Film Response
Do you feel that the film set out to recreate the book faithfully, or did it aim to adapt the book?
The author of the book directs the film so I feel that Stephen Chbosky was trying to recreate his book as they are very similar and there are very few differences.
Select two memorable or important scenes from the film. What made them particularly memorable or important? What are the main similarities/differences between these memorable scenes and those that you found memorable in the book?
A memorable scene for me is when Sam, Patrick and Charlie are in the pick-up truck and are going through the tunnel when a song comes on. Sam believes it’s a perfect time/song to stand at the back of the truck and let the wind fly around her. I think this is so memorable to me because Sam looks so free, like all of her worries are gone just for a moment. I believe it is memorable to me as it is so memorable to Charlie and he mentions it more than once in the film. The song that is on while this occurs is different in the book than the movie.
What approach do you think you might have taken if the task of filming the book had been your responsibility?
I think I would have tried to ‘recreate’ the book. Even though the movie is almost the same as the book, there are some differences and Stephen Chkos (the author and director of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) missed out that were important, for example he didn’t include the ‘Abortion’ scene that I mentioned in the book response.
Construct a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the book and the film:
The author of the book directs the film so I feel that Stephen Chbosky was trying to recreate his book as they are very similar and there are very few differences.
Select two memorable or important scenes from the film. What made them particularly memorable or important? What are the main similarities/differences between these memorable scenes and those that you found memorable in the book?
A memorable scene for me is when Sam, Patrick and Charlie are in the pick-up truck and are going through the tunnel when a song comes on. Sam believes it’s a perfect time/song to stand at the back of the truck and let the wind fly around her. I think this is so memorable to me because Sam looks so free, like all of her worries are gone just for a moment. I believe it is memorable to me as it is so memorable to Charlie and he mentions it more than once in the film. The song that is on while this occurs is different in the book than the movie.
What approach do you think you might have taken if the task of filming the book had been your responsibility?
I think I would have tried to ‘recreate’ the book. Even though the movie is almost the same as the book, there are some differences and Stephen Chkos (the author and director of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower) missed out that were important, for example he didn’t include the ‘Abortion’ scene that I mentioned in the book response.
Construct a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the book and the film: