YC Review: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve
Today, I stumbled across possibly the best film I have seen so far this year. It is definitely going into my top 10 favourite ever. It is The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.
The story of a boy, who is the titular wallflower. Shy, keeps himself to himself, quietly grieving the loss of his friend who committed suicide within the last year, and more that is revealed throughout the film. The Boy, Charlie played by Logan Lerman, finds himself engrossed into a beautiful friendship amongst fellow misfits, predominantly Emma Watson's Sam, and Ezra Miller's Patrick.
The two of them have similarly difficult backgrounds. Patrick is in a secret gay relationship with a jock style popular kid and has to keep it secret, whilst Sam had a promiscuous past and suffered from her first kiss at eleven years old with her dad's boss. The reason why the film is so beautiful; their perfect, beautiful, friendship.
I'm not going to explain much more about the fantastic story because it is a film I went in blindly, and think the experience was so much more beautiful and engrossing for it. I am however going to say, the story is enchanting, wonderful and emotional.
But that is not all that is great about this film. The cast is incredible. The three main cast members Lerman, Watson and Miller are fantastic, particularly the seamless American transformation of Emma. If you handn't seen Harry Potter before, you wouldn't know she was British. But even the supporting cast with the rest of the misfit crew, and Charlie's family are so great, you would believe that you're watching this striking story as if a documentary.
There are striking visuals as well, in particular the drive through the tunnel, and also thought very short the beautiful scene on the steps of the stadium, and the music throughout the film similarly encapsulates the thoughts perfectly. It's such a celebration of life and what you have. Maybe it's because I am a misfit myself, but I can relate so easily. The depressive thought processes Charlie goes through, the changes he goes through, and how he receives such a great support from his friends.
That's the message of the story. Live, Life, Love, Friendship. These are what are important. The film is just an amazing story of a group of friends, their struggles, and how they're there to help each other.
I'm giving this film a full 10 Yellow Chocolate slabs out of 10. It just gets everything right, story, visuals, sound, and beauty. Now I must go on to read the book.
WE ARE INFINITE.
Today, I stumbled across possibly the best film I have seen so far this year. It is definitely going into my top 10 favourite ever. It is The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.
The story of a boy, who is the titular wallflower. Shy, keeps himself to himself, quietly grieving the loss of his friend who committed suicide within the last year, and more that is revealed throughout the film. The Boy, Charlie played by Logan Lerman, finds himself engrossed into a beautiful friendship amongst fellow misfits, predominantly Emma Watson's Sam, and Ezra Miller's Patrick.
The two of them have similarly difficult backgrounds. Patrick is in a secret gay relationship with a jock style popular kid and has to keep it secret, whilst Sam had a promiscuous past and suffered from her first kiss at eleven years old with her dad's boss. The reason why the film is so beautiful; their perfect, beautiful, friendship.
I'm not going to explain much more about the fantastic story because it is a film I went in blindly, and think the experience was so much more beautiful and engrossing for it. I am however going to say, the story is enchanting, wonderful and emotional.
But that is not all that is great about this film. The cast is incredible. The three main cast members Lerman, Watson and Miller are fantastic, particularly the seamless American transformation of Emma. If you handn't seen Harry Potter before, you wouldn't know she was British. But even the supporting cast with the rest of the misfit crew, and Charlie's family are so great, you would believe that you're watching this striking story as if a documentary.
There are striking visuals as well, in particular the drive through the tunnel, and also thought very short the beautiful scene on the steps of the stadium, and the music throughout the film similarly encapsulates the thoughts perfectly. It's such a celebration of life and what you have. Maybe it's because I am a misfit myself, but I can relate so easily. The depressive thought processes Charlie goes through, the changes he goes through, and how he receives such a great support from his friends.
That's the message of the story. Live, Life, Love, Friendship. These are what are important. The film is just an amazing story of a group of friends, their struggles, and how they're there to help each other.
I'm giving this film a full 10 Yellow Chocolate slabs out of 10. It just gets everything right, story, visuals, sound, and beauty. Now I must go on to read the book.
WE ARE INFINITE.
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