

He goes to the hospital where a doctor finally discloses the origin of his problem. But when they end their relationship, Patrick asks Charlie to stay away from them for a while and soon he triggers his mental illness again. Charlie discovers a new world and feels happy with his friends, and he dates their common friend Mary Elizabeth. Sam and Patrick introduce Charlie to their friends and Charlie falls in love with Sam, but he does not have self-confidence to date her. Charlie wants to be a writer and he also becomes the favorite student of his teacher of literature, Mr. Soon Charlie befriends the veterans Patrick, who is gay, and his stepsister Sam and they become best friends. Further, Charlie has a mental illness problem in his past. He misses his best friend, who had committed suicide, and he writes letters to an imaginary friend telling his feelings. Here are Ezra Miller’s best moments in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.Charlie is a shy teenager without friends that has just joined the high-school.

Patrick's comedic relief is what makes the film perfectly balanced between heavy topics, like child sexual abuse and suicide, and the lightness between Sam and Patrick as well as Patrick’s endless theatrics. Were it not for his wonderful antics, The Perks of Being a Wallflower would have been a much tougher pill to swallow. While Charlie is the main character, many fans of the film favor Patrick, the openly-gay funny boy with a heart of gold.Įzra Miller’s performance as Patrick garnered a lot of attention, both from critics and the audience alike. Charlie feels an instant attraction to Sam, although she doesn’t initially acknowledge him, while Patrick helps him gain a sense of humour to not take things too seriously. Based on the book of the same name by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming-of-age movie that follows Charlie, a socially awkward wallflower, and his struggles as he navigates high school until Sam ( Emma Watson) and her step-brother Patrick ( Ezra Miller) take him under their wing.
