I first read The Perks of Being a Wallflower in mid 2011, and since then I've read it around 6 times. That's how much I love this book. It is also one of my favorite top 4 books, and I'm a really picky reader. It's one of these things that push you from being a teenager into being a young adult. If you haven't read the book yet, I highly recommend you do.
When I read about the book coming out as a movie in 2012 I was so excited. When I read that the author, Steven Chbosky will write the screenplay and direct it, I was ecstatic. Then, when I read about who was cast in the movie I was practically jumping off walls.
Let us start with Logan Lerman, the perfect Charlie if there ever was one. He fits the description perfectly because he has that blushing shy kid thing going on, and he looks really young. I'm a bit biased though, because I think he's the best actor to play anything and everything. He is very Charlie-esque.
When I first read the book I imagined Patrick as a very young, dark haired, and skinny version of Matthew Gray Gubler. Instead, they cast Ezra Miller. How do I begin to describe Ezra Miller? "Scene Stealer" is what comes to mind. Ezra Miller took the movie and made it his own. Every scene he was part of, he was dominating. I absolutely loved his performance and his persona, 5 starts for this guy.
I was a bit unsure about Emma Watson being cast. I adore her, but when you read about Sam you don't really think an inexperienced actress can really capture the essence of her character. Emma Watson proved me wrong. Her performance was strong, emotional, and spot on.
Nina Dobrev and Paul Rudd were both splendid, and so were the two cast as Alice and Bob. I still have mixed feelings about the girl who played Mary-Elizabeth, but I think it worked out well.
The one person who I just couldn't accept was the kid that played Brad. He was everything Brad isn't supposed to be, in my mind anyway. I pictured him to be less kid-looking, and more typical TV jock.
The movie itself was excellent. Although my two favorite scenes from the book were cut off the movie adaptation, it was still well put together and well executed. I liked how they cut out family holiday reunions, as they weren't really essential to the story. Another thing that was cut out of the movie which made it better was all the talk about the books Charlie reads over the course of his freshman year; the mention of a few book titles and essays was enough to understand the magnitude of what those books meant to Charlie without it being overwhelming.
I loved the first tunnel scene, it was emotionally perfect. I loved how the emotions and feelings were transferred to the audience. Charlie put to words what he put to writing to his friend in the book, saying to Patrick, "I feel infinite." Emma Watson's facial expression and body language was just so very "Sam". Here's a Nylon video in which Emma speaks about the tunnel scene.
Another scene that I loved and made me cry like I'm watching 50/50 all over again was the scene in which Charlie has a breakdown after graduation and calls Candice at her party. Boy, was that great. Logan Lerman crying into the phone, Nina Dobrev telling her friend to call the police and give them her address. It was everything this part could be and more. Also, Nina dobrev, you have proved you are the cover girl of pain .ltd. We love you.
The only thing left to talk about is that I'm waiting for the director's cut to surface because I can't get enough of this beautiful creation.
Final rating: 5/5
When I read about the book coming out as a movie in 2012 I was so excited. When I read that the author, Steven Chbosky will write the screenplay and direct it, I was ecstatic. Then, when I read about who was cast in the movie I was practically jumping off walls.
When I first read the book I imagined Patrick as a very young, dark haired, and skinny version of Matthew Gray Gubler. Instead, they cast Ezra Miller. How do I begin to describe Ezra Miller? "Scene Stealer" is what comes to mind. Ezra Miller took the movie and made it his own. Every scene he was part of, he was dominating. I absolutely loved his performance and his persona, 5 starts for this guy.
I was a bit unsure about Emma Watson being cast. I adore her, but when you read about Sam you don't really think an inexperienced actress can really capture the essence of her character. Emma Watson proved me wrong. Her performance was strong, emotional, and spot on.
Nina Dobrev and Paul Rudd were both splendid, and so were the two cast as Alice and Bob. I still have mixed feelings about the girl who played Mary-Elizabeth, but I think it worked out well.
The one person who I just couldn't accept was the kid that played Brad. He was everything Brad isn't supposed to be, in my mind anyway. I pictured him to be less kid-looking, and more typical TV jock.
The movie itself was excellent. Although my two favorite scenes from the book were cut off the movie adaptation, it was still well put together and well executed. I liked how they cut out family holiday reunions, as they weren't really essential to the story. Another thing that was cut out of the movie which made it better was all the talk about the books Charlie reads over the course of his freshman year; the mention of a few book titles and essays was enough to understand the magnitude of what those books meant to Charlie without it being overwhelming.
I loved the first tunnel scene, it was emotionally perfect. I loved how the emotions and feelings were transferred to the audience. Charlie put to words what he put to writing to his friend in the book, saying to Patrick, "I feel infinite." Emma Watson's facial expression and body language was just so very "Sam". Here's a Nylon video in which Emma speaks about the tunnel scene.
Another scene that I loved and made me cry like I'm watching 50/50 all over again was the scene in which Charlie has a breakdown after graduation and calls Candice at her party. Boy, was that great. Logan Lerman crying into the phone, Nina Dobrev telling her friend to call the police and give them her address. It was everything this part could be and more. Also, Nina dobrev, you have proved you are the cover girl of pain .ltd. We love you.
The only thing left to talk about is that I'm waiting for the director's cut to surface because I can't get enough of this beautiful creation.
Final rating: 5/5
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