The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a treat for all of your senses and emotions. Its an incredibly real depiction of high school kids and their real problems and relationships. While its sort of an anthem for the misfit kids, anyone can enjoy it and find some way to relate to any of their stories. As for the music- 90's perfection. While not all of the music is from the 90's, the music chosen to touch our emotions all have that same quality. The most memorable songs used are in perhaps the most memorable scenes. At Charlie's first party, Patrick leads them downstairs where a bunch kids are getting stoned and the song, perfectly enough, "Low" by Cracker plays. Next, when Charlie proclaims feeling "infinite,” David Bowie’s “Heroes” plays and it has just the right amount of off-beat-ness to fit the feeling perfectly. Then later, the use of “Bust a Move” was perfect for the scene with the line “A chick walks by you wish you could sex her, but you're standing on the wall like you was Poindexter.” Finally, the most iconic "Perks" song plays when Charlie decides to join Patrick and Sam on the dance floor when they're right in the middle of their rehearsed "living room routine." “Come on Eileen” is playing and is slower in the bridge as he walks towards them and puts us in his shoes. Each of the songs chosen for this film are more than perfect and created the most amazing soundtrack.