As adults, we all remember that wonderful, terrible moment when the innocence of our early years fell away, and we looked at the world through the jaded eyes of a no-longer-child. Right? ...Yeah, okay, no we don't. Alas, in real life, coming of age isn't so much a singular event as it is a prolonged process full of frenemy drama, awkward fumblings and pimples so enormous that they represent an orange-level threat to the world at large. But in the movies? The coming-of-age story is king, y'all.
Whether it's hunting for a dead body in rural Maine, discovering the lost treasure of One-Eyed Willie or waking up unannounced in the body of a 25 year-old man, the youthful denizens of movieland can pretty much count on a major turning point in which they lose their illusions, their innocence and, occasionally, their virginity. And now, in honor of the release of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," the devoted folks over at Film.com, have conveniently assembled a 50-item list of coming-of-age movies that's making us feel all teenage and hormonal just looking at it.
Click on over for to see them all!
Beware: Contents may cause you to spontaneously re-experience puberty.
0 comments:
Post a Comment