Laws Broken: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
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Have you ever watched a movie and thought “that looks illegal.” It probably is! Welcome to Laws Broken, a series on LegalEagle where I tackle your favorite movies and show you how legally irresponsible they are.
As a lawyer, it’s hard for me to watch movies, because I’m constantly thinking about how the main characters are breaking the law or opening themselves up for civil liability. But my pain is your entertainment!
This week we’re covering a cult classic, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971). I love this movie, but something always stuck me as odd about the way that Willy Wonka ran his contest. It’s never a good sign when children start turning into fruit or getting incinerated.
Stay until the end when I tally up how long Wonka is going to jail and how much he owes the families of those poor children.
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@LegalEagle 5 жыл бұрын
Apparently, MatPat at Film Theory did a video covering the OSHA violations of Wonka's factory. Check it out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oKpoZrSSvN-cfH0.html He goes into more depth about the unsafe working conditions. (I hadn't seen it before putting this video together, but it's well worth your time too).
@LegalEagle 5 жыл бұрын
And yes, I am fully aware of the irony of this situation.
@omnicatalyst 5 жыл бұрын
Total respect. This is an integrity move. Thanks for answering my concerns.
@runamerone5492 5 жыл бұрын
Proof that brilliant personalities may gravitate towards similar topics.
@Sam_on_YouTube 5 жыл бұрын
Damn it, that was MY objection. How dare you steal my idea for an objection by writing it before I did!
@lostbutfreesoul 5 жыл бұрын
Credit was given, that is the important part. I do like the conclusion Mat came up with: Wonka was ditching the factory before these laws became enforceable! I already viewed Wonka in a negate light, what with the whole 'I rescued them and now they work for me' excuse being ripped straight out of Slavery 101, but even I didn't give him enough evil-credit. Even with the unsafe nature of his factory being pretty damn obvious to any watching the film, making one question how safe the product is let alone how many workers are killed regularly, I didn't give Wonka enough evil-credit. Even as Wonka spun each accident as the sole fault of children, who are well known for their great impulse control, I didn't give this evil man enough credit. I, like the gullible crowds in the movie, brought into this con-artists excuse of: 'getting old, want some young blood to run things.' In reality he is more evil then that: *Wonka knew the factory would start costing him millions per day and chose a child's guardian to dump it onto, as they wouldn't know about the legal ramifications till it was too late.*
@egoruderico3038 4 жыл бұрын
Mom: the life of a child is invaluable LegalEagle: $20M a piece
@leomoran142 4 жыл бұрын
Mom: the life of a child is invaluable LegalEagle: $20 million a piece, take it or leave it Mom: Gimme
@iiovemiku 4 жыл бұрын
I didn’t even realize that they died until he started tallying everything up
@cheath8705 4 жыл бұрын
....brats are free!!!
@cheezbunni3530 4 жыл бұрын
CHeath Take one for free and buy a normal kid 50% off
@o_o5210 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@parodysam 4 жыл бұрын
Wait just a minute. Death or injury of one child: $20 million Enslaving an entire country: $5 million?
@Gregavision 4 жыл бұрын
Actually, if this were to occur in America, you would actually GET *at least* $5 million for enslaving an entire country. If history tells us anything it's that this is an incredibly lucrative business plan for which you will be able to avoid any consequences for at least ~200 years.
@jamiemarshall6832 4 жыл бұрын
Heres the thing, how big is this country, and how many did he enslave. Exactly we dont know.
@goryguy5106 3 жыл бұрын
If you're applying US law to this, then yeah, those numbers are totally off! Each of the murdered children were extremely wealthy and white, so you'd be paying out more than 20 mil a head there. And you'd certainly EARN way more than 5 million dollars enslaving an entire country of non-whites!
@risottopose9970 3 жыл бұрын
GoRyGuy You were making sense in the first half but then you had to go and ruin it with the second half
@gaminggoof1542 3 жыл бұрын
I like how he labelled all the kid's as dead. But didn't they say they had explanations at the end and they all walk out fine? I mean realistically I guess, Violet would've been internally ruptured from the massive bloating
@donaldzinman2184 Жыл бұрын
Because Charlie is only 12-13, I always kind of assumed that Wonka was offering him a sort of long-term apprenticeship that would culminate in him inheriting the factory in about 10 years. That seems to be what Wonka is implying when they are all in the glass elevator. I imagined that Wonka would make Charlie a junior vice president of the company, and apprentice him while the boy continued to go to school, and then probably to college, where he might obtain a business degree.
@nubreed13 5 ай бұрын
It's also in the book that he tells Charlie his entire family can move in with him.
@IBEWSparky 5 ай бұрын
in the books he wants a partner
@naui5257 Жыл бұрын
Also, funny enough, the filming of the movie caused some related health hazard condition. The chocolate river was real, but due to poor refridgeration, it spoiled quickly after filming before it drained and was disposed. Also the scene with the soap vehicle basically gave all of the actors on it essentially chemical burns and shut down production for a month while they recovered. THE MORE YOU KNOW!
@aceproductions43 10 ай бұрын
the actress for Veruca also cut her knee on one of the rocks and still has a scar from it to this day
@tonyf4991 9 ай бұрын
The chocolate river wasn't real chocolate. They state in the commentary that it is just water colored brown to resemble chocolate.
@wisteria2909 9 ай бұрын
The girl getting her chin smacked by the Candy Man at the beginning 🙈 this production was terrifying
@Damariobros 9 ай бұрын
@@tonyf4991That would be in the 2007 book adaptation, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where it's paint mixed with water. In Willy Wonka, it really was real chocolate.
@hoangtran4736 5 жыл бұрын
child: dies tragically oompa loompas: *dancing intensifies*
@NickC1966 5 жыл бұрын
Times five.
@CorndogMaker 5 жыл бұрын
That furnace is lit every other day. So she has a sporting chance.
@shannon3944 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@wuzzle22 5 жыл бұрын
OBJECTION: None of the children were harmed in any way as stated by Wonka himself near the end of the original film.
@takemethere78 5 жыл бұрын
No one knows of thay died at the end or just made to leave after thay were recovered from their wrong doins and takin straight home without anyone seeing one by one
@Ceser1999 5 жыл бұрын
Objection: The Chocolate Factory is situated in the UK and the events set around the 1920's-30's. US law is not applicable.
@AMPProf 5 жыл бұрын
Right The UK, English law circa 1964!
@AMPProf 5 жыл бұрын
Two books so...... Could be usa law although in this movie Charlie finds a fifty pence price (half pound coin) clearly indicating UK.... Not to mention that city/town.
@fds7476 5 жыл бұрын
@@AMPProf Objection! That town happens to be Munich, Bavaria. So... West German law?
@Ceser1999 5 жыл бұрын
@@Zorilla10 Its based on a novel by the british childrens author Roald Dahl. This novel was directly inspired by him and other children at his school being invited to trial chocolate bars from a nearby factory. From this and some other factors such as currency, british chocolate making heratige and architechture, I would argue Britan is the most likely setting.
@tom27jr 5 жыл бұрын
The film was film in Germany
@klegos Жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka had the brilliant idea of putting an air vent with a fan above the room with consumables that caused levitation.
@mickey4125 Жыл бұрын
You know... I've never thought about that. Huh.
@Linkforlife199 Жыл бұрын
Anyone else interested to seeing if the Johnny Depp Willy Wonka would fare any better or worse than the Gene Wilder one by having LegalEagle examine that movie?
@jaydenalexander7987 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@doodlehates_uttp 9 ай бұрын
Yeah!
@dc1313drc 9 ай бұрын
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.
@dermaspaceSC 8 ай бұрын
Def esp since there are guardrails in the new version Veruca Salt's tantrum
@kyripiro224 8 ай бұрын
I'd love to see Johnny Depp Willy Wonka put on the chopping block! 😄
@gingerkays7362 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I rolled my eyes at Wonka freaking out over Augustus contaminating the chocolate river, but now that I work in the deli at a local grocery store, I DEFINITELY understand his panic
@carmenreeves2411 3 жыл бұрын
Haha me too, and I work in a literal candy store 😂 Due to Covid we have to pre-bag all bulk candy that would normally be open and bagged by the customer with a scooper. And of course we have to tell the children and even some adults to stop touching items they’re not going to buy, cuz we gotta sanitize everything that is not bought. It’s a bit of a nightmare 😅
@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick 3 жыл бұрын
Then why didn’t he have handrails? Why did he let a bunch of kids who came off the streets into his factory and hang around yet-to-be-produced products that he fully intended on selling? Why does he even have an open-air room full of perishable foodstuffs to be literally stepped on? Willy Wonka sucks ass.
@largol33t1 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO, isn't that the same with all of us? We never think about scenes like the chocolate river or why Wonka is so angry. Blink and suddenly we're working in the food business and the reason why he's anger becomes crystal clear!
@skyerose501 3 жыл бұрын
I too work ata grocery store and i cant feel bad for the kid. If he wants to do something dumb his consequences are his fault
@ttry1152 3 жыл бұрын
Mhmhm osha
@braedengraham6239 3 жыл бұрын
I love how he owes more money for forgetting to say "you do not need to make a purchase to participate" than he does for 4 murders.
@jacobrzeszewski6527 3 жыл бұрын
That’s how businesses work in America.
@joshuanash6401 3 жыл бұрын
He didn’t actually kill anyone, they ended up living.
@paulh2981 3 жыл бұрын
@@joshuanash6401 I think this report is about the movie alone. Yeah in the book they survived but if you take the movie by itself, there's no proof the kids survived.
@joshuanash6401 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulh2981 he said they would be just fine. Granted he isn’t the most honest and upstanding guy but, ya know.
@CJICantLie 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulh2981 Standard TV/Movie trope is if they didn't die on screen they are still alive. Even if they did die on screen they can be brought back. No children died in this film.
@Roadvirus1 Жыл бұрын
Objection! You missed where Charlie's teacher endangered Charlie by having him handle & exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals. And no goggles when handling said chemicals.
@rionthemagnificent2971 9 ай бұрын
Counter-objection! This movie / book takes place in what is the 40s-60s.. back when kids could buy chemistry sets with potentially lethal chemicals that could go "Boom" if mixed. Not to mention there was a Radiation lab toy as well that literally had actual nuclear material, albeit a very low emitting uranium ore, but regardless. Its also the Era that kids could buy 1/4 sticks of dynamite and use em to blow up toilets.. (Cherry bombs) There's an interesting docuseries called "hidden Killers" and they did a segment in the post-war era (40s-50s) about the danger of Chemistry sets and reports of tweens and teenagers being seriously maimed and killed when the regents reacted badly.
@tomedwards6354 6 ай бұрын
@@rionthemagnificent2971 No, it's set in that present 1971.
@rionthemagnificent2971 6 ай бұрын
@@tomedwards6354 Still lol not too far off from the era where this explosive crap was available prior to restriction.
@maozao9837 5 ай бұрын
@@tomedwards6354 that’s when the real movie came out idiot we’re talking about the in universe this takes place in uk or somewhere in Europe in the 20s or 40s
@angrytheclown801 4 ай бұрын
@@rionthemagnificent2971Are you kidding? In the early 00s I could still buy quarter sticks of dynamite legally.
@floodwatcher8623 Жыл бұрын
I worked at a chocolate factory for 5 years and I can say from personal experience that a chocolate river is, indeed, very bad. Chocolate rain and a chocolate waterfalls, too, should be avoided at all costs.
@outlawdaddy3866 Жыл бұрын
Why
@jayboi3488 Жыл бұрын
@@outlawdaddy3866 it’s just mainly impractical.
@dylandreisbach1986 4 жыл бұрын
I forgot how gross the chocolate river looked in the movie. Just dirty water really.
@T3nMiDGET5711 4 жыл бұрын
It looks like shit
@breawycker 4 жыл бұрын
IMDB says it's 150,000 gallons of water, chocolate, and cream. The cream spoiled and by the end of filming smelled terrible
@squidward8888 4 жыл бұрын
True
@Lucatin 4 жыл бұрын
It looked okay on a 90's VHS player displaying on a tiny 80's TV.
@dylandreisbach1986 4 жыл бұрын
Lucatin it probably looked better. Also it doesn’t help that the first one I say was the remake where the chocolate was digital eye candy.
@mamesmck5236 4 жыл бұрын
Child: Falls in river. Wonka: I'm never going to financially recover from this.
@jettyblue8261 4 жыл бұрын
Have you seen Film Theory's video on willy Wonka?
@lelysio5688 4 жыл бұрын
augustus fell into a river in lego city!
@mamesmck5236 4 жыл бұрын
@@jettyblue8261 Oooo, I must check it out!
@basicallyarobloxian4533 4 жыл бұрын
@@mamesmck5236 hey if you want to i can spoil it woop too late now so Willy Wonka gives the factory to Charlie because he doesn't want to come under fire from all those OSHA violations he's currently under.
@jasonarmstrong5750 4 жыл бұрын
I’d love a Willy Wonka version of Tiger King
@marikamiddelkoop7105 Жыл бұрын
Isn't it also fair to call the Oompa Loompas part of a company town since they live, work, and get all their food and supplies at the factory? Or are those not actually illegal?
@michellehansen7294 9 ай бұрын
I'm not any kind of professional, but I'm pretty sure that being paid in "scrip" and exchanging that for products that the company provides (often at a huge markup) is illegal, so if they have to exchange the coca beans he pays them for room and board then probably, is my guess.
@anthonyhastings5961 Жыл бұрын
Objection. Jurisdiction. Willy Wonka’s factory is in UK or fantasy land or other jurisdiction that has Pound as its currency and is not located within the United States and is not under jurisdiction of US Legal Code. Great video by the way. I love these
@mrangelini3903 Жыл бұрын
And in the UK you can be 13 and have a paper route so well. The one kid is 12. It is very possible that Charlie could be 13.
@cadbanesfavoritehat5655 Жыл бұрын
Surprising, although the book clearly takes place in the UK, I believe the movie canonically takes place in the US.
@zen_buddah Жыл бұрын
Paid in pound not dollar
@19TheFallen Жыл бұрын
That, and everything he said about the EPA and OSHA. It all depends on what timeframe the movie occurred in. If the events in the movie happened in late 1970, or later, then, yes......Wonka's *definitely* in violation of those laws. If they happened any earlier, like in the book, which was set in the 1920s, EPA and OSHA wouldn't even exist yet, so Wonka wouldn't be bound to them, or forced to follow their regulations.......
@a.c9130 Жыл бұрын
And it's the 70s
@bodega294 4 жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka: *Breathes* Eagle: this actually a violation of section 32 of the clean air act. Mr Wonka will serve two life sentences without possibility of parole
@keithcristiannagtalon9822 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahah
@o_o5210 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Cassxowary 4 жыл бұрын
He is actually guilty of many things but ok...
@explosivemodesonicmauricet1597 4 жыл бұрын
@@Cassxowary He is joking the fact Wily is literally committed too many crimes that even for him to alive is illegal.
@trashlol4170 4 жыл бұрын
Herta Schneider r/whoosh
@Sfoof 3 жыл бұрын
Also, willy’s statement: “it always goes wrong once we reach dessert” implies that he’s been testing on people/oompa loompas
@jakdrickson7035 3 жыл бұрын
did you ever hear the song from honest trailers willy wonka it paints a very grim detail about the oompa statues as slaves
@CeltycSparrow 3 жыл бұрын
Its not even implied. In the other version of this movie, he OUTRIGHT ADMITS that he's tested the gum on the Oompa Loompas and they ALL became blueberries.
@nightmareeyes7256 3 жыл бұрын
I mean I’d hope he used lab rats or something but I doubt it
@crisptomato9495 3 жыл бұрын
@Ollie the Sock :D They were also originally black. I can see why they changed that detail in the movie lmao.
@andypants7830 3 жыл бұрын
Same with the drinks they floated away so that to
@kurtreese7408 Жыл бұрын
Objection! They “gum” wasn’t actually a food product. Mr Wonka explained that it was experimental in nature and NOT a finished food product. He’s likely screwed in so many other things however. This is hilarious 😂
@tell-me-a-story- 4 ай бұрын
He used his empoyees as test subjects, knowing darn well they couldn't just tell him no and get another job.
@brookez3116 9 ай бұрын
I love that you just skipped over Mike entirely. Like, that’s all on that kid so Willy gets off on that one
@starcrashr 3 жыл бұрын
FYI: the books reveal that the children were disfigured, not dead.
@scootmctoot 3 жыл бұрын
I think that the movie implies that the children died though
@vetarlittorf1807 3 жыл бұрын
@@scootmctoot No it doesn't. It's stated that they will be returned to normal.
@madisyn4790 3 жыл бұрын
@@vetarlittorf1807 well that’s what Willy Wonka says would happen, but we never see the children again, they are never seen back to normal or even leaving the factory, and aren’t even mentioned. And then Wonka retired and gave the factory to Charlie. So I think it’s safe to assume they are dead. Even if it wasn’t out right said, it definitely is implied, or at least leaves the viewers to assume so.
@jspark8990 3 жыл бұрын
also that the oompa loompas were shipped through in crates at night
@Kornchipzzz 3 жыл бұрын
@@madisyn4790 i believe they did show them at the end
@justins8802 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty wild that enslaving an entire civilization was the least of his crimes.
@japanpanda2179 2 жыл бұрын
That's because it could at least be argued that they were better off than where they lived previously.
@mrmeowsermoney 2 жыл бұрын
@@japanpanda2179 yeah those vermicious knids and wicked wang-doodles were awful back in Loompaland
@calvinscarvings.66 2 жыл бұрын
The thing is is that it's shown (at least in the new movie) that he pays them in coco beans or chocolate and they agree
@justins8802 2 жыл бұрын
@@calvinscarvings.66 So indentured servitude then?
@Apriose 2 жыл бұрын
@@justins8802 not exactly? There isnt any real evidence to say that Wonka doesnt allow the Oompa Loompas to leave and search for other ways of life, but rather looks like they stay and labor in Wonka’s factory in their own free will. So really, the irregular immigration stuff seems to be the most legally reprehensible thing in this case. I mean, if you can leave at will and you stay because of a pay you agree with, is there any slavery or indentured servitude taking place?
@Stephanie-kh6nx Жыл бұрын
The novel actually takes place in 1920's before the Federal Labor Laws for Minors were created. Of course, I know this is a review for the 1971 film and not the novel, but I just wanted to point this out that Charlie working in the novel would be legal at the time that the story plot took place. The film, though, was based in the 1970s, so the law would still apply to Charlie in the film since the FLSA law was created in 1938.
@adfriedman 4 ай бұрын
I mean in the UK I had a paper route at age 11 in the early 2000s. Nothing unrealistic there.
@Roach1 Жыл бұрын
Objection: In the Dinner chapter where you mention that fault is not considered, only causation, wouldn't Wonka be able to argue that it was not a finished product ready for release, and he warned Violet not to chew the gum? Surely there's some kind of defence there, if a product is not in a state where it is intended for public consumption..?
@tfordham13 Жыл бұрын
Objection he knew she would eat it as she planned it out
@battlesheep2552 11 ай бұрын
@@tfordham13objection: conjecture
@iananderson4754 2 ай бұрын
@@battlesheep2552 objection! he could have had his security team apprehend her and force her to spit it out but he only looked on in mild amusement.
@jokerisinthememe5852 3 жыл бұрын
“Come with me... and you’ll see... a world of OSHA violations!” -Matpat
@Riegerts7 3 жыл бұрын
Yesssssss
@morganleach5653 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds suspiciously like Firestone Complete Auto Care, Pep Boys, and Les Scwab
@UnderTheVeil 3 жыл бұрын
He actually stole that from the meme that was going around for a long time before but it was still funny as hell
@sharkpoolbolt662 3 жыл бұрын
Now read that without singing it
@thewanderinggamer1369 3 жыл бұрын
~ Take a chance, get a glance, at all of the laws that I've broken ~
@vladtepes97 3 жыл бұрын
in violet's blueberry case, she didn't eat a product. she ate a test prototype not meant for mass production or public consumption. it was still in the testing stage. no court, surely, would ever convict for damages from an incomplete product wilfully stolen by the plaintiff.
@ssgoko88 3 жыл бұрын
But there's no wet floor sign
@chloeedmund4350 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't it be argued that he should've taken measures to ensure that she or anyone else couldn't steal it?
@gamerleal9265 3 жыл бұрын
@@chloeedmund4350 Possibly. But then when/where would the preventative measures end? It could be argued that to sufficiently prevent her action, and subsequent action, from occurring, would be to not allow her to be in the factory in the first place.
@owenneilb 3 жыл бұрын
@@gamerleal9265 and this would be exactly why most factories don't have children tour them. The only exceptions generally have carefully controlled areas, with guardrails, keeping them away from any potentially dangerous equipment or products.
@curiousnerdkitteh 3 жыл бұрын
She's a child.
@darylcheshire1618 Жыл бұрын
I remember a cartoon in MAD magazine where in the aftermath of Jack and The Beanstalk, Jack was told it will cost a million dollars to bury the dead giant. He says “a million dollars? That’s a bit stiff” the undertaker says “yeah and so’s the giant”.
@jp73987 Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that the joke was more about the giant being in rigor mortise than him having a stiffy.
@shinigamiphantom1391 Жыл бұрын
A corpse that huge would natutally cause a plague.
@dishman4694 Жыл бұрын
Someone needs to make this into a direct sequel. The Disturbing Case of Willy Wonkas Factory. I see Oompa Loompa lawyers in my mind’s eye.
@MegaCatGirl13 Жыл бұрын
Singing the defense in rhyme lol
@emeraldg8667 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see how many laws were broken in "Matilda". 😬
@austinh7142 3 жыл бұрын
Good idea☝️
@victoriabryer4710 3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about Matilda, I wonder how long the Trunch would spend in jail for throwing a kid out a window, tossing another across the playground by her hair, locking kids a damp creaky hole in the wall with nails on the door sticking inward. Possible murder but we know she did it.
@victoriabryer4710 3 жыл бұрын
@@FishbedFive more like the mistreatment and abuse of children, possible murder of Miss Honey's father. All the stolen car parts and scams Matilda father does on a daily basis.
@nigdyezemska2827 3 жыл бұрын
Omg same!
@Darksidedoom 3 жыл бұрын
Damn right me too
@adamkahn8645 Жыл бұрын
objection: How can Charlie layoff the factory staff to pay his tax bill when the factory staff are unpaid?
@jeffwolcott7815 Жыл бұрын
They're paid in coca beans, the Oompa-Loompas love them.
@kyripiro224 8 ай бұрын
Cause Legal Eagle is assuming that Charlie would start paying them 😅
@verticalkoala1264 6 ай бұрын
@@jeffwolcott7815Mmmm.... Cocaine
@klegos Жыл бұрын
Man who suddenly got everything he wanted: *Lived happily ever after* Veruca Salt: Am I a joke to you?
@UltimateKyuubiFox 5 жыл бұрын
My theory was always that Wonka was looking for a replacement who could take the fall for his company’s negligence and then he’d leave the country and find asylum. Effectively, dooming Charlie Bucket.
@LundenVagrant 5 жыл бұрын
A king of industry, that Wonka. Lol
@jonsnor4313 5 жыл бұрын
Admit it, you saw robot chicken. If not, its a original good joke.
@SharpDesign 5 жыл бұрын
Robot Chicken did this version.
@TribuneAquila 5 жыл бұрын
Or Charlie switches the wonka factory to constructing a train which travels the world and contains its own internal ecosystem. Then the world freezes over and Charlie, captain America, and the remnants of humanity travel the world endlessly.
@kinnundo6434 5 жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka is a Batman villain who specialises in brainwashing, abducting, and murdering kids in a way that makes it look like an accident. He's got the henchmen, the gadgets and the funky costume. But hey, that's just a theory... You know what comes next...
@samwatson-tayler2805 4 жыл бұрын
Objection: Wonka's rich. He will spend fifteen minutes in prison and pay a fine of 38 cents.
@robbase5235 4 жыл бұрын
Objection sustained. Mr Wanka is required to apologize to the world, do 200 hours of community service and be on probation for 3 years. Court adjourned
@samwatson-tayler2805 4 жыл бұрын
@@robbase5235 It hurts me that this is probably what would actually happen.
@robbase5235 4 жыл бұрын
@@samwatson-tayler2805 Only to the rich. Us middle class would be imprisoned for 50-60 years, and ordered to pay millions in fines and fees.
@bigburhhh 4 жыл бұрын
If you actually believe that would happen you have the critical thinking skills of a dead raccoon.
@SurprisinglyDeep 4 жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka: "My glass elevator travels thru time as well as space! I found a lawyer from the future named Saul Goodman"
@juicy3545 Жыл бұрын
If Wonka really didn't want Violet to eat the gum he could tell her what would happen and not be vague or just pluck it out her mouth
@tonyf4991 9 ай бұрын
She didn't give him the chance and immediately snatched it out of his hand and put it in her mouth.
@darthprodigal9401 8 ай бұрын
@@tonyf4991 True... BUT he admits to knowing full well the results are well recorded as always meeting disaster upon the 3rd course. Leaving plenty of time to warn her or force her to spit it out before the desert flavor hits with it's negative side effects. He knowingly allowed her to come to harm. He could have informed her legal guardian of the health effects and timeline the instant she started chewing it or took it from him.
@Boktai87 Ай бұрын
@@darthprodigal9401 Or just not make the gum at all and avoid the entire situation all together.
@cameronmooney9921 Жыл бұрын
So you've reviewed that using current laws and rules, I'd be interested in how it fares under period accurate laws.
@danielmenetrey6876 Жыл бұрын
I was going to say this. I don't think OSHA existed when this film would have taken place. (early 1900s I think?)
@TacitaSaturnia Жыл бұрын
*Going by the UK version of the novel and first movie, so shillings, not dollars, and 1920s. He's correct on Charlie's paper route. Charlie is nine by the movie? Age isn't stated in the novel. That would be illegal by the UK's 1903 Employment of Children Act which prohibited anyone under the age of eleven from being involved in street trading ( newspaper hawking "any other like occupation carried on in streets or public places."). He's partially right on the working time. Women were allowed to be worked for 14 hours a day by the Factory and Workshop Act of 1901. This however was to not exceed 3 days in a week, and include 2 hours minimum for meals. Amusingly there is nothing in the Factory and Workshop Act about fencing for rivers of chocolate. Only rivers of molten metal and moving machinery and water wheels. I think you could make a case for violating the Sale of Food and Drugs Act of 1875 for "sale of articles of food and of drugs not of the proper nature, substance, and quality" by having been "mixed with some extraneous matter". As for the nuts part, no one cared back then. "If your kid can be taken out by a peanut... don't get attached." Literal garbage and poor ventilation would fall back to violating Factory and Workshop for unclean conditions, effluent on the ground, trash on the ground, etc. Not sure his argument on product liability seeing as it wasn't actually a product, though from his presentation it did seem like it was safe for consumption. "I haven't got it quite right yet" could imply flavour was an issue, and 'I wouldn't do that' is not 'you should not do that'. Pollution into the waterways? That's just the Thames =p That final dropoff would be a fencing issue as per Factory and Workshop regarding fencing off dangerous machinery, as that drop off lead to an incinerator iirc. *disclaimer: not a lawyer, barrister or professional wigwearer in the UK legal system. I do like chocolate though.
@battlesheep2552 11 ай бұрын
You know there's an interesting fan theory about this being released just before OSHA went into effect where Wonka set up this whole thing just to offload his factory before he becomes criminally liable
@alpinenewtplaysgames4509 10 ай бұрын
How it fares under period law for England and Wales would be more accurate.
@shadowspider9 5 ай бұрын
@@danielmenetrey6876 Waaaaay further back. The movie itself is set in the 70s but the original book its adapting is from the 20s.
@greenturtle407 4 жыл бұрын
Objection: The gloves that the Ompa Lumpa's were wearing were cloth gloves which is not safe for handling food.
@chicken8664 3 жыл бұрын
They aren’t nylon gloves?
@MrParkerman6 3 жыл бұрын
Overruled!!!! They are white-Nylon inspection gloves.
@CodyStrange_10 3 жыл бұрын
@mrParkerman6 they aren’t shut up
@gyro6202 3 жыл бұрын
I'd like but its at 420
@michaelsamples5810 2 жыл бұрын
"Lets see if I can ruin your childhood, like law school ruined mine" A statement both lawyers and criminals and agree to
@cheesestix6552 Жыл бұрын
As a criminal, I can agree.
@ThePenguinMan Жыл бұрын
As a criminal who commits tax fraud, tax evading, 1st degree murder, vandalism, violation of government patents, mass murder and oh my mafia boss told me not to state anymore crimes I commit so yeah I agree
@Emulleator Жыл бұрын
kinda implies legaleagle went to lawschool during his childhood
@Aaa-vp6ug 3 ай бұрын
@@ThePenguinManwhat the hell penguin.
@JaedenRuiner Жыл бұрын
Objection: Under the constitutional guarantee of Ex Post Facto, those child labor laws were added at a much later time. At the age of 10-12, in Ohio, I had a paper route in the late 80s to early 90s. I also babysat, did lawn work, and other odd jobs for money. And there was no labor law violations in the 80s and 90s for those jobs. Willy Wonka was filmed in the 70s, and depicts a time much earlier than 1970, so no child labor laws were broken at that time, thus under Ex Post Facto, any laws created after such time cannot be retroactively applied to previous transgressions.
@tell-me-a-story- 4 ай бұрын
Good for you, but I wouldn't want a ten year old watching my baby.
@jacksnow54104 Жыл бұрын
The thing about the factory, based off the book and 2005 movie, Wonka felt he was on the brink of death and so wanted a child to run the business as he didn't trust an adult so wanted a kind, fun-loving child but to prevent suspicion decided to punish 4 children from them being spoilt and teach their parents how awful they are
@d.wright6635 3 жыл бұрын
The kids didn't die. In the book, they're seen leaving the factory in their new forms.
@Quiltfish 2 жыл бұрын
So, *just* disfigured.
@prabhatsourya3883 2 жыл бұрын
@@Quiltfish Even that is a criminal charge I believe. I've worked in a factory in India, and here, even if an adult (from a different/partner company) goes for a tour of a factory, an experienced operator must accompany him/her and must act immediately should anything go wrong. This is just cruel negligence.
@anemodude9544 2 жыл бұрын
And the remake
@xejelah 2 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder how many of these laws existed during this time period, though.
@prabhatsourya3883 2 жыл бұрын
@@xejelah That is a valid point. In this time and age, if Willy Wonka didn't give Health and Safety inspectors access to the factory, they would not let the factory open regardless of what goes on inside. So the seclusion itself would be impossible.
@guinealover6674 4 жыл бұрын
"Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted." What?" "He had to pay a ton of taxes."
@SharpDesign 4 жыл бұрын
Plus, you'll have to pay the fines for those children dying, Charlie. Good luck.
@kevinsullivan3448 4 жыл бұрын
Just like winning the actual lottery.
@ryanjapan3113 4 жыл бұрын
guinealover6674 !!! Hopefully (and probably) the revenue from the factory would allow him to pay those taxes.
@guitarlover1204 4 жыл бұрын
@@ryanjapan3113 oof i mean, i don't know, at this point it seems like Wonka just wants to get rid of the damn thing....
@LordZarano 4 жыл бұрын
There's no tax on prize winnings in the UK
@AndrewCheshire Жыл бұрын
15:48 *Two people are being sucked up towards fan blades The lawyer: Well, that's an EPA problem, for sure.
@Daybreak6427 Жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka: I transported the entire population of loompaland to my factory! Ron DeSantis: I have an idea..
@Testingthisname Жыл бұрын
i dont get it
@angrytheclown801 4 ай бұрын
@@TestingthisnameHe's trying to say Ron DeSantis imported a lot of illegals and it failed as a comparison for so many reasons.
@martinford1988 4 жыл бұрын
*child who can’t swim falls into river* Wonka: MY CHOCOLATE
@khosrowzare8301 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, you can make a new child in 9 months, making a new chocolate river will take considerably longer.
@HisCarlnessI 4 жыл бұрын
Same tho.
@vetarlittorf1807 4 жыл бұрын
@@khosrowzare8301 Not to mention that chocolate later gets sold to people. And a child swimming in it probably ruined a whole shipment.
@paulroche5670 4 жыл бұрын
The event was also foreseeable and even encouraged that all could eat in the room
@therealkingslayer51 4 жыл бұрын
Did you mean: *mY chOcOLaTe!!*
@mr.noride7226 4 жыл бұрын
In the words of MatPat: “Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of OSHA violations.”
@zfilms4858 4 жыл бұрын
*Dying of laughter while OSHA is still trying to figure out what happened...*
@MySerpentine 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that that scans perfectly is hilarious.
@galaxygalatics3255 4 жыл бұрын
I love that song it will never get old
@NutpuffTheWolf 4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHA
@DeathandDestruction_02 4 жыл бұрын
This is literally my favourite comment🤣🤣🤣
@flashstudiosguy Жыл бұрын
This film was good to start with but your legalese just makes it all the more hilarious! "Congratulations, Charlie, I'm giving you your heart's desire,only downside, that also includes all my debts!" 😝
@brandongaines1731 Жыл бұрын
I would've liked to see what U.K. laws would say about all of this, seeing as how that's where the story supposedly takes place. Still a very good and thought-provoking video, though! I'm impressed.
@WhatALoadOfTosca Жыл бұрын
It's more for entertainment than anything else this channel. It is fun but aimed at the Americans so laws outside of the US don't seem to matter ;) interestingly, no town in England looks like the one in the movie ;)
@kayladurham7192 Жыл бұрын
I always thought it was supposed to take place in a uk style Germany lol
@basilduckworth6941 3 жыл бұрын
The books based in England so it would be totally legal for Charlie to have a job delivering papers
@SakariWolf13 3 жыл бұрын
That particular scene was in the US, so the labour laws apply.
@andrewpower8357 3 жыл бұрын
The book isn't set in any particular place. The movie was filmed primarily in Germany. I'm not sure what German laws are regarding child labour.
@andrewpower8357 3 жыл бұрын
@@SakariWolf13 nope, it was filmed in Germany.
@SaryTheWolf 3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewpower8357 It doesn't matter where they filmed it, it matters where it was set.
@andrewpower8357 3 жыл бұрын
@@SaryTheWolf 🤣 not if we're talking about child labour.
@aanvidugar3272 3 жыл бұрын
Objection: The plants were actually candy, which means they stepped on sellable candy with their dirty shoes.
@CorndogMaker 3 жыл бұрын
I always imagined the grass was candied coconut shavings with green food coloring
@aanvidugar3272 3 жыл бұрын
@@CorndogMaker Nah the book says they're sellable candy
@CorndogMaker 3 жыл бұрын
@@aanvidugar3272 but...*candied* coconut shavings are candy
@aanvidugar3272 3 жыл бұрын
@@CorndogMaker I guess? Either way, he's selling food that has been stepped on with dirty feet, even eaten with dirty hands with Wonka's permission.
@GunnyStilgar 3 жыл бұрын
@@aanvidugar3272 you'd have to prove he sold the contaminated candy.
@robertpearson8546 Жыл бұрын
I was working for an Oil Patch company and they fired my entire group. When I asked for my overtime pay, they refused. In Texas, workers have no protection. In a different company, they wanted to renegotiate my employment. I said fine, pay me what I have earned to date. They refused. I went to court. They did not even show up. The judge ruled in their favor.
@HyruleBalverine Жыл бұрын
You should totally do this again but use UK laws from the time the movie was made/set!
@peteryanes3413 9 ай бұрын
He needs to become their was no child laws back then I look it up it take place on 1930
@FredJensen4745 8 ай бұрын
@@peteryanes3413 then how were there TVs?
@ChristopherJames1993 7 ай бұрын
@@peteryanes34131969 bro.
@Spectre-tv7wi 3 ай бұрын
Hes gonna have to read through and memorise thousands of pages and legal documents about UK law just for a video. I dont think its worth it
@HyruleBalverine 3 ай бұрын
@@Spectre-tv7wi Fair enough, but it's a little silly to use laws from a completely different country than the movie takes place in. ;)
@speedpaintlover2473 4 жыл бұрын
Objection: In the book, Willy Wonka clearly stated that all of the plants and such were all edible candy.
@alamdaali8776 4 жыл бұрын
YES!
@ionisator1 4 жыл бұрын
@Haku infinite f*ck
@oddish4352 4 жыл бұрын
"Everything in this room is eatable." Something like that anyway.
@elsie8757 4 жыл бұрын
@Haku infinite That part of the quote is from the 2003 movie
@shant1530 4 жыл бұрын
Objection: It should be stored properly, And because they are are stepping on it, It should deemed unsafe to eat.
@stopyrak06 4 жыл бұрын
*heart warming ending* Lawyer: you have to pay taxes on that
@endermeap6488 4 жыл бұрын
Oversimplified: *“There’s a tax for that”*
@galaxygalatics3255 4 жыл бұрын
Everything is not free Charle
@dannysprung7133 3 жыл бұрын
Presumably WW Inc has a fair amount of cash from continuing operations. No reason Charlie can't use that cash and get a loan on future profits to pay the rest.
@johnmccrossan9376 2 жыл бұрын
Objection! If 12 year olds can't have jobs they also can't pay taxes
@CyclingM1867 Жыл бұрын
I'd never thought about Willy Wonka as being a human trafficker or illegally transporting refugees before, although I was waiting for this part to be discussed. For some reason, the whole idea of this made me laugh, especially when the lawyer (I'm sorry, I forgot his first name) talked about them being in fear of being eaten alive. Maybe I'm too tired as I watch this and just got the giggles or something. haha Poor Oompa Loompas! I do have to say that I prefer the Oompa Loompas in the Johnny Depp version of this tale. The orange ones with green hair have always kind of freaked me out a bit.
@sarinat3101 4 ай бұрын
I actually had the original book, so I can say none of the children actually died. Augustus Gloop was just squeezed tight by the pipe and he came out alive but "thin as a straw". Violet Beauregard was successfully juiced by the juicer so she was back to normal, except still blue. Veruca Salt survived her fall into the incinerator (somehow) and was just covered in very smelly garbage. And Mike Teevee was stretched back out by the Oompa Loompas and became about 10 feet tall and "thin as a wire". I think Wonka even made a joke about him becoming a basketball player, but it's been years since I read it.
@filipferencak2717 4 жыл бұрын
"Class undismissed" As if you'd actually have enough time to say that as a teacher before every single one of your students is already gone.
@jakubkalka8360 4 жыл бұрын
*Objection* The gum was not a released product, but rather an object still in testing. Wonka did not claim it is edible at all, nor did he supply the girl with the gum. Thus it cannot be held liable under product's strict liability, because it would be equivalent to holding a man liable to damages made, by someone consumig their handwritten note, and getting food poisonig.
@allyvandergaast8746 4 жыл бұрын
It happened in his factory on his invitation so you could argue he was liable. Because it happened on his watch.
@oliverbennett7431 4 жыл бұрын
If the contract was valid would this still be unlawful?
@shichengrao5314 3 жыл бұрын
Jakub Kalka Yes, he actually was trying to stop the eating of the gum
@Lauren.E.O 3 жыл бұрын
But it happened to a child he had invited to the factory, and had the appearance of regular candy - something the group had been allowed full access to until that point. In addition, it was placed within her reach, despite being an untested product not fit for human consumption AND Wonka didn’t make her spit it out, despite the potential danger. As a child, it isn’t her legal duty to keep herself safe, but it is his liability as the owner of the factory and the person who helped her get into contact with hazardous material. Moreover, he could easily be blamed for being so “ignorant” (aka ignoring them) of safety procedures after other children had been harmed due to his negligent behavior.
@agmt233 3 жыл бұрын
Objection: He did nothing to warn her of the magnitude of the consequences of her actions which apportions quite a lot of blame to him. He was fully aware of the risks associated with consumption of the product and despite this made no effort beyond his initial "no don't do that". I'd imagine that the outcome would be quite different if he'd told her that chewing the gum would result in her disfigurement.
@user-rq2su3bd1j 10 ай бұрын
OBJECTION: Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is located in Britain. US laws therefore do not apply.
@m.s.b.8929 9 ай бұрын
My mom is a lawyer and the factory is one of her favorite movies! Perfect video for her.
@DownWithBureaucracy 4 жыл бұрын
Wonka: Congratulations on your factory Charlie, how do you plan to handle the PR crisis? Charlie: Crisis? Wonka: A lot of people just died in your factory Charlie
@beccag2758 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh😂😂I suppose he'd get tried as a minor, so out by 21?
@mrnukes797 4 жыл бұрын
Nope they'll just wait until 18 to convict him
@ikarikid 4 жыл бұрын
Did you even watch the end of the movie?
@SurprisinglyDeep 4 жыл бұрын
Charlie: "Gee whiz, I guess I'll just bribe the public and the judges by giving lots of people lots of free chocolates" Willy Wonka: "Good thinking, Charlie!" Uncle Joe: "You can make the free chocolates outta that chocolate river Augustus Goop contaminated! I'll oversee all the promotions for the free giveaway!" (A year later the Willy Wonka chocolate brand is more popular than ever before! Also Willy Wonka got acquited of all charges! However some people complain the free chocolates tasted "sweaty" and "pissy")
@danielbishop1863 4 жыл бұрын
None of them died. They may have had considerable medical expenses, though.
@sbraypaynt 4 жыл бұрын
Willy Wonka commits child murder then hands over the factory to a scapegoat so he can escape blame
@brokenwave6125 4 жыл бұрын
Except none if the kids died.
@unnecessarilyepic1107 4 жыл бұрын
Fellow film theorist?
@sbraypaynt 4 жыл бұрын
Swordplaymaster Gerb no matpat is an overrated pandering hack and is extremely cringey
@MrParkerman6 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, in the first film they die. Willy Wonka lies about their fate. The while reason Gene Wylder wanted Wonka's entrance to be him walking eith a cane was so you can't tell if Sonja is ever lying or not. So Sonja is fur shure a liar!!!! They only survive the book and remake.
@sbraypaynt 4 жыл бұрын
Brian Finley mate Maybe when you get an English education master English as a language Discover all our idioms and then fully understand sarcasm, irony and exaggeration Then maybe I could explain it to you
@seprishere 9 ай бұрын
The four other than Charlie weren’t killed, I think at least in the book an attempt was made to restore them. In the first movie, a point I think you didn’t touch on - the fine print was initially used to deny Charlie his chocolate supply (he was just told to go to the exit, and told he lost, only when he returned the Everlasting Gobstopper was he told he won). As others have stated, winning contests, the lottery or other gambling incurs no taxes in the UK unless you are a professional.
@leonardomafrareina7634 Жыл бұрын
It would be really cool if you did the version with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, a lot of things are different in that movie.
@ThatGuy-te9wh 4 жыл бұрын
*"MY CHOCOLATE!!"* "Don't just stand there! DO SOMETHING!" *"help."*
@adamcorb2974 4 жыл бұрын
Police. Murder.
@nonusedchanel3726 4 жыл бұрын
ya i love it when he says help. please. murder.
@vetarlittorf1807 4 жыл бұрын
I never liked Gene Wilder's Wonka. He feels more like a mad scientist than simply an eccentric idealist. In the book, when Augustus fell in the river and when Violet turned into a blueberry, Wonka was genuinely concerned about them.
@TheGreekPianist 4 жыл бұрын
ThatGuy67 LMAO I love how oblivious, nonchalant, careless, and uninterested Willy Wonka acts whenever one of the kids get in dangerous (and possibly deadly) situations 🤣 probably because he doesn’t like them!
@EfrenDNa 4 жыл бұрын
Vetarlit Torf you should watch young Frankenstein
@DeconvertedMan 5 жыл бұрын
What sort of trouble would John Hammond (Jurassic Park) get into?
@o00nemesis00o 5 жыл бұрын
Prison for 999 years with no chance of parole, I would say.
@tudorjason 5 жыл бұрын
And he'd owe billions in fines and settlements
@mariic2 5 жыл бұрын
Don't even get me started on the ethical implications of cloning dinosaurs in the first place.
@Maximara 5 жыл бұрын
Depends on where the park was located in and John Hammond's country of residence.
@theguywhowentthere3346 5 жыл бұрын
@@mariic2 nah there's nothing wrong with that I bet; doubt there's even laws that specifically mention dinosaurs in the first place since most people are concerned with sheep and common animals that are even possible. For every law, there's a loophole somewhere.
@caseypei4300 Жыл бұрын
Objection: Going by US labor law (like in the video), children can actually work at any age as long as it's delivering newspapers, making wreaths, performing, baby-sitting, or at a family business. Pretty sure it'd still be a violation in the UK.
@LazyGuyRome Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Gambling winnings aren't taxed in the UK. I am sure HMRC would argue Charlie only "won" the tour, but was gifted the factory.
@itoro22 4 жыл бұрын
As a kid, it all looked so fun. As an adult, "Is that legal? That can't be legal?"
@pillager6190 4 жыл бұрын
Small thing maybe but at time of release half the laws cited were different or nonexistent. Let alone in day it's portrayed to be in, thing were very different 60+ yrs ago. But you're right Totally Different Perspective!
@panek6443 3 жыл бұрын
But... I was always pretty sure it wasn’t legal
@slushpuppie19 3 жыл бұрын
Even reading the book as a kid I was like "Daddy are the children okay? Mr Wonka's factory does not seem safe" lol
@ninjaked1265 3 жыл бұрын
All the “deaths” disturbed me as a kid and I asked my dad, “how did they get out/back to normal?” Didn’t like it
@jokerisinthememe5852 3 жыл бұрын
Watch Matpat’s video about how many OSHA violations ol’ Wonka has in his chocolate factory.
@austinpersing3132 4 жыл бұрын
OBJECTION: The river is a closed loop, so the EPA will not be involved.
@theneochickens 4 жыл бұрын
Austin Persing that is probably the answer. Willy Wonka is way to smart to let chocolates uh out.
@technogen8451 4 жыл бұрын
@Sebastian Marlow he doesn't even have to pay me to get rid of the chocolate river I'll be there waiting in the corner with a straw XD
@technogen8451 4 жыл бұрын
@Sebastian Marlow ik I just saw the opportunity to make that joke so I went for it XD
@InitialPC 4 жыл бұрын
@Sebastian Marlow the chocolate is boiled before being made into bars, killing any bacteria, should a water cleaning company get sued because there is dirt in the dirty water?
@bruhchamp16593 4 жыл бұрын
but what about the pipe that goes to the boiling room? wonka must be boiling the chocolate for a reason, perhaps i dunno, to sell to unwary consumers?
@peterkee354 Жыл бұрын
The Adam and Joe show had an episode where they went into shops claiming the free stuff from magazines by tearing them off and crisp packets by eating a % of the packet saying they were only taking the supposedly free components. This would be "no purchase necessary" taken to an extreme.
@solarionsolarix Жыл бұрын
I only have two major complaints to this, the laws are based in America when the movie takes place in England, and the time period really was the 60s to 70s so certain items weren't guarantees that we take for granted
@jerrickothomas8345 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact not only did Wonka take an entire civilization out of their native country only to make them work and live in the factory, but according to the other movie and book he pays them in cacao beans which to the Oompa Loompas, which is highly addictive and super toxic, but also to get them into the country he shipped them in crates with holes drilled into them.
@treehugger0241 Жыл бұрын
Addictive sure, but toxic? That I don't remember.
@F1ISAWFUL Жыл бұрын
The Oompa Loompas love the beans. It's not bad they are getting payed in them.
@satanclaws666 Жыл бұрын
@@treehugger0241 it’s toxic to animals like dogs so technically it’s toxic but the human body can filter out the toxins
@treehugger0241 Жыл бұрын
@@satanclaws666 Yeah but we're given zero indication that it's sufficently toxic to Oompa Loompas to cause them harm, which is what Jerricko was implying.
@joshuaa7266 Жыл бұрын
@@F1ISAWFUL It makes them entirely reliant on Wonka, since they can't use the beans to buy food and stuff for themselves if one of them wants to leave. If they wanted the beans, Wonka could just pay them in real money so they could buy it themselves.
@Chipsnatcher 5 жыл бұрын
"Let's ruin your childhood like law school ruined mine" HA! Joke's on you, my childhood is already ruined. Also, sorry man. Hope your childhood gets better
@tsfbaf303 5 жыл бұрын
An actual original and funny comment on KZfaq is rare
@Chipsnatcher 5 жыл бұрын
@Meine Namen Are you saying That because you don't like it or because it's one of the rare ones?
@MunTheOddity 5 жыл бұрын
I'm going to assume the latter is true, funny bone has been tickled, I am now ROFL.
@ginnyjollykidd 5 жыл бұрын
Oh, cognitive dissonance does wonders to restoring happy memories! And compartmentalizing, too.
@Aliandrin 5 жыл бұрын
You seen the way the world is going? Of course his childhood is getting better. It's getting better by the second.
@dashfatbastard Жыл бұрын
Dude, remember this movie happened in 1972. I was 11 about that time, and there were 10 year old paperboys, at least in the US. My best friend Rod had a route I covered when he's go away for weekends with his dad.
@CalifornianCuttlefish Жыл бұрын
Great Video! *the amount of laws willy Wonka has broken is ridiculous*
@derek3992 2 жыл бұрын
OBJECTION!! I don't think Wonka would be responsible for turning Violet into a blueberry based on "product liability", due to the fact it was not on the market or available to the public. She snatched it out of his hand and ate it, disregarding his warning.
@peteryanes3413 9 ай бұрын
Yup your correct this guy is a bad lawyer
@darthprodigal9401 8 ай бұрын
I just said something to this effect, it's like trying to sue because you illegally download an unfinished and unreleased version of a movie, show, or videogame that hasn't been deemed safe or for public consumption. If you have a seizure looking at it it's your own fault since it had no guarantee of being safe as of yet. Especially if you were told before hand explicitly NOT to take it.
@Ramuh. 6 ай бұрын
@@peteryanes3413 this guy is an amazing lawyer, he's explaining a fictional event.
@KaysNewGroove 5 ай бұрын
Exactly. It's a prototype not meant for consumption and there was an explicit warning about it's safety that was entirely disregarded.
@KaysNewGroove 5 ай бұрын
@@Ramuh. Some people really don't understand sarcasm, do they?
@lolbutt124 2 жыл бұрын
Objection: The "plants" in the factory are actually not plants but actually food as Wonka says that everything in that room was edible. So it is still a problem of mold and bacteria contamination, just with food and not with foliage.
@soranraina4391 2 жыл бұрын
Plus we can conclude that the room itself may contain magic to keep the candy fresh. As he mentioned that anything Wonka thinks in the room becomes edible.
@Zenn_Chan 2 жыл бұрын
also, we're never explicitly shown anything that contains nuts in that room, so it could be that he designed the room to have no allergens whatsoever. Except for lactose intolerance of course, but I imagine that was in the initial contract
@Aredel 2 жыл бұрын
@@soranraina4391 magic doesn’t have any presence in the US court of law. Not since the Salem Witch Trials.
@Chotensai 2 жыл бұрын
Then it becomes a matter of cross-contamination through purposeful yet negligent cultivation rather than a mold related health concern... do snozzberries have nuts?
@jd_kreeper2799 Жыл бұрын
It's probably a weird plant that is edible everywhere.
@brovid-19 Жыл бұрын
This just makes me want to watch this movie again.
@andrewwatkins4852 8 ай бұрын
Willy wonka did mention that the incenerator only works on Tuesdays but lucky for him that it was broken
@ajwelsh3191 5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact they had to stop filming during the Veruca Salt scenes to tell her she had to be meaner.
@timmartin7258 5 жыл бұрын
It's actually Veruca Salt .
@ajwelsh3191 5 жыл бұрын
Tim Martin Fixed thanks left the comments after a couple of drinks so I didn’t notice.
@jaimep456 5 жыл бұрын
It's actually just a bit of sodium chloride
@QbertTehKiller 5 жыл бұрын
Jaime Perez it’s actually just free real estate
@lemo8986 5 жыл бұрын
Holy cow. Thats weird.
@vickielawson3114 3 жыл бұрын
Objection! At the end of the movie, Willy clearly states that all of the children will be returned to exactly how they were, thus none were killed nor even permanently injured.
@melissacooper4282 2 жыл бұрын
He may have told Charlie that but we don't know for certain that he was being honest with him on that. It sort of leaves the viewers to their imaginations on their fate.
@damien678 2 жыл бұрын
yes, i definitely trust the word of this very upstanding gentleman. why wouldnt i? hmm yes. very trustworthy indeed.
@Citadel2190 2 жыл бұрын
He still subjected them to this torture 😆
@johngarry1238 2 жыл бұрын
@@melissacooper4282 The movie is a fantasy, but it would seem unlikely that Wonka would commit 4 homicides of children, in front of their parents and other witnesses. There is no way he could get away with it. Also, there is no suggestion that there was any chance that Mike or Violet were killed. Mike was "totally unharmed" except for being shrunk down to pocket size. So at most there could have been 3 wrongful deaths Augustus, Veruca and Mr. Salt. I hope this lawyer does a better job researching the facts of his real life cases.
@frozenfiredarknight3764 2 жыл бұрын
"exactly" even though 1 is covered in chocolate, 1 is forever blue, 1 is trashed and the other... well, is no longer his usual size. (the point is that once they walk out that door, everyone might be concerned on what's really going on in that factory)
@camilovega6262 10 ай бұрын
I was confused since I got my first paper route at age 10 with the local town newspaper, but I did some research, and it turns out in my home province of Ontario, Canada there is no minimum labour age if the work is outside a "workplace" which includes things like newspaper delivery and babysitting.
@jordanhoughton1948 Жыл бұрын
OBJECTION! Veruca Salt clearly survived, as she went on to form her own rock band in the 90's
@VeerleTakino 3 жыл бұрын
To make the Oompa Loompa situation worse, in the first editions of the book they were "Pygmies from darkest Africa" 😬😬
@natependleton9861 3 жыл бұрын
Oh nooooooooo
@MrDalisclock 3 жыл бұрын
Awkward......
@baronsamedi4603 3 жыл бұрын
And if I remember correctly there slaves he doesn't pay them Jack crap Johnny Depp at least the movie with Johnny Depp kind of made it seem like oh I pay them in cocoa beans for their service
@jatmo6991 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Oompa Loompas were slaves.
@soranraina4391 2 жыл бұрын
So basically from Jumanji?
@probro9898 3 жыл бұрын
16:12 - the "chocolate river" was not flowing out of the factory to anywhere. It was being sucked up through pipes to the different parts of the factory where it was used to make sweets. It was one of those pipes that Augustus Gloop got sucked up. His mother says "He'll get turned into marshmallows". Wonka replies that this is "impossible". When his mother asks why not, he says that particular pipe doesn't go to the marshmallow room, but to the room where they make "chocolate covered fudge". Mrs. Gloop says "He'll get made into fudge then" to which Wonka replies "No he won't because I would never allow it! Augustus flavoured chocolate covered Gloop? Now that would NEVER sell!" Great stuff!
@allisond.46 2 жыл бұрын
Still a massive OSHA violation to have people swimming in it.
@KnakuanaRka 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, of course it was self-contained. No way Wonka would let a river of pure chocolate flow out of his factory; even without the pollution, imagine the waste!
@matthewcoveney4380 2 жыл бұрын
How about after Augustus falls into it? They'll need to dispose of that batch
@prabhatsourya3883 2 жыл бұрын
@@matthewcoveney4380 They would probably incinerate it. Chocolate does burn. While it would be very expensive, it would be possible.
@rangerwill 2 жыл бұрын
@@allisond.46 He missed one important detail. For that chocolate to flow with the consistency of water, it would have to be EXTREMELY hot. Augustus would've burned his hands the minute he touched it. And falling in would've caused at the very least , second degree burns all over his body.
@emilyhunter666 Жыл бұрын
I haven't seen the movie in many years, but I don't ever recall any thoughts of the kids actually being dead. Maybe that was just my take, but I just don't see how there's any evidence that they actually died.
@katrinareads Жыл бұрын
Because in the book they don't die. Augustus gets skinnier because of the tube. Violet is permanently purple even after her visiting to the Juicing Room (so disfigurement charges real). Veruca and both her parents (who were shoved into the tube by the squirrels after her) are merely covered in trash because, indeed, the Oompa Loompas forgot to light the furnace that day. Mike gets taller and skinnier after being put in the taffy puller. All of them also win a truck full of chocolate, which is their transportation out of the factory.
@danielamendola3906 8 ай бұрын
You may have missed one. Near the start of the movie, when Charlie is going past the gates of the factory (creepiest scene in cinematic history I reckon), the Tinker tells Charlie "Nobody ever goes in, and nobody ever comes out"! How could that be legal for a factory? How can it get inspected by professionals otherwise? Very entertaining video btw!!
@homm3bonedragon242 4 жыл бұрын
Objection: the "winning" of the factory assets and stocks is never mentioned in the competition - in fact, no monetary winnings were mentioned. The fact that Wonka also HAPPENED to be looking for an heir and HAPPENED to find one from the competition winners doesn't mean the act of handing the factory over is suddenly part of the competition - it's an independent business action.
@joshuafox8856 4 жыл бұрын
It appears that the factory prize was a separate contest all together, All the children were given a chance to betray Wonka but only Charlie refused.
@lizzalkula376 4 жыл бұрын
The contest was only for a free visit to the factory. Wonka giving the factory to Charlie would technically be a gift, so no tax on gifts, right?
@Femaiden 4 жыл бұрын
the impression that I got from both reading the book and the sequel and watching both movies, the tim burton one as well, is that Charlie "winning" the factory WAS the "true" purpose of the golden ticket thing. I think Wonka knew exactly what he was doing. Wonka was looking for an heir and he started the golden ticket thing as a way of finding the heir. when a company like Coca Cola does one of those contests where you look under the bottlecap and you "could win a million dollars!", they always know exactly how many winning prizes they printed and exactly where they sent them. so, Wonka, being as eccentric as he is and having access to wondrous resources that normal people can't even understand, he could have specifically targeted certain children to get those tickets. he might have known exactly where he sent those golden tickets. I mean, in the book, it goes into great detail of the mania that struck the world, everyone looking for the tickets, and grownups were looking for the tickets too, how did he know that children would find them? like there was a scene in the book where a bank robber stole a ton of money then used it to buy chocolate bars and the police came to arrest him and found him sitting on a mountain of chocolate bars, frantically cutting the wrappers with a knife and had to pry him away, how did Wonka know that guy wouldn't find one? or 3? the tour of the factory was a way of getting the children into situations where they could prove their worth and virtue of character so he could pick a winner. each room was a test. he picked those situations deliberately, to test the children. He did his homework, studying the backgrounds of each of those kids, as evidenced by the oompa looma song lyrics(most evident in the lyrics from the book), those guys knew everything about these kids. Wonka did the whole golden ticket thing as a way of getting the children into controlled situations to test their virtue so he could find the most pure and innocent person to become his heir. and among billions of people, somehow found Charlie. He must have cherrypicked those children. how he managed to ensure that those particular ones would be picked? I dunno, can't be explained, just like how the secrets behind how he makes his crazy candies can't be explained either. but hey, that's just a theory. . . I hope that line isn't copyrighted. . .
@gamerito100 4 жыл бұрын
meh! Even gifts have taxes? What a shitty world we are in...
@pz20jacobcouttsrogue 4 жыл бұрын
Lawrie Swinfen-Styles Take that: he’s a criminal!
@aflyingrat3969 4 жыл бұрын
jesus the ticket event was probably just a way to get rid of his factory before it cost him everything
@obviouslykaleb7998 4 жыл бұрын
phantom gaming but that’s just a theory... a FILM THEORY! Matpat already did this
@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 4 жыл бұрын
@@obviouslykaleb7998 you realize Game Theory mostly presents and discusses already-popular fan theories in their videos? When Matpat actually makes videos on his pet theories, they tend to go poorly :p
@harley583 4 жыл бұрын
What if the 5 children but Charlie died and those 4 children might of knew what would be future
@markgeoghegan9674 4 жыл бұрын
That is what MatPat said but no shade
@thewolvesden7098 10 ай бұрын
In the movie no kids died, and depending on how Wonka gave the factory to Charlie, he wouldn't have to pay anything. The chocolate river stays in the factory, it is a lazy river and circulates inside only.
@GabrielBoivin 10 ай бұрын
She wasn’t permanently turned into a blueberry she was juiced and returned to normal
@JordanMilly 5 жыл бұрын
OBJECTIONS! -Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is set in the UK, and so US laws don't apply. This is indicated by the coin that Charlie found to buy his winning bar being a 1 shilling coin. -During the period in which the story is set (1950s-early 1960s Britain), children over the age of 9 are allowed part time jobs as long as they don't interfere with their full-time education. This wasn't changed until 1966, when the UK adopted the UN General Assembly of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into law, which increased the legal age of a child entering employment to 14. -During the 1950s-60s in the UK, such a giveaway would have been legal. -During this period, the requirement for the workers to do unpaid overtime would have been legal, as long as their contracts allowed for it, as there was no legal minimum wage until the Minimum Wage Act 1998. -At age 9-10, Charlie would be under the age of criminal responsibility in the UK, and therefore likely couldn't be charged under criminal law for corporate espionage for Slugworth. -In the UK at the time, tax was only payable on winnings from betting shops (at 9%), and so wouldn't apply in this case. In the modern day, tax on gambling winnings was abolished in the UK in 2001. Sorry, but as a Brit who enjoys history, literature and has legal knowledge, I couldn't resist! Keep up the good work on your channel though!
@voidwalker3072 5 жыл бұрын
And correct me if I’m wrong but in the books the Oompa Loompas are actually paid
@mavendeo 5 жыл бұрын
-Sustained. -OVERRULED! The movie actually took place in 1970. -OVERRULED! See above. -Sustained. -Sustained. -Sustained.
@Mirandorl 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for ruining the ruining of my childhood memories :)
@mavendeo 5 жыл бұрын
@@Mirandorl * ahem * Snozzberries. I just ruined the ruining of the ruining of your childhood. You're welcome.
@lucasoberon1231 5 жыл бұрын
Im just glad to see that someone noted that this is set in Britain and not to be held under United States, laws! Good job!
@sokkasoftie8519 4 жыл бұрын
10:52 Actually, the book that this movie is based off of goes more into detail about that. The Oompa Loompas apparently had just about nothing too eat, and they loved cacao beans. When Wonka found them, he asked if they would like to work in his factory for an unlimited supply of chocolate and cacao beans. They agreed happily.
@minyoongles7723 4 жыл бұрын
Would that mean he would be avoiding taxes?
@causticfaucet 4 жыл бұрын
Min Yoongles actually probably yes. Bartering can be treated as taxable income
@LIETUVIS10STUDIO1 4 жыл бұрын
So payment in food?
@sokkasoftie8519 4 жыл бұрын
Algis Yeah basically
@carissa_the_artist3282 4 жыл бұрын
yep, this is also explained in the remake!
@aldock5862 Жыл бұрын
I love how wonka is straight up murdering kids and it’s like Oh, no handrails
@Psilomuscimol 4 ай бұрын
He didn't kill any kids. Just oompa loompas
@Redwait 6 ай бұрын
“Seriously Wonka, GUARD RAILS!” -MatPat
@RJSchex 2 жыл бұрын
Another violation, not mentioned: The ceiling ventilator fan in the Fizzy Lifting Drinks room doesn't have the required safety grilles on either side of it.
@thedevilsadvocate788 6 ай бұрын
Imagine being an Hoompa Loompa, just starting his shift, going in and seeing that the whole place is covered in bird guts and feathers. "... Oh, is it 7am already?"
@tommybakes5972 6 ай бұрын
The whole factory is just full of OSHA violations
@matityaloran9157 4 ай бұрын
In the book, Willy Wonka ties down the Oompa Loompas when they test the Fizzy Lifting Drinks
@Quinntus79 4 жыл бұрын
“It’s hot and creamy. I can feel it running down my throat.” Archer, “Phrasing!”
@andrewblanchard2398 4 жыл бұрын
LAAANNNAAA !
@lukeedwards-sparsholtt1587 4 жыл бұрын
Woah pause 😭😭😭😂😂😂
@MrParkerman6 4 жыл бұрын
That's what she said!!!!!
@andrewmerritt4878 4 жыл бұрын
DANGER ZONE!!!!!
@hellfire66683 4 жыл бұрын
Is Wonka hard at work? He just might be.
@matityaloran9157 4 ай бұрын
15:00, Objection:It’s not as though Willy Wonka didn’t warn her. She ignored his warning
@classifiedveteran9879 Ай бұрын
He may not be criminally liable. But he could be civilly liable for damages. Just like a case of malpractice, the doctor didn't mean to injure the patient, but they are financially responsible.
@matityaloran9157 Ай бұрын
@@classifiedveteran9879 That makes sense
@ginaperkins1088 Жыл бұрын
This information was very interesting. I also really appreciate that you used the original film clips and not the horrible remake.
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