40 People Are Sharing Movie Fan Theories Every Film Buff Should Hear

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of those movies that was super fun when you were a kid, but if you see it again as an adult, you realize that it’s not as happy and shiny as you thought. I mean, we’re not sure that any of the other kids actually die, but it’s not outside the realm of possibility.

So what if the happy ending of the show is darker than we realize, too? When Willy Wonka gives Charlie his factory, it’s supposed to be a wonderful surprise and the end of his family’s poverty. But maybe there’s something a lot more serious going on under the surface.