Tuesday 11 November 2014



The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.


Your Chosen Film.

The film I have chosen is 'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower' because I think it is good to analyse as there are many things to talk about and many things that are in sync. Also, I picked this film because it is one of my favourite genre's- Teen Drama. In a way I can relate to the characters that are in this movie. 

Institutional Background.

The institution behind this film is 'Summit Entertainment' who have made many other films such as Twilight, Divergent which are now very popular films. The distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK is Entertainment One. It is one of the most well-known companies for films being brought out in the UK.

No Brand Loyalty.

The film I chose fits into the genre 'Teen Drama' as it is a film where a quiet, sensitive, 15 year old named Charlie writes letters about his life to an anonymous person. He also discusses his first year at high school, describing two dramatic experiences from his past like the suicide of his only friend Michael, the year before and the death of his favourite Auntie during his childhood.

It fits into the genre because in thee trailer it shows the setting as a high school, therefore suggesting that there will be a lot of drama. Also, the character is a teenager meaning there will be inappropriate scenes and scenes to do with love and how teenagers work. 

There is no follow up movie of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower however there was a book made before the film came out which had a lot of fans. In the trailer, a film that was written by the author of this book was mentioned; Juno.

It's All A Matter Of Timing,

The film was released on October 3rd 2012 but the earliest release date for the movie was 8th September in Canada.

The trailer first appeared on 4th June 2012.

There were many things out in the world to make sure The Perks Of Being A Wallflower was noticed and popular, for example, the poster that was made.

Poster;
    
There were many poster published to promote the film. However, there wasn't any teaser trailers shared. There was only one main trailer. Many TV Reviews went up which made it popular and many interviews by the cast went viral on YouTube.

It's A Social Thing.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower was rated a 8.1 out of 10. It was said that there were more positive comments than negative. There were many positive comments about the movie;

'Went to an advance screening expecting your usual ''shy kid in high school learns to stick up for himself''' sort of feel-good drama. This movie is more than that - I was truly blown away by the mature themes and moving characters. Mental illness, sexual abuse, drugs and alcohol... I think the writer/screenwriter/director said it best in the Q+A after when he said it was a film that looked at the emotional aspects of that point in life without being sentimental. I really cared about these three teens - Charlie, Sam, and Patrick - and their story never felt cheesy. Just real, and moving, and touching. Go see this movie!' - Steph T.

Public Quotes;

'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is another story about a simple guy living in a cruel life of high school. The difference is he's not ought to save the day.' -Mek.

'I absolutly loved this film and thought it was intriguing.' -Jack

'It's a story someone could relate to. Both genders..' -Claudia

From the three quotes, I can infer this film had positive feedback and both genders of this film enjoyed it as some people can relate to it.

Risky Business.

The budget of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower was $13 million, however it gained approximately $33.4 million.

On the opening weekend, the film made $228,359 averaging $57,089 per theatre in the US.

Stars In Their Eyes.

The director of this film is Stephan Chbosky. He only directed three films; The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Rent and The Four Corners of NoWhere.

The Perks of Being a WallFlower is a Teen Drama.
The Four Corners of Nowhere is a Comedy.
 Rent is a Musical Drama.
All the movies he has directed have different genres.

The stars of this film are Charlie (Logan Lerman), Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller). However, the main character is Charlie.

Logan Lerman has appeared in many famous films such as Noah, Fury, Percy Jackson, The Three Muskateers. He appears more in action films but there are one or two romantic drama such Stuck In Love and My One And Only.

The stars are mentioned in the trailer when they are introducing the characters but they don't mention the writer, they just say the 'producer'.







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