In making the movie, he felt that it would cast a pall over the beginning of the film. In the book, he did it at the very beginning.
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Chbosky commented that one of the differences between writing the novel and making the movie was how the information that Charlie’s best friend Michael had shot himself the year before could be revealed to the audience. And what’s beautiful about the process is that it’s always evolving and the people that you work with are always challenging you to make it better and they are adding their own sense of autobiography and their own passions.
And in the other one you are using as many as 350 people at any given time. But in one, all you’re using is your imagination and some words on a piece of paper. It’s about creating a world and creating a tone and a universe that all the characters get to play in. Statements by the Author/Director in the Commentary to the FilmĬhbosky: Our wallflower is looking and he’s remembering everything and he’s carrying it with him.Ĭhbosky: The generation gap is nothimg more than a conversation we haven’t had yet.Ĭhbosky: The thing I’ve learned about writing novels and also directing is that they are kind of the same job, ultimately. I keep telling her, “Don’t make yourself small.”įor more quotes from the book, see Perks of Being a Wallflower Quotes. Car Wash Loser? Patrick: I just hope she can stop playing dumb with these guys. Alice: Craig would be a big step up from her last boyfriend. Patrick: Welcome to the Island of the Misfit Toys.Ĭharlie: Do you think that if people knew how crazy your are they would never talk to you. Patrick: We didn’t think there was anyone cool left to meet. Charlie: I didn’t think anyone noticed me. Patrick: You see things and you understand – you’re a wallflower.
Watching the film after reading the book will provide a demonstration of how written stories are translated to film. The narrator’s flat emotionless tone does not come through as clearly in the movie. The novel is an excellent example of tone illuminating character and setting the groundwork for plot developments at the end of the story. Three, taking LSD sometimes causes people to do dangerous things and every once in a while they get hurt or they don’t come back from the trip with a sound mind. Second, marijuana, like many drugs, can have side effects, perhaps the most common is that frequent marijuana use can destroy motivation. First, when the actors in the film stood in the back of the pick-up truck, they were held in place with wires and many other off-screen precautions were taken to protect them. It is helpful to explain at least three things to a class that has watched this movie. Teachers are advised to obtain parental and administrative permission before showing this movie. While this film contains several important life lessons for teens and is overall a positive experience, it also shows risky teen behavior, in particular, premarital sex, underage drinking, standing in the back of a pick-up truck going 40 – 60 mph, and taking marijuana and LSD.
FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW).