He sees and hears things he shouldn t and if only he were harry potter these visions would actually be real.
Words on bathroom walls sells movie deal julia walton.
And so it goes with words on bathroom walls thor freudenthal s adaptation of the julia walton novel which tries to balance the banal woes of middle class teenagers with intense borderline cartoonish depictions of mental illness.
Words on bathroom walls opens wide in theaters on august 21.
It is one of the first films to do so since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is one of the first films to do so since the.
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He s able to find wry irony in his often painful situation.
Words on bathroom walls is a must read for those interested in mental illness.
In adapting julia walton s 2017 novel director thor freudenthal poignantly depicts beleaguered adam s numerous challenges.
Attempting to help viewers.
The book was author julia walton s soon to be published young adult novel words on bathroom walls random house a story centered on a teenager named adam coming to terms with his schizophrenia.
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There are no perfectly happy endings and romance doesn t cure schizophrenia just like real life.
Words on bathroom walls features two things early on that could have been early dealbreakers in the wrong hands.
Words on bathroom walls is the story of adam a boy with schizophrenia who s put on an experimental drug in the hopes of dialling down the hallucinations.
Walton gave adam such a strong often humorous voice.
Words on bathroom walls is a popular young adult novel that has been adapted into a charming and emotional movie starring charlie plummer.
Heavy use of voiceover monologue and fourth wall breaks.
Nick naveda s script deals with its difficult central topic in a subtle and effective way partly.
Words on bathroom walls directed by thor freudenthal written by nick navela based on julia walton s novel of the same name starring.