The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This film is excellent. It is also funny and it is a bit emotional at times.

This film is about a young high school student (Charlie) who is nervous about beginning his freshman year at high school and finds it hard to make new friends until 2 students become his mentors.

It has an interesting storyline.

The actors and actresses in this film have done a wonderful job.

Overall I enjoyed watching this film and it is now one of my favourite films.

This film has secured a spot in my top five favourites of all time and I imagine it will take some time if it ever gets shifted out of the top five. The film is sensitive, funny and emotional which is always so difficult to capture in a teen-high school drama because it is so often liable to tropes. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is, in my opinion, one of the best teen films that you could watch.



The film follows the story of Charlie who is a high school freshman who is trying to find his way through life. His way of dealing with the difficulties he faces is writing a series of letters to an anonymous person – “Dear Friend.” Charlie is shy, caring and intelligent and is soon taken under the wing by seniors Patrick and Sam. The film is a wonderful coming-of-age that is complex and beautifully adapted from Steven Chbosky's novel.



Logan Lerman provides a wonderfully sensitive portrayal of Charlie alongside Emma Watson as Sam who performs to her usual high standard. Ezra Miller (as seen in "Justice League" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them") has his usual comic energy as Patrick but also has the great talent to flip to his emotions when the moments arise in the film.



The music that follows alongside the film is also pivotal with the film featuring classics such as “Heroes” by David Bowie and “Come on Eileen” which are very uplifting and the soundtracks to great moments in the film.



I found there to be this feeling of connection and understanding through the film that only grows the more you watch it. The story line is interesting and grabbing and as I mentioned previously, it could easily follow the usual tropes seen in these kinds of teen-orientated films but it doesn’t, making it feel exceedingly fresh and original. The film also tackles issues such as mental health, abuse and homophobia which is very important and another reason why I love this film.



I will recommend this film to anyone who enjoys an original plot line that combines humour and emotional complexity with standout acting and beautiful storytelling.



You must watch this film!

There are always attempts to adapt a good book into a movie made every time, but many of them don’t turn out successful, however, The Perks of Being a Wallflower turns out very well in deed and it is arguably the best book to movie made at the time it came out.

I am personally in love with coming off age movies and I expected so much from this movie, my expectations were not shattered, I have to admit. The actors did their jobs to perfection, the casts were a lovely set of people, and although I haven’t read the book, I absolutely love the story.

One of the lessons we can learn from this movie is how hard it can be for us to work on others if we don’t work on ourselves first.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a unique coming of age drama, directed by Stephen Chbosky, who wrote the book it is based upon. The story follows Charlie, a freshman struggling with past traumas who is taken under the wing of seniors Patrick and Sam. One of the film’s best qualities is its excellent dialogue. Chbosky understands and perfectly replicates the way in which real teenagers talk, without allowing the conversations to become mundane. This is accompanied by strong acting from the entire cast. Both Emma Watson and Logan Lerman prove that they will continue to be successful after their respective franchises with heart-wrenching performances. Ezra Miller’s charismatic delivery of Patrick is starkly different to his previous performance in We Need to Talk About Kevin, showcasing his range of acting abilities. I particularly appreciated the way in which Chbosky refrains from spoon feeding the audience answers and instead allows us to determine our own realisations through fragmented sequences. The issues of child sexual abuse, self-harm and suicide are handled delicately and aren't glamorised, lending to the film’s realism. This film is a perfect example of when an author adapting their work for the screen works well and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I don't think I have ever cried so much at a movie. It' so moving and so personal, I was just blown away. The movie is shrouded in an atmosphere of love, pain, mental health, abuse and so much more. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower explores how difficult life can truly be, but also how beautiful it can become when you're surrounded by people who love you.



Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a traumatised and lonely wallflower who is constantly watching life pass him by as he keeps his distance. He's built up a wall to keep people out, throught the fear of getting hurt again. That wall is broken when he's meets Sam (Emma Watson) and her step-brother Patrick (Ezra Miller). The pair decide to show Charlie the world at it's best.



I do have to admit that I was very excited to finally see Percy Jackson and Hermione Granger in the same movie, but the acting produced by both actors was so talented that I found the movie had created two completely different beautiful characters.





Highly recommend this movie, but I must advise that if you have experienced events such as abuse or mental health, you should probably avoid watching this particular film.

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ is a beautifully crafted story. Both the film and the book on which it is based have been hugely popular, yet it still manages to feel personal.

Each character in this story is struggling through their own unique mix of complex issues. The protagonist, Charlie, for example, is dealing with trauma over childhood abuse; mental illness; and grief over his best friend’s suicide; all while trying to fit in at a new school and find friends. Logan Lerman portrays Charlie’s pain so honestly, giving a really heartfelt performance.

The cinematography is beautiful, and of course the soundtrack is great. I really enjoyed how it had been edited, especially in a scene towards the end where Charlie begins to have a breakdown. Shots from earlier in the film are repeated, and the jumble of images gives the audience a clear representation of what is happening to him - instead of having Charlie explain that he is going through this, we are put inside his mind, experiencing it with him.

When I first saw this I don’t think that I entirely understood it, whereas now years later, I realise how many important issues it tackles seamlessly, allowing the viewer to be immersed in the storyline and the characters as well as their problems.