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Perks of being a Wallflower

Fitting in is the biggest emotional that is showcases the man vs self complex in every character. 

Charlie the main character, was abused by his aunt as a child and that made him believe that he wanted his aunt to die, so when his aunt was killed in a car crash he felt like it was his fault. This is a theme that is shown throughout the movie, because the girl he loves had a similar experience as a child. 

the facet of this backstory is an example of making the exaggerated love story more believable, or at least more understandable to the reader. all of the conflict is caused by mental trauma  caused to 2 of the main characters as children. 

in rebel without a cause, the idea is skimmed over but i believe it was done much better in POBAW. i think this is justified though. unlike POBAW the main conflict in Rebel without a cause is man vs society. but i think that in doing so, and in the title itself, you dont need an immense amount of back story.

because POBAW revolves around the idea of the feeling of love, backstory justifies the exaggerated feeling, making it feel authentic, yet most likely statistically unrelatable to its primary audience. 

In addition to to the autenthicity of love, the story development focuses on fitting in. this is the original notion that drives the plot. And this notion is also a continuity in movie history, it was in rebel without a cause, all the way to superbad. The intresting thing about PORAW is it had interesting role shifts that disagree with Denby in one aspect. For example, no blonde and the main “jock” was a homosexual that dealt with forming his self identity throughout the movie, due to problems with his homophobic father and society. the perspective of the move focused on all the conflicts in high school and revolved around phases of internal and external conflict. 

while that aspect was different from denbys claim, the fact that emotions were heightened was still true.  The only difference between tis and RWAC is that this contextualized the situations more, making actions more “justified”

[gaurav-kaul-blog]

Rebellion without Causation

that movie was pretty interesting...James dean in rebel without a cause arose more questions for me then answers. 

first, what was the perspective of disconnect? I wondered this because the disconnect between Jim and his parents seemed to stem from  his expectations on them, which stem from societies imposed beliefs on him. The movie definitely  showed more “rebellious kids”. the fact that Jim is angry at his father for not portraying a fatherly role and standing up to for his son(himself) causes the disconnect. Denby would probably think this is an example of movies exaggerating  feelings 

another interesting thing that happen was the fact that all of the main plot took place over the period on a day. I think this was an interesting move by the producers, because it leaves the perfect amount of room for knowing the characters enough to understand the plot, and not knowing them enough to make judgments. in this facet the movie producers did well. I think in terms of characterization, it allowed them to showcase the Impulsivity of teenagers. Specifically it allowed them to show the bold decisions teens would make, and how emotions swayed them easily; an inherent need to fit in was always shown. this seems to be a common theme in teen movies. it is another example of an emotion that is dramatized for the screen.

all the examples of plot showcase the need to fit in, the chickie run showcases Jims need to “defend hid honor”, which stems form needing to prove himself to a group which he doesn't even align with. then plato, who meets jim for the first time feels the need to risk his life, taking a gun to protect his new friend.

overall, this was a an interesting portrayal of a teen movie that dramatized feelings. The movie capitalized of relatable feelings, like fitting in. This emotion is the plot basis for most modern teen movies, for example, perks of being a wall flower... which led me to my other teen movie chis that follows denby’s thesis.