So shines a good deed in a weary world...

WILLY WONKA'S OFFICE SCENE

#life is a test
#passing your test
#life is a test
#wisdom of children

[Steventhend]

Here's a fact, Gene Wilder absolutely hated doing this scene, he never did liked to yell at little kids, he said that it was the most difficult thing to do, and i cannot blame him

[Plumeyou]

The moral is so beautiful. Charlie does nothing but think of others. He's helping to provide for his family. He's selfless. He was one of the only people that actually tried to save Augustus. He genuinely cared about what happened to the kids. His one slipup or mistake is he steals the fizzy lifting drink from Wonka. Just a swig. But can you blame him? To fly? Encouraged by his best friend and mentor, his own grandfather. Then Wonka dismisses him and Grandpa immediately gets hostile. Wonka hurts Charlie. He takes away the one glimmer of hope he ever had in his life. Grandpa Joe immediately wants revenge. They have the Gobstopper, that if given to Slugworth would not only make them rich, which they desperately need, but also ruin the entire Wonka factory. Faced with this dilemma, Charlie chooses not to hurt the man who just hurt him. The man who took away his prize and essentially his happiness. And in such another selfless act, Charlie returns the Gobstopper, therefore not making him rich, which he really needs, but also won't hurt Wonka's factory. He gives this all up so he won't hurt the one man, who for a mere few hours opened his world to a world of magic and wonder. And in doing so, in doing the very opposite of what our fighting instinct is, is awarded the most wonderful reward imaginable. Your move, Kardashians.

[adamvaldez]

Notice how wonka only looked at Charlie's grandpa when he's yelling. He really didn't want to yell at the kid.

[SFox-ifid]

'So shines a good deed in a weary world..' That line still actually brings a tear to my eye even after all these years, it really sums up the character to me..he'd lost faith in the world, given it one more chance, was on the verge of despair once again..then this.. Gene plays that character so amazingly well..

[MGBLD]

So shines a good deed in a weary world!! I love that saying

[liquideagle]

When Charlie stops in his tracks and turns its hard not to tear up. His childhood hero turned out to be a monster but he still couldn't sell him out. Also he  still addressed him as Mr. Wonka. The kid was absolutely crushed but showed great character. So inspiring.

[BlacKnight]

"So much time and so little to do" 
My life in a sentence

[Kaboomboo]

I think scenes like this are what's missing in modern remakes and films in general. Moments of pure silence and just movement. No cheesy, manipulative music, just the silence of the characters
The pauses, the blocking, the quiet "Mr. Wonka...." and him placing the gobstopper on the desk. The audience doesn't need its hand held and be told what to feel. You just _feel_ it.

[ethanday]

“You’re a crook; you’re a cheat, and a swindler!!”
-Grandpa Joe, the man who fakes being bedridden for god knows how many years, then as soon as his grandson wins a prize does a goddamn tap dance number.

[NotJustTWO]

My favourite scene in my favourite film of this story. RIP Gene Wilder.

[oralboytoy]

IT WAS ALL WRITTEN, BLACK AND WHITE, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL!
...in tiny print in Latin.

[sjb]

This scene says so much about doing the right thing for its own sake. It is about our conscience and not our satisfaction or serving the desires of revenge. Brilliant!

[kennethvergini]

I remember once reading that Dahl didnt care for this movie on the basis that it didn't out enough emphasis on Charlie but I think this scene proves he was wrong. In the original book while the audience knows Charlie is a great kid theres no reason for Wonka to believe that Charlie was. He basically gets the factor (which he does deserve) by not being a dumbass and getting himself into trouble like the other kids. Not a bad thing but not necessarily proof of his worthiness. But in this version Charlie shows that his kindness his goodwill his belief in right and wrong theyre not conditional. He was a great person even in the face of this mythical figure willing to destroy his dreams. He did the right thing even when any reasonable person would've done otherwise.

So shines a good deed in a weary world.

[tomn]

No other man could play Willy Wonka. This movie, this scene, it is a masterpiece.

[padawanangelo]

This was the final test- genuine honesty. If we all had this in our DNA, this world would be the paradise it was intended to be. Great & powerful scene. Most of us would sell out & take the money for the gob stopper. Reflection of the times.

[derekleaberry]

Wilder's version of "Wonka" was so superior to that ghastly version of Johnny Depp's. The joy in Wilder's eyes when he tells Charlie that he's won is memorable.

[selfReferencinDox]

I love this scene.  WIlly Wonka keeps quoting famous English poets in this movie.  This shows that Willy Wonka is fairly well-read and possibly well-educated for a simple Choclatier.  It explains why he's such an eccentric genius.  

[pm]

Charlie was returning the dream that Wonka had materialized. It was not his, only his desire. He was glad for the glimpse into a world of pure imagination. What he would take from that experience, greatly exceeded that of an ever-lasting candy. Insanely beautiful this scene. A sign of respect from one mind to another.

[TheSonnyjim]

As a child this scene used to make me very happy and was unforgettable but as time went by decade by decade it now brings tears to my eyes.
RIP Gene!

[MrWillyWonka]

When Charlie shuds his grandfather away after he recommends Slugworth, it is absolutely beautiful how Charlie gives the sign of, "No, Grandpa. I'll handle this one myself, the way I was raised/brought up to do." So beautiful. This scene should be echoed throughout the entire world for crying out loud.