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So,
last year the Book Nerds had a monthly feature where we read a book
that was going to be made into a movie. It got to be a little too
much to do it regularly, but there are just so many great books being
made into movies these days that we will continue to write about
both.
That
being said, a good friend of mine who is an English teacher and I,
the Book Nerd, have been anxiously awaiting the movie adaption of The
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. First of
all, the book is just fantastic. Just fantastic. I am sure you have
heard this famous quote from it:
“And
in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
That
was my status update on Google for the longest time after I read the
book! The movie slightly adapted it, expanding it and turning it
into:
"I
know these will all be stories someday. And our pictures will become
old photographs. We'll all become somebody's mom or dad. But right
now these moments are not stories. This is happening, I am here and I
am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one
moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive, and you
stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that
makes you wonder. And you're listening to that song and that drive
with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I
swear, we are infinite."
I
love it! Doesn't it just give you chills?!
On
top of that, there are soo many actors I love in this film: Logan
Lerman, Emma Watson, Nina Dobrev, etc, etc. I was out of town
the weekend it opened nationwide, but I went with my friend (who had
incidentally already gone once -- lol) on the following Monday.
So
good.
This
was a great book to movie adaptation. I don't know if it's just
because the book is small anyway, so there wasn't really a need to
cut anything out. I don't know if it's just because Stephen
Chbosky wrote both the book and the screenplay. I don't know if it's
just because it's a great story. Probably all three. At any rate, if
you liked the book, you will not be disappointed. And even if you
haven't read the book, I think you will still be able to follow
everything and be entertained.
Short review: Great book! Great movie! Read it! See it!
The only misfire involves the trio's search for a mystery song. The fact that this shower has heard of Nick Drake but not David Bowie is really beyond belief.
ReplyDeletein what page can i find that quote?
ReplyDeleteGood question! I'm not sure if it's directly from the book or expanded for the movie?
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