“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” Film Review “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, directed by Stehen !hbosky, is the adatation of a best"selling coming"of"age novel# Set in Pittsb$rgh d$ring the early %&&'(s, the film tells the story of a tro$bled, socially"misfit teenager, !harlie, ortrayed by )ogan )erman# Filled with songs released in the &'(s, the so$ndtrack manages to l$re the viewer into an enchanting atmoshere which kees yo$ gl$ed to the screen for nearly two ho$rs# The film centres on !harlie, who is nervo$s abo$t beginning his freshman highschool year# Shy and $nable to make friends, he connects only with his *nglis h tea che r# !harli e is eve nt$ all y bef rie nde d by two seni ors, Patri ck +*ra -iller. and his waywa rd stesi ster Same +*mma Wa tson.# Together with them, !harlie gets the taste of the real world in an eic /o$rney which acc$rately cat$res the diying heights and cr$shing lows of growing $# Regardless of one(s ro0imity to his or her own highschool e0erience, “Perks” manages not only to resonate with the viewers, b$t also to act as a crying sho$lder to those who enco$nter or have enco$ntered tro$bles similar to !harlie(s # This is why the film roves to be e0cetionally fit forall st$dents, no matter if yo$ are the school(s flawless -iss Po$larity orthe dorky straight"1 smarty ants# 1ll in all, it is well worth seeing “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” as it is a hear t" warming and tr $e"t o" li fe tale of love, loss, fear, hoe and $nforgettable friends that hel$s thro$gh life# 2t is a film that cat$res the heart of any viewer, regardless of age, gender or social stat$s in school# 3aria 45r/$ 62 *
