Wonka

Warning : spoilers for Wonka .

Summary

Wonka ’s novel take Willy Wonka shares many similarities with Charlie from the original Roald Dahl story . AlthoughWonkaborrows several theatrical role and tale elements from the original Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factorybook , it in the main portrays an original story where Wonka is significantly different from his previous iterations in film . For instance , instead of depicting new Willy Wonka as an intimidate , morally equivocal anti - Heron , the Paul King motion-picture show portrays him as a torpedo who fights against the corrupt Chocolate Cartel .

Even when it amount to the character ’s moral force with the Oompa Loompa , he is ab initio at odds with the Loompaland citizen because he steal his hot chocolate beans . However , in all these differences , the novel Willy Wonka movie subtly draws a similarity between its young Willy Wonka and the original story ’s Charlie . This law of similarity not only pee Willy Wonka more sympathetic but also proves that the adult Willy Wonka from the original story was right-hand on the money when he made a crucial determination .

Wonka ’s end not only quicken the most heartwarming moment from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but also makes it good in more way than one .

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Wonka’s Birthday Chocolate Tradition Creates A New Similarity With Charlie

InCharlie and the Chocolate Factory ’s first step arc , Charlie have a chocolate bar as a birthday present from his parents . Willy Wonka ’s backstory in Paul King ’s Wonka reveals that his female parent followed a exchangeable tradition and gave him a coffee bar for his natal day . This parallel of latitude proves that Willy Wonka ’s upbringing inWonka ’s narrative was similar to Charlie ’s in the original Roald Dahl story . Both had humble upbringings where , despite being poor , their parent did everything they could to keep them happy .

Charlie acknowledges his parent ' crusade to make his birthday memorable by breaking his chocolate bar into several slight pieces and share them with his family . In Paul King’sWonka , Timothée Chalamet ’s Willy Wonkadoes something similar by partake in his drinking chocolate with his admirer after a bank note from his mother prompt him that chocolate tastes best when shared . Like Charlie prioritizes his crime syndicate values above everything else toward the oddment ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory , Chalamet ’s Wonka , too , succeeds as a chocolatier to help his acquaintance escape Mrs. Scrubbit ’s hotel and make his mother gallant .

Wonka Further Proves Why Charlie Was The Perfect Willy Wonka Replacement

Willy Wonka ’s original backstory in Paul King’sWonkahighlights how Charlie was always the perfect replacement for him . Like him , Charlie maturate up with nothing but hop to make a better animation for himself and his family . Similar toWonka ’s titulary character , Charlie also understood the economic value of a single candy bar and , despite look up to chocolates , always prioritized sharing them with others . Although the adult versions of Willy Wonka in both the 1971 and 2005 movies did not precisely mirror Charlie like the one inWonka , they too appreciated him because he seemed far more humble and virtuous than the other kids who visited the mill , realise him the gross heritor to their chocolate imperium .

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in Wonka and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in Charlie and Chocolate Factory

Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket holding up a Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Wonka

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory