Perks of Being a Wallflower FILM ADAPTATION

I love the film. Honestly! And not so many movies that I've seen received applause as the credits come out. Well, only The Hunger Games and it was an advance screening. I watched Perks of Being a Wallflower on a REGULAR SCREENING!

It was well...should I say executed? And we all know that in a movie adaptation, not every scene, not every page, and in this case, not every letter of the book would be included. There are a lot of letters from the book that I really, really, REALLY wanted to see in the film. I was being a critic as I was watching the film. It was just so well done that I think I'm not mad of the fact that I didn't see what I wanted to see. (Am I being redundant of what I am saying/writing? hahaha)

Scenes I love:

• EVERYTHING!--shocker

Scenes I would have loved to see (and imagined to be included in the movie):

• Candice being mad at Charlie for catching her and her boyfriend having sex on the couch
• Charlie telling Sam that he dreamed about them having sex 
• Sam telling Patrick about Charlie's dream
• Candice asking Charlie to accompany her to a check-up ('cause she taught she was pregnant)
• Charlie smoking
• Charlie telling Sam about him seeing a girl being raped
• Charlie going to his Aunt Helen's grave
• Charlie telling Bob that Candice's boyfriend hit her and she gets mad at Charlie
• Charlie telling Candice he loves her and Candice saying it back
• Charlie saying "Oh my God!" "Tomorrow's a school day!!"
• Charlie meeting Bob and Bob's wife
• Family gatherings
• Charlie and Patrick going to the park
• Charlie meeting the sports guy on TV news in the park
• Charlie telling his family about what the sports guy told him about his brother
• Them emphasizing that Charlie gave Sam and Patrick books he read and owned (it was shown that he gave Sam books he owned but it wasn't shown that he gave the rest to Patrick)

I know. I know. It would be a long film right? :) I know if I keep remembering what I was thinking when I was watching the movie, this blog would be too long. And I am being to wordy right now! It's just that, I really, really love this book. I scan it sometimes and read a letter. As I've written in another blog, I feel like I have a friend named Charlie. How I wish he could write me more letters. 

When I saw the trailer I hated the idea that Patrick was an outed gay. Because when I read the book, I saw him as a regular guy and I got shocked when it came to the point of knowing that Patrick and Brad were kissing! (Or maybe it was just me?) But in the movie, Patrick was okay. He was so cute. Ezra Miller was good!

As for Sam, Emma Watson, I imagined her as a wilder girl. But, whatever! I love her even before! :) 

I...we even thought that Logan Lerman being Charlie wouldn't be good because Charlie is a loser while Logan Lerman is this hot and handsome guy. He acted so well that him being hot and handsome didn't matter. It was Charlie in Logan's body! Really! 

The movie gave justice to the book. Well...Stephen Chbosky being the director, right? 

I cried while reading the book and cried while watching the movie!!!! It was great! It was BEAUTIFUL.

MUST WATCH!

God's Will...GRADUATING

ECSTATIC! 

This picture proves that I will be graduating on March 26, 2012. That is official, my friends! You can only imagine how bothered I was before the list was posted. Days before it came out, I couldn't help but check the portal again and again to see if the grades were out. We were told on March 15 that the list would be out on the afternoon of the same day. I was eating with my TFs and LBs (haha! go figure =p) when my good friend, Daniel, sent me a message saying that my name was on the list. It was a different feeling. In a good way, of course! :) I will blog more about "graduation" soon (after the ceremony). I will thank everyone on that blog :)

:D   

KONY 2012

PLEASE WATCH 

KONY 2012

After watching this video, I know I have to do something. Even in my little ways. This is the only thing I could do to help. 

I was really moved by this video. And, yes. I cried. Let's help spread the name JOSEPH KONY.

A BUNCH OF LITTLES CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
The unseen became visible.

WE'VE SEEN THIS KIDS
WE'VE HEARD THEIR CRIES
THIS WAR MUST END
WE WILL NOT STOP
WE WILL NOT FEAR
WE WILL FIGHT WAR

DELIVER YOUR VOICE

KUDOS TO INVISIBLE CHILDREN FOR 

DOING THIS.

DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX

What happens if all we care about is money and regret the nature? 

Imagine the world without trees? 

Imagine paying for clean air to breathe? 

The movie The Lorax would answer every question I just asked. The movie is absolutely full of cuteness. Actually, it was purely cuteness. And sometimes, animated films give us more lessons. They convey messages that would really touch viewers' hearts. They give us reasons to live. 

The Lorax is really WORTH your time and money. 

Let's tell kids the real value of nature by letting them watch this movie. 

VERY ENTERTAINING AND VERY INFORMATIVE.

NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT MONEY. 

QUOTES TO LIVE:

It's not about what it is. It's about what it can become.

-Once-ler

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to be better.

-Dr. Seuss

THE LORAX- A MUST SEE




P.S. Thanks, Solar, for the advance screening of The Lorax in 3D :) 

THIS MEANS WAR

THERE ARE NO REGRETS. 

ONLY LESSONS LEARNED. 

Perks of Being a Wallflower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perks_of_being_a_wallflower

I didn't really know what the noun wallflower means until I read the book Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Wallflower is a person who is shy and who doesn't want to socialize much. 


Before I say anything...I mean a lot about the book, I'd first say how I got interested to get the book. Well, no, it was actually why I asked my brother-in-law for the book. :) =p


I know I have heard of the book but what really got me curious about it is that the casts of the film adaptation include Logan Lerman and Emma Watson. These are great actors I admire. Yup! Same reason why I read 13 Reasons Why. I think I have this interest on books with first person point of view. Anyway...I'll write what I think about the book. And hey! You won't see negative comments. :) 


I have already described the word wallflower but the book also said that Charlie, the main character of the story, is known for being a wallflower--the boy who knows a lot but doesn't say anything about any of them. 


I honestly think that the book is so GOOD! It was realistic. No lies. The author was just saying what could happen to a teenage kid in the real world. 


Suicide. Drugs. Homosexuality. Sex. Rape. Abuse. These are the sensitive issues that the book contains and that the readers must know. 'cause these happen in life...to teens. The book gives so many lessons and it was well narrated. It was cool and heavy at the same time. It was so well balanced. By reading the book, readers would understand and realize the consequences of what bad decisions would give them and the chances they could have to put things back to normal.


Charlie is a VERY brave boy to have survived the challenges he faced. Especially the one that her aunt, whom he loved dearly, did to him. (I don't want to spill that part because I don't want to spoil the readers =p)


After reading this book, I literally felt like I have a friend named Charlie...who writes me letter of his daily life every now and then. :) <3  




Charlie, I am writing you back. :) Thanks for being honest and helpful to your friends. :) Thanks for being a friend. :)


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