Landslide Book Vs Movie Essay

After receiving a low score on the SAT in the film, Charlie helps tutor her, which brings Sam and Charlie closer together. This also adds excitement for the viewer when Sam announces that she was accepted to Penn State University later on. As a result, the viewer gains more understanding of Charlie’s genuine relationship with Sam which helps develop Charlie’s character. Furthermore, Sam’s, Patrick’s, and Charlie’s friendship is briefly expressed in the “tunnel scene” in the film which is also described in the novel. In the novel, the film technique of adding music into the scene in conjunction with low-key lighting is to express Charlie’s relationship with his friends. Low-key lighting in the scene is used to emphasize Charlie’s happy emotions throughout the scene. In the film, Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” is replaced with “Heroes” by David Bowie. The “beautiful song called ‘Landslide’” (39) is slow and slightly tragic, while Bowie’s …show more content…
Without the film, many readers would be unable to truly understand the dynamics of Charlie's interactions between his friends and his mental instabilities. As critics say, “Overall, by keeping all of the important moments in Charlie’s timeline and showing us more about our favorite side characters onscreen, Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wildflower is a wildly successful film, capturing the ache and grandeur of growing up in the suburbs in the early nineties perfectly” (www.cinemablend.com). Watching the film is a key aspect of fully understanding and interpreting what is written in the novel. Without each other, the novel and film might not be quite as