka a funny and inspiring character. Although he is eccentric and fictional, he appeals to nearly everyone. I believe that the main target audience is aimed at 6 year olds up to 13 or 14 year olds as children and young teenagers love fictional realism and being able to run away into a sort of fantasy world which is sort of what Willy Wonka is doing - creating the Chocolate Factory and its secret recipes. However, Willy Wonka could appeal to the older generation, or people of his age, as they may be able to relate to understanding children of Charlie Bucket's age, the little boy who stars in the film, through Willy Wonka's perspective on understanding children and what they want. A lot of the sound that is given to Willy Wonka is strange and abnormal, showing his personality to the target audience and viewers, and giving off the impression that he almost comes from another world, and lives in a dream. As his outfit is bright and stands out due to the way he wears his clothes, people can also tell that he is going to be quite an odd character, not really involved in the real world living his own 'dream'. Lighting on Willy Wonka is bright throughout the film, creating the sense of that his character really is bonkers. However, when he looks back on his younger years, the lighting is dimmed dramatically, creating the sense that he was depressed when he was a little boy and did not enjoy his past at all, which may be easy for anyone who is a young adult or adult to relate to, but not to his past as everyone has their own story. As Willy Wonka is such a loveable character, his personality and way of speech needs to appeal to everyone, and so his excited voice but deep tone means you can see the child within him, which makes him appeal as a rather fun and funky character.