Stop feeling alone, have the ability to find refuge when everything around you seems empty, plan a flight forward without being able to ignore what comes behind. Hide in a song, record a cassette with the favorite songs of that person who, in the middle of hell, has become your guardian angel, roam the city at dawn letting the wind hit you in the face, savoring every second as if it were your last. Performing your favorite musical, dancing in the middle of a party where the lights-out corner seemed your destiny, letting sincerity carry you to a point where the kiss and the slap, victory and defeat, live apart by a bel and invisible line. .
10 curiosities about ‘The perks of being an outcast’
1 Emma convincing
In an interview conducted during the promotion of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Emma Watson confessed that she agreed to participate in the film because Stephen Chbosky assured her that It would be one of the most important roles of her entire career and one that would also allow her to have the summer of her life and meet some of her best friends.. In case there was any doubt about it, the actress herself confirmed that the three conditions had been met.
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2 prepared choreography
Knowing that both Ezra Miller and Emma Watson were passionate about the world of dance, Stephen Chbosky made them work with a choreographer in a special way to shape the wonderful welcome dance that we can see in the film.
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3 create connections
Each of the people who made up the cast of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” they lived in the same hotel located in Pittsburgh during filming of the film. A way to improve connection, complicity and emotional relationships that clearly worked wonders.
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4 First project
At first, John Hughes took possession of the rights to adapt this story to the big screen, also intending to write and direct it, also being able to count on a cast composed, attention, by Shia LaBeouf in the role of Charlie, Kirsten Dunst as Sam and Patrick Fugit as Patrick. However, Hughes’ sudden death stalled the project until the original novel’s author, Stephen Chbosky, arrives.
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5 question of charisma
To try and get his part in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Ezra Miller auditioned via Skype, something that could have worked against him but, nevertheless, made his charisma all the more powerful. The film crew’s choice of him was almost automatic.
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6 reference movie
When it comes to citing the films that shaped both her love of cinema and how she shaped ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, Stephen Chbosky noted two masterpieces: “The Dead Poets’ Club” and “The Fives’ Club”. And the truth is, throughout the length and width of the tape, you can see these influences.
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7 Scene deleted
One of the most talked about deleted scenes from “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is the one in which Candace confesses to Charlie that she is pregnant and he accompanies her to have an abortion. A very powerful dramatic moment which, however, Stephen Chbosky decided to leave out of the final cut, arguing that it negatively affected the pace and that, moreover, it was preceded by a scene that also had a high emotional content. However, many people pointed out that this decision was made with the rating of the film in mind.
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8 Influence on DC
Although it may seem incredible, due to the little that the respective characters have to do with it, ‘The Perks of Being an Outcast’ is the film made by Zack Snyder himself decided that Ezra Miller was the Flash in his Justice League.
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9 in a Potter key
Stephen Chbosky Knew He Wanted To Cast Emma Watson As The Lead In ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ after seeing her enter ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ in general and in the scene in the film where Ron’s character breaks her heart.
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10 musical changes
In the original novel, the song that played during the most emotional and memorable moment of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was Fleetowood Mac’s wonderful “Landslide”. However, it was Stephen Chbosky himself who decided that, in the film adaptation, the chosen theme would be the mythical ‘Heroes’ by David Bowie, seeking a greater impact on the public. Mission accomplished.
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It speaks of a generation without time or place or, rather, with an infinite time and place, adaptable to anyone. Talking about characters and, at the same time, being able to talk to all kinds of viewers. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his novel of the same name, bring all of this out. And you get so much more. He dodges all the traps placed in front of him, the cliché and the predictable, for the absolute devotion he feels towards his characters, telling his story from the heart, with passion and delicacy at the same time. He offers precious moments for a film that never ceases to keep pain in mind as an essential element in the process of growth and maturation. The inevitable balance between good things and bad things. Farewells and reunions. The first kisses and the last gifts. Writing as a method to tell those who are not there what you can no longer say.
“The perks of being an outcast” may have a greater or lesser impact depending on the emotional state one faces, but what is undeniable is that all of us, today, yesterday or tomorrow, have felt alone at some point. we fell in love, we felt the fullness of a friendship, we got excited, we lost, we won, we made a song something personal and non-transferable. We were all heroes once. Otherwise there is always time to feel infinite for an instant. Even if it’s in front of a screen. In short, a film (very) close to the masterpiece.
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