Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder)

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Willy Wonka is a major character of Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the film adaptations of these books that followed. The book and the 1971 film adaptation both vividly depict an odd Wonka, a feature arising from his creative and eccentric genius. He bewilders the other characters with his antics, but Charlie enjoys Wonka's behavior. In the 2005 film adaptation, Willy Wonka's behavior is viewed more as a (sympathetic) character flaw. Wonka's reasons for giving away his fabulous factory is never revealed either in the books or the 1971 film. Many speculate the reason that Wonka was terminally ill.

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" Willy Wonka Controversy: On the surface, he is an odd and quirky on the owner of a chocolate factory looking for the heir apparent to take over his factory, choosing only the most morally upstanding child, ever. Others would find, his technique of doing so with the whole place being a death trap and unsafe. There is a clause stipulated that he is not legally responsible, for any and or all accidents, that occur during the tour. But still visitors, ended up almost dead regardless. Others wo"