What was Willy Wonka’s childhood like in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’?

Presented in 1960 through the book “A Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolates”, by the author Roald DahlWilly Wonka, left the pages for the first time in 1971, in the film of the same name that brought Gene Wilder in the chocolatier’s skin. In 2005, it was the turn of Johnny Depp play the character, who remained without new versions for 18 years, until the arrival of “Wonka”, a film that premieres tomorrow, 7th, in cinemas, presenting the youth of the illustrious figure who is played here by Timothée Chalamet.

The new adaptation should present Wonka’s first steps after deciding to follow his dream of becoming a great chocolatier, revealing details of the young man’s discovery of transforming his great passion into a business. In addition, the first contact between the Oompa Loompas and the character’s relationship with his mother will also be discussed. Remember the trailer!

But, before “Wonka”, a snippet of Willy’s past was also revealed in another film inspired by the book by Dahl. This is because, in the plot starring Deppthe inventor and chocolate maker is questioned by one of the factory’s visitors, little Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), if he remembers his childhood, making him embark on a trip to the past.

In the flashback, a little about Wonka’s childhood was revealed. That’s because he was the son of the most famous dentist in the city he lived in, Wilbur Wonka. The man was strict about eating sweets, forbidding little Wonka from eating anything sugary.

So much so, that one Halloween night, Wonka returns home after asking for sweets, but his father’s reaction is not at all friendly, as he refers to the treats that the boy got from the neighborhood as “spoils”, and throws the caramels , lollipops and chocolates on the fireplace so that the boy doesn’t have the opportunity to try any of them, claiming that Wonka wouldn’t be able to eat them because he wears dental braces and as a precaution there is a possible (but not likely) allergy.

Deprived of small doses of happiness, Wonka found his first chance to try candy when he found a surviving sweet among the ashes of the fireplace. He kept the treat and waited for the right moment to enjoy it, recording the entire experience in great detail in a notebook, starting his passion for sweets there.

As a result, he began to experiment and observe the production of other sweets, fueling his fascination with everything involving chocolate and sugar. What he saw and experienced was enough for Wonka to reveal to his father his desire to become a chocolatier. However, the dentist didn’t support his son’s desire — which didn’t stop the boy from putting his admiration for sweets aside.

In the discussion with Willbur, Wonka decides to leave home, with the expectation of traveling to reference countries in chocolate production to learn more about his new passion, even if it meant never seeing his father again, as the man had said he would If he left, when he returned, he would find no one else.

But, upon realizing that Doing this entire journey alone as a child would be difficult, he sees no other option, other than returning home. Upon returning, he discovers that Wilbur has kept his word, as he cannot find his father, much less the home he lived in: there is only an empty plot of land.

It is then implied that Wonka grew up alone and built his entire chocolate empire without family support, having only the company of the Oompa Loompas (when he meets them some time after that) for many years.