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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012),
Director: Stephen Chbosky, rated PG-13
We accept the
love we think we deserve.
  Starring: Logan
Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan
McDermott, Joan Cusack, Paul Rudd
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"You
can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours
and
think that counts as love." - Samantha "Sam" Button
Why watch this? It
is an interesting, relevant, coming-of-age story that most of
use can relate to.
Plot Summary:
The film follows un-extraordinary Charlie, a freshman high
school student. He suffers from clinical depression and is therefore
incredibly shy. He meets two seniors, Patrick (an extremely
animated and rebellious gay boy) and his step-sister Samantha
"Sam" (a quite, awkward and adorable girl who is in a steady
relationship). Patrick and Sam decide it's a good idea to bring
Charlie into their small group of social outcasts; sorta take
him under their wings. The brainy Patrick quickly develops a
crush on Sam, and he helps her study to improve her SAT score.
Then normal high school stuff occurs and starts to un-repress
Charlie's mental issues.
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Dad's Preview:
About ten minutes into
this film, I felt it grab me. It felt fresh, creative and
from the heart. This often-poignant story centers on the
over-blown concepts of being "cool", and the
ever-present pressures of high school. Why can't kids just be who
they are? It has a lot to do with parents who demand that their
kids stand out, make A's, be exceptional. How will mediocre get the scholarship or
big job? This
film begs to differ. Life is wonderful because of these
"wallflowers" exist, filling the spaces and giving many
delightful misfits a place to feel safe... and even loved.
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Mr. Mudd
Productions; Summit Entertainment thru
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