Question: Does Violet stay blue and Mike remain incredibly thin and tall after they leave the factory?
Brian Katcher
26th Mar 2019
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Answer: In the book, it's implied that they did.
28th Jul 2008
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Question: What is the steel mask that young Willy is wearing all the time? What is its purpose? How does he eat, drink, talk, or brush his teeth with that mask on?
Answer: It's (ridiculously exaggerated) orthodontic headgear, designed to straighten one's teeth. I had to wear a much smaller version as a kid.
Answer: There is a scene at the end of the film showing the children leaving the factory. It shows the changes ARE permanent. Mike stays stretched and Violet stays blue. She is also impossibly flexible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBOvtKI73yc.