I thought maybe it was just me. That I have become too much an adult, grown too far away from what it is like to be young and full of life and hurt, to remember what it is like to be in high school.
But then I remembered the film Dazed and Confused, and the T.V. show Freaks and Geeks, and I realized no, it isn't me. I'm still connected to that. And how could I forget? Those years shaped and shifted me into the person I am today. My conclusion is that director Stephen Chbosky (and also author of the book) wasn't able to portray the feeling he maybe wanted to. If I read the book then I will know. Overall the film felt a bit contrived and the character development rushed. Maybe my expectations were too high. I mean, I once heard that Bob Dylan's son Jakob named his band The Wallflowers because of the book! But I just did a little research and the band formed in '89 while the book came out in '99. Either Jakob Dylan can peer into the future or what I heard is a myth. I vote for the latter.
But I did like the characters and most would be people I'd like to know in real life.
To being young!
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