Film Theory: Willy Wonka and the Golden Ticket SCAM! (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

For everyone saying the factory isn't in America, it actually IS American, believe it or not. The movie goes to great lengths to try and make the location ambiguous (nonsense monetary symbols, ambiguous coins, a German shoot location but everyone speaking English) but the television coverage of the Golden Ticket search we see Charlie watching always references "here in America." And in the book, he finds a "dollar" in the gutter. So signs point heavily to Wonka's being an American company.

Grandpa: * almost certainly dying * Charlie: * wins a Golden ticket * Grandpa: helth

Kid:*dies* Oompa Loompas:*DANCE TILL YOU'RE DEAD*

Fun fact: the children that were actors in the movie weren’t allowed to see the factory until they started filming so them running around all excited is their genuine reaction

The fact that the nightmare fuel boat ride is the safest thing in the entire factory tour is unbelievable

My favorite meme was quite literally. Wonka: “Congratulations Charlie! You are now the owner of my chocolate factory!” Charlie: (Positive exclamation) Wonka: “Now the first thing to do is to deal with the PR Crisis”. Charlie: “Wha-“. Wonka: “So allegedly 4 kids have been permanently injured by your factory, and there’s a rumor floating around that you own slaves?”

The boat only has enough seats for the people left, therefore he knew Augustus would fall in

Augustus in the book actually HAD A COLD IN THAT SCENE!! Quote from his parents in the book: “Maybe we shouldn’t bring Augustus. Maybe he’s too ill!” Extra fine there! And it’s also said in the modern “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp!

As a Safety Manager I find this so funny and satisfying to watch!

Let's not forget that the Oompa Lumpa are paid IN CHOCOLATE. That's surely below Minimum Wage

“This is the place where candy and lawsuits are made.” Can we eat the lawsuits too?

Reading it as a child and reading the book now, it’s completely different, kids might get incinerated, drowned, turned into a blueberry, and literally gets split into millions of tiny pieces. Bro legit tests his candies on the workers, some got turned into blueberries and gets flown onto the moon, Willy wonker got to be pretty darn crazy.

Can we just appreciate how MatPat just read the ENTIRE OSHA MANUAL for this vid for USE

" Rated G" Matpat: I'm gonna ruin this whole man's career.

Okay but like...why not give it to all the children? Hear me out. Veruca Salt is from a super wealthy family who already know the ins and outs of owning and running a business, specifically a food based company. Not only will she be able to address the legal problems the factory faces, but she will be able to combine the companies to increase supplies and sales. Violet Beauregard is dedicated to competition, specifically candy based competition. She will be able to provide fresh ideas to outdo competitors. Augustus Gloop is obsessed with candy and would most likely be able to invent new ideas and flavours the keep the factory going. Mike Teavee would be amazing at advertising, knowing what gels with the largest audience and knowing how to cast the widest net possible for virtually everyone to see the ads for the factory. And Charlie, well with Charlie’s uncle’s background of working with Wonka and his own optimistic, carefree and creative ideals, he’s basically be the new Wonka in charge of taking care of everyone and ensuring no fights breakout between the kids. Boom the perfect factory

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is just one of those movies that scared you as a kid, but becomes a horror movie as you get older. That goes for both versions, but the original especially. I don't remember how many of those kids actually survived, if any of them, because it's been a while since I've last seen it. But some of them definitely didn't make it, and it's just completely brushed over.

2:29 He is not looking for chocolate. He is looking for the ingredients for the everlasting gobstopper

MatPat: For everyone in that elevator Willy Wonka: w o n k a - v a t o r

This isn’t even a theory. It’s straight up facts.

I genuinely feel so bad for Augustus. He was so excited to visit the factory and this fully grown man decided to fatshame and endanger an actual child.