On Saturday I went to Cork with my mother, and after a day of shopping which resulted in sore feet and hungry tummies, we headed out to Mahon Point (a shopping centre with a cinema and Nando’s, perfection).
At first the plan was to just go to Nando’s but when I saw that the film had just started, that it was within reaching distance, I simply had to go, no question in my mind. Perhaps I should explain first, that The Perks is in my Top 5 Books Ever, it is so perfect and beautiful that I’ve read it multiple times and never get bored. If you haven’t read it, you must, seriously.
So we got our tickets and headed in. I was slightly nervous because Hollywood has a habit of turing good books into disastrous films. This nervousness continued till the tunnel scene, anyone who has seen the film or read the book knows what I’m talking about. They got everything perfect. It was almost as if Stephen Chbosky had hand picked everything in the film. The music, the clothes, how the actors portrayed the characters. I was over the moon. Charlie’s last letter was also perfect, you can watch a video here and hear it with clips of the film. It gives my shivers just reading it let alone hearing it.
“This one moment, when you know you’re not a sad story. You’re alive. And you stand up and see the light on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder and you’re listening to that song and drive with the people you love most in this world.
And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite.”
And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite.”
I’m not going to talk about the story or plot, go read the book and see the film. But I can promise you that it will move you to tears, laugh and give you that warm fuzzy feeling inside.
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