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⋆Genre for this blog: Drama⋆

 

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" 2012

This film is based on the novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"! It follows Charlie, an anti social high school freshman, as he navigates friendship, trauma, and identity. It is structured through Charlie’s voiceover letters, which position the audience directly inside his mind, a technique very common within dramas, as it centers subjectivity and emotional vulnerability.

The drama does not stem from external action, but from internal action, in this case psychologically. Charlie struggles with depression, trauma, and feeling alone. His friendships with Sam and Patrick act as character growth, while also introducing complications with feelings like love, jealousy, and self esteem.

We can definitely take these phycological conflicts and incorporate them when deciding who we want out main character to be.

"Here" 2024

Okay I’m going to be honest I didn’t love this movie. It was pretty okay, it was my Dads pick for our family movie night (he will watch anything involving Tom Hanks). What I did really like is the style. It is super unique, I’ve never seen a film like this before. The entirety of the film unfolds from a single camera angle inside a home, showing the different generations who lived there over time.

As a drama it touches on more topics that connect to all ages, not just teens. It’s observing different peoples ordinary lives unfold through marriages, arguments, births, aging, and death, all in the same space. 

 

I really enjoyed how the buildup grew over the film, and most importantly the way it was shot. We have discussed filming the entire film from the point of view of the plant (kinda), as we are trying to show the plants growth no matter what obstacles are thrown its way. 

Sources⋆˚࿔

Chaffins, A. (2024, October 31). Review: 'Here' is a Technical Marvel with a Hollow Heart. Screen Scene. https://alisechaffins.substack.com/p/here-review-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-2024-movie

Chang, J. (2024, October 31). Review: In ‘Here,’ Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are de-aged and stuck in one place. It’s a gimmick that wears thin. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-10-31/here-review-tom-hanks-robin-wright-robert-zemeckis

MetroFamily Magazine. (n.d.). Movie Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. https://www.metrofamilymagazine.com/movie-revew-the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/

Mulderig, J. (2024, October 31). Film Review: ‘Here’ is a beautiful, if flawed, look at the passage of time. Angelus News. https://angelusnews.com/arts-culture/here-movie-tom-hanks/

Sony Pictures. (2024). Here. https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/here