The Perks Of Being A Wallflower?

Couldn't care less about the movie, but Emma Watson is just unfff!

 

Having enjoyed both the book and the movie, i personally feel chbosky improved a lot of stuff when he adapted his own novel into the screenplay as there was a more focused narrative (the book at time was at times has quite a bit of rambling).

Essentially i like this movie for not sugar coating the hells of high school and the trial and tribulations of teenage angst, even if not all of us can 100% relate to what Charlie goes through and i also that you do become emotionally invested in Sam and Patrick's storylines, they aren't your stereotypical nice girl and gay friend as they each also face some conflict along the way.

Logan gave one of the most powerful lead performances i never thought he could've done. I kinda wished Emma had more material to work on though since she is quite talented herself

 

Oh my God, I just watched this movie last night, and I thought it was pretty amazing actually. I'm normally quite particular about films too, but I can understand if you were expecting something light-hearted, how it could be totally off-putting!

I know you're not saying it's a bad movie, but you do seem to think that the fact that there was some emotional baggage and some controversial content that this is a negative. I think the opposite: it's a far cry from all these movies you go to where everything is spoon fed to you. At least this would make you think.

I loved all the characters really, and I thought Logan Lerman was pretty great in the role, and also pretty hot too.

It was a happy enough ending, too, which was great.

 

I loved all three of the main characters. It was such an emotional movie but I felt like it was one of those movies that is so intimate and personal and true to life while still being theatrical. That movie made me both incredibly happy and then depressingly sad. I expected something light and cheery and it was so much more complex than I expected. It was definitely a favorite movie of mine. I haven't quite been through the drama those characters were but I feel like I could relate pretty well. I felt their happiness and their sadness. And I think that is what a great movie should do.

 

Loved both book and movie.

I liked the tunnel ending

 

Tryed to get my freind to redbox it. I REeeeeelly wanted to see that. love all 3 main cast.

 

OMG.

I loved this movie ;___;

Also, Logan Lerman is everything I want in a boyfriend

EDIT: *SPOILER ALERT - TURN AWAY NAO*

I went with a friend of mine who's brother committed suicide last year, so when that scene came on with Logan Lerman's character near the end of the movie, she broke down & it was really bad. I totally wasn't expecting that to happen.

Other than that though, it was a good movie

 

Absolutely loved the book and was surprised to find I actually liked the movie as well. Usually I'm pretty picky about movie-adaptions, but this one I thought was well done. The angst and depression were, I think, more tangible in the movie as it's a little subtler in terms of narration than the book (which really did feel quite rambly at times).

 

I saw it in the theaters and loved it. I need to pick up the DVD.

 

But that's the best thing about this movie: the author of the book, Stephen Chbosky, also adapted the screenplay and directed the movie. So if you did find that it wasn't an accurate representation of what the author intended with the book, then there would have been something wrong with you.

No, but seriously: the film medium has way more ways of portraying what the author intended. The only way to do that with a book is to literally write what you mean.

 

Really liked it!

 

Haven't read the book, but am interested in seeing the film. Unfortunately, the last time I checked, I was hold 167 out of 173 with my local library. :rolle:

 

I'm sure you could get it second-hand really cheaply!

 

Probably, but aside from not having any money, I'm trying to cut back on blind buying [especially with DVDs.]

 

I really liked this movie.

 

Such a good book and film.

Would easily recommend it to anyone who asked. Think it's in my top 5 movies/books, and there's a lot of plots that you don't really see coming (well, I didn't) that I loved.

The only thing I would complain about is the title... it ironically makes the book abit of a wallflower itself; you don't want to read about someone that is going to have a boring life (no offense, but the stereotype of a wallflower is a social recluse that... watches life away, I guess?), so I did kinda think 'meh, won't really enjoy this much I think', but yeah like I said, I did enjoy it. Immensely.