Perks of Being a Wallflower is based of the best seller by Stephen Chbosky and is told from the perspective of an introvert tennager that uses the alias "Charlie" and tells about his life experiences. It's questionable to have someone hand over their book to a crew of random people and start filming a movie, and, most of the time, the results are disasterous. However, Chbosky himself announced he will be the head of filming. How is this significant? Well managed to create a film that can be as powerful as the book which had the ability to really envoke emotions to the readers.
Initially Charlie is having difficulty findin is clique in high school. Then he meets a group of seniors that once felt as left out just as he was.
Chbosky uses events from the coming-of-age period with a more accurate approach to the harrowing aspects of adolescence - depression, homophobia,
suicide, domestic abuse - without it being to preachy. Chbosky's most valuable aspects is giving Charlie a disarming earnest that, not only wins over the group of seniors, but also with the people viewing.
Since the entire movie is a narration of Charlie's letters, it would seem like the whole movie is just a narration. However, narration is used sparingly. Usually during major plot points and can easily and efficiently fast-forward through the weeks and the months in the year-long narrative.
As alluded to earlier, this film has the outstanding ability to evoke emotion to the viewer on a dramatic level. It's done by genuine sentimentality and nostalgia between sound and image.
The main trio of actors produce an astounding performance starring Emma Watson (Sam) who effectively plays a flirtacious but insecure spirit. Ezra Miller (Patrick) accurately portrays a giddy scene-stealing teenager. Logan Lerman (Charlie) really
Perks of Being a Wallflower Movie Review