Product Description The Perks of Being a Wallflower is based on the wildly popular novel by Stephen Chbosky about a freshman named Charlie (Logan Lerman) who is always watching from the sidelines until a pair of charismatic seniors takes him under their wing. Beautiful, free-s pirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her fearless stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller) shepherd Charlie through new friendships, first love, burgeoning sexuality, bacchanalian parties, midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the quest for the perfect song. .com The Perks of Being a Wallflower maintains the fine tradition of movies like Running with Scissors and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist in its savvy, sensitive telling of high schoolers coming of age and coming to terms. Though it enters some dark emotional territory as freshman Charlie (Logan Lerman) connects with a clique of older students, the smart sense of humor threaded throughout is as charming as the heavy stuff is powerful. Charlie enters high school with some serious yet indeterminate psychological problems that have clearly devilled him since childhood. We don't get to know about the extent of his difficulties until the movie's final scenes, but they've made it hard for him to find friends. A device that comes and goes is Charlie's voice-over of letters he's writing to an unknown and unnamed friend that describe the hard shell he's kept closed around himself. It all starts to change for Charlie--mostly for the better--when he hooks up with the eccentric, iconoclastic senior Patrick (Ezra Miller) and his popular step-sister Sam (Emma Watson). The energetic duo bring Charlie into their fold of friends and introduce him to a world outside himself that is probably exactly what he wanted, even though it's a place of loyalty, trust, and understanding that had previously been unimaginable in the small confines of his tortured head space. As with all friendships, there are rivalries, boundaries, rifts, and betrayals that ebb and flow as the school year unfolds. Charlie's inevitable breakdown and the healing that he experiences from having been exposed to such acceptance comes full circle in a neat little package at the end. But there's plenty of honesty, wit, and genuinely moving emotion expressed along the way. All the young actors commit fully to their well-drawn parts, especially the three leads. This may be the post-Potter role that breaks Watson free to revel in her talent, and Miller is a natural as a grown-up teenager who may have most of it figured out, even though the internal confusion he's tried so hard to bury still rears its head now and again. Set in the early '90s, the movie is tinged with peripheral period details that never overpower or insert themselves awkwardly into the action. Music is a big part of the characters' lives and is equally so in the spirit of the story. The writer-director is Stephen Chbosky, who adapted his own semiautobiographical young adult novel. He does right by his audience in presenting a movie that's fully adult and gets the little things right for anyone who is or ever was an angsty teenager embroiled in that horrible/wonderful search for self. --Ted Fry
D**A
Perfect movie
The best movie i have ever watched I've never felt so many emotions in one movie highly recommend
R**Y
well made
Very Good movie
T**D
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A**A
Worth your money.
Apart from the fact that it’s a really good movie and you should watch it. The disc itself came in very good condition and I’ve had no problems with it. The packaging was great.
C**A
Infinite
A very well made adaptation to a great book, a must watch. Delivered fast, with care.
J**K
"You see Things. And you understand. You're a wallflower."
My heading is a quote from the movie, it fits Charlie but does not define him. Charlie is quite, he is reserved, he tries to blend into the background and for the most part he succeeds. He has some emotional problems rooted in a deep dark secret from his past. He starts high school with no friends, but his way of blending into the background helps him avoid some (but not all) of the bulling other freshmen are subjected to. He eventually makes some friends which initially he does not seem to fit in with, but true friends are made on an emotional level, not on outward appearances or social standing. At one point these new friends are referred to as "misfit toys" and that could fit, but the toy idea brought "broken toys" to my mind. Charlie is not the only one with secrets, everybody has secrets. By the way, Charlie's secret is never actually spoken out loud, but by the end of the movie it is quite clear.The acting in this movie is superb which is vital since this movie relies heavily on emotions, especially the ending. This is also a movie with a message: You can overcome past tragedies and make a better future for yourself, and accompanying that is the idea of not judging others but accepting everyone for who they are.Unlike a couple of movies based on books I have watched recently, this movie stands on its own if you have not read the book. But if you have not read the book be sure to watch the deleted scenes after watching the movie. I have not read the book but from the deleted scenes and the commentary I can tell that the book has a couple of subplots which were not included in the movie. It would be great if the movie could have shown all this, but the movie would have been too long if these subplots were fleshed out.Since I am referring to the extras on the disc I should mention that I watched the Blu-ray, Amazon.com attaches these reviews to all formats of the movie. I will also state here that the dailies on the Blu-ray have a very funny scene where Patrick is making his clock, the scene did not make it into the movie which is a pity. I enjoyed the movie and will probably read the book at some point in the future because I would like to learn move about one of the omitted subplots.
E**D
THREE KISSES, AND THREE GIFTED ACTORS
I agree with another reviewer, Stephen Chbosky's film should have won several Oscars, from screenplay to directing to acting. All three of the primary actors, Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller and Emma Watson were at their best in this film. Logan Lerman's Charlie is miraculous. For such a young actor to understand the power of minimalism is astonishing. I've watched the film several times, and I can't help noticing Lerman's actorly stillness. He knows that less is more, and because he seemingly does nothing, he inadvertently steals every scene he's in. It's a good stealing because Lerman is not out to steal, his attention exquisitely focused on the other actors. Their scenes are a fine example of ensemble acting. No one is out to hog a scene. Ezra Miller is an astounding actor who completely embodies the role of Patrick. He was born for this role. Emma Watson is so believable as an American senior in high school, her British accent left in England. And Logan Lerman, he too was born for the role of Charlie. His acting is all in the face, in the eyes, in the mouth. He actually listens to his friends, he looks at them, offering them himself in acts of exquisite attention, so it is no wonder that he knows exactly what to give them on Christmas. He knows his friends. Yes, the major theme to Chbosky's film is friendship, beautifully underscored in three powerful scenes, the Kissing scenes. The first scene involves Sam and Charlie. Sam has been sexually abused by men and boys. Her first kiss stolen by her father's boss when she was a mere girl. She wants something far more magical for her friend Charlie. She tells Charlie that she wants his first kiss to come from someone who loves him. She loves him, a love the Greeks would call Philia (friendly). When she kisses Charlie, she is not aware yet that Charlie's love for her is of another kind, what the Greeks would describe as Eros (romantic). Later in the film, Sam and Charlie kiss again on Sam's bed, but this time both experience romantic love, Eros (erotic). Then there is the kiss between Patrick and Charlie.In this scene, Patrick is dejected, for he has been rejected by his male lover Brad. He wonders if he will ever meet and love a good man, and just as he articulates this, he turns and there sitting next to him is a good person. And he impulsively kisses Charlie. He instantly realizes his mistake and says, "I'm sorry." But no problem. Charlie accepts Patrick's display of love. He has already been the recipient of love from both Patrick and his step-sister Sam. It was Patrick who invited Charlie to sit with him at the football game. It was Patrick and Sam who accepted Charlie on the dance floor, forming a circle while they danced. It was Patrick and Sam who brought Charlie to his first party. This brother and sister invited Charlie into life, urging him to "participate." Charlie, therefore, loves them unconditionally, a love the Greeks call Agape. Agapetic loves does not judge, it accepts another with no strings attached. Charlie loves Patrick, and his response to Patrick's apology is simply, "It's okay."The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a beautiful film, and it will survive. A Wonderful Life was not honored when it first came out, but it is now watched by millions every Christmas. And what are the perks of being a wallflower? To love and to be loved. Nothing can beat that!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Chbosky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A**R
I still find it weird that I went out my way and got this
I can't say how or what got me intrigued to remotely give this film a shot though I do know only a small portion of the cast. That doesn't necessarily change anything but regardless I do know that I wanted to give the film a shot and which I did. After the fact and after a few rewatches I find myself really liking the film. To appoint that I knew that if there was some extra opportunities I would indeed enjoy multiple viewings for this film so I felt right to getting this film. Plus a decent price tag and just having it on DVD just seems right rather than Blu-ray.
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