Have you ever seen this movie? I sincerely hope you have. Better yet, I hope you have read the book.
This is the moving story of Charlie and his first year of high school. It is also the year he comes to grips with something he has repressed for a very long time. During his personal journey, he meets amazing people that help him become the Charlie he was always meant to be. This is not your standard coming-of-age story. While it certainly has its fanciful moments, it is for the most part realistic and heart-breaking.
There are so many things to talk about in this movie, but let's focus on the fight scene. Yes, there is a powerful fight scene. Warning, there may be a few spoilers, but nothing that will ruin the ultimate conclusion of the film.
This is the moving story of Charlie and his first year of high school. It is also the year he comes to grips with something he has repressed for a very long time. During his personal journey, he meets amazing people that help him become the Charlie he was always meant to be. This is not your standard coming-of-age story. While it certainly has its fanciful moments, it is for the most part realistic and heart-breaking.
There are so many things to talk about in this movie, but let's focus on the fight scene. Yes, there is a powerful fight scene. Warning, there may be a few spoilers, but nothing that will ruin the ultimate conclusion of the film.
In case you are confused, the boy that was called "Nothing" and was beaten to hell and back is Patrick. Charlie is the one who intervenes and warns the bullies that if they ever touch his friends again, he'll blind them. (His threat makes a little more sense in the book.)
What you witnessed is a realistic picture of how homosexual relationships are handled and dealt with.
Yes. You read the above sentence correctly. The bully that called Patrick a "faggot," that was Patrick's secret boyfriend (Ex-boyfriend now). You see, that bully was covered in bruises because his father had come home early and walked in on his son spending intimate time with Patrick. Obviously, the boys haven't talked since that incident.
This scene is all too realistic. I watched this movie with a friend once, and she commented that she was tired of the "same-sex saga." In other words, it exhausted her hearing about all of these horrible stories she thinks are not true.
Unfortunately, she is very naive. Even more unfortunately, the turmoil pictured in Perks of Being a Wallflower are not sugar coated, but they are most definitely not the worst it gets.
Here is a real life example:
What you witnessed is a realistic picture of how homosexual relationships are handled and dealt with.
Yes. You read the above sentence correctly. The bully that called Patrick a "faggot," that was Patrick's secret boyfriend (Ex-boyfriend now). You see, that bully was covered in bruises because his father had come home early and walked in on his son spending intimate time with Patrick. Obviously, the boys haven't talked since that incident.
This scene is all too realistic. I watched this movie with a friend once, and she commented that she was tired of the "same-sex saga." In other words, it exhausted her hearing about all of these horrible stories she thinks are not true.
Unfortunately, she is very naive. Even more unfortunately, the turmoil pictured in Perks of Being a Wallflower are not sugar coated, but they are most definitely not the worst it gets.
Here is a real life example:
Can you watch that video without crying and/or feeling an unknown mix of sadness and anger in your belly? No. I thought not.
The "same-sex saga" is not a drama or tragic tale. It is, in fact, a dire reality. They are not the only group of people tortured, abused, mistreated, or exploited. However, the suffering in the LGBT community is incredibly strong and incredibly real.
My friend is not homophobic. She does not think homosexuality is wrong and she thinks same-sex marriage should be legal. That is great! However, her attitude towards the "saga" can make her sound hypocritical. She views it as just more drama and wants to keep it out of her life. The thing is, when she feels that way, she isn't doing anybody any good.
Any time a group of people is oppressed, it is not drama. It is life. Not only that, but it is a problem. You should always stand up for what you believe in and you should always defend the people you claim to support.
Now, I don't do donations and pride parades (mostly because I don't have the means to do them), but you don't have to. You don't even have to join your local Gay Straight Alliance. You don't have to do anything but love everyone in your life no matter what. Instead of passing off a struggle you don't face as a story, understand that the people involved in that "story" are characters. Don't you whoop, holler, and cheer for you favorite book, movie, and television characters? Same thing. All you have to do is whoop, holler, and cheer for all of the people around you and celebrate all of their differences no matter what.
You don't have to be a Charlie, punching people out and being a total bad ass (God, I love that scene so much!), but you can be your own bad ass. You don't have to be gay, Black, Asian, atheist, Muslim, or female to understand the struggle of peoples exploited and disadvantaged in our world. All you have to do is support the ones around you so they can support the ones around them, and so on and so forth. Just be loving, kind, and compassionate. Not only will you make a difference in the LGBT community, but you will make a difference in every community.
What are your thoughts, ideas, or questions?
The "same-sex saga" is not a drama or tragic tale. It is, in fact, a dire reality. They are not the only group of people tortured, abused, mistreated, or exploited. However, the suffering in the LGBT community is incredibly strong and incredibly real.
My friend is not homophobic. She does not think homosexuality is wrong and she thinks same-sex marriage should be legal. That is great! However, her attitude towards the "saga" can make her sound hypocritical. She views it as just more drama and wants to keep it out of her life. The thing is, when she feels that way, she isn't doing anybody any good.
Any time a group of people is oppressed, it is not drama. It is life. Not only that, but it is a problem. You should always stand up for what you believe in and you should always defend the people you claim to support.
Now, I don't do donations and pride parades (mostly because I don't have the means to do them), but you don't have to. You don't even have to join your local Gay Straight Alliance. You don't have to do anything but love everyone in your life no matter what. Instead of passing off a struggle you don't face as a story, understand that the people involved in that "story" are characters. Don't you whoop, holler, and cheer for you favorite book, movie, and television characters? Same thing. All you have to do is whoop, holler, and cheer for all of the people around you and celebrate all of their differences no matter what.
You don't have to be a Charlie, punching people out and being a total bad ass (God, I love that scene so much!), but you can be your own bad ass. You don't have to be gay, Black, Asian, atheist, Muslim, or female to understand the struggle of peoples exploited and disadvantaged in our world. All you have to do is support the ones around you so they can support the ones around them, and so on and so forth. Just be loving, kind, and compassionate. Not only will you make a difference in the LGBT community, but you will make a difference in every community.
What are your thoughts, ideas, or questions?