Perks of Being a Wallflower; Clocks
The Perks of Being a Wallflower; a Timeless Movie with the Use of Symbolizing Time The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a timeless movie directed by Stephen Chbosky. There are so many little and precise detailing that goes into the movie to make it well done on so many scales. There are lots of forms of film elements used and shown throughout the movie, but one particular symbol focuses on is the use of clocks and how it helps shape the movie and the idea Chbosky is trying to get across. The scenes throughout the movie subtly have clocks placed and certain times being announced in the film to insure the idea that although time may seem to drag on forever, time also goes by extremely fast. For Charlie, the main character and protagonist, this certainly seems to be the case. A beginning scene announces time when Charlie mentions on his first day of his freshmen year that there is one thousand three hundred and eighty five school days left till his graduation. With the mention of this time, Charlie indicates that time is definitely dragging on and that he really has no high expectations for his high school career.
In contrast, time is again mentioned at the end of the school year when a final scene shows a clock because the school year is finally over and the countdown to summer has begun. This clock symbolizes how time can really fly by. Charlie had anticipated his whole entire freshmen year for it to be over, but now that it finally is, he is not so sure he wants it to be because all of his friends that are leaving him for college. Sometimes one may be waiting and waiting for something to be over but when one looks back and realizes that it is over, one may wish for it all back. Another huge part in the movie where clocks are repeatedly shown is in shop class. Shop class is an important factor in Charlie’s life because this is where he meets one of his friends, Patrick, whom gets him through the year. The class is assigned to make wooden clocks. By the end
In contrast, time is again mentioned at the end of the school year when a final scene shows a clock because the school year is finally over and the countdown to summer has begun. This clock symbolizes how time can really fly by. Charlie had anticipated his whole entire freshmen year for it to be over, but now that it finally is, he is not so sure he wants it to be because all of his friends that are leaving him for college. Sometimes one may be waiting and waiting for something to be over but when one looks back and realizes that it is over, one may wish for it all back. Another huge part in the movie where clocks are repeatedly shown is in shop class. Shop class is an important factor in Charlie’s life because this is where he meets one of his friends, Patrick, whom gets him through the year. The class is assigned to make wooden clocks. By the end
Cited: Boggs, Joseph and Petrie, Dennis. The Art of Watching Films Eighth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2012. Print. Perks of Being a Wallflower. Dir. Stephen Chbosky. 2012. Lionsgate Films. 2013. DVD