Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dec 21, 20 now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends. While aimee has dreams of a future, sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, theyre drawn together. So, my girlfriend, cassidy, is threatening to kick me to the curb again, my best friend suddenly wants to put the brakes on our lives of fabulous fun, my mom and big sister are plotting a future in which i turn into an atomic vampire, and my dad, well, my dad is a big fat question mark that im not. The spectacular now by tim tharp is a highly entertaining and surprisingly insightful story of a teenage alcoholic. Sutter fits the profile of a comingofage protagonista kid having to come to terms with growing up, making his way through various problems that. Or will it stain the books legacy, now forever linked to a botched effort.
Although the movie is based on a ya book and is about high schoolers, it features constant underage alcohol consumption the main. The narrator of the spectacular now is sutter keely, a genuine liveinthemoment kind of guy. And it was only when i heard that it touched on teenage alcoholism that it actually got my attention. The spectacular now is just so genuine that it hurts. Aug 12, 20 the spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film shailene woodleys character loves math and mangauntil her storyline is brushed aside to make room for the movies alltofamiliar. But on the way to that arguably disappointing ending, the spectacular now captures the beauty and scariness and lacerating intensity of first love, and for that you forgive it. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios. I have just finished both the wonderful book and movie entitled the spectacular now, and i seriously couldnt get enough of sutter and aimee. If he had had been living in the spectacular now then he would have gone with her. Take a drink and let time wash them away to where ever time washes away to. Hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it.
Aug 10, 2017 with the spectacular now, the timing of the film was much better. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt. The main character is a highschool drunk who wants to only live in the now and the story follows him in his travails with girls and the selfdelusion that he has as to his place in life. Though this book isnt one id recommend to everyone, if you like books with a more serious tone to them, pick this one up. We will be careful how we talk about this without spoiling anything, but the ending of. This national book award finalist is now a major motion picture one of the most buzzedabout films at sundance 20, starring shailene woodley star of the fault in our stars and divergent and miles teller star of whiplash. Apr 06, 2017 i have just finished both the wonderful book and movie entitled the spectacular now, and i seriously couldnt get enough of sutter and aimee. That being said, i have not read the book so the ending there could have been different. On my disagreement side, the book has plenty of endings and beginnings. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by. This is a great and realistic twist on your everyday romance movie. The spectacular now is a 20 american comingofage romantic drama film directed by james ponsoldt, written by scott neustadter and michael h. And for the rest of your life, they sell you over and over, right to the end when they package you one last time and plant you in the ground.
Their relationship was imperfect in a beautiful way. For sutter, life is beautiful in the now, so one should drink it up while its here. Aug 01, 20 our ending is actually more hopeful than the ending of the book. Weber and starring miles teller and shailene woodley. The spectacular now reminded me that these people are real and these things are happening to them. See more ideas about the spectacular now, miles teller and shailene woodley. In adapting tim tharps hit novel the spectacular now for the screen, the biggest challenge was turning its unreliable and flawed though sympathetic high school narrator, sutter keely, into a. Sutter fits the profile of a comingofage protagonista kid having to come to terms with growing up, making his way through various problems that help him realize important truths about himself and the world. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. Ending spoiler for the spectacular now 20, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film shailene woodleys character loves math and mangauntil her storyline is brushed aside to make room for the movies alltofamiliar. Now i cant give you mileage off the top of my head, but were in oklahoma, so florida is a good five states away, at least. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed by james ponsoldt hey reddit people, i just saw the spectacular now and have done quite a bit of reading into it. Saying that the spectacular now is spectacularly good seems to be something of a lazy, obvious comment based solely on the title.
And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme to. Not only did they look natural, but their emotions were raw in a way that is never shown on the big screen. Now that youve seen the movie the spectacular now, you want to know how the book by tim tharp ends. Shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and. Shailene woodley and miles teller were phenomenal in their performances. It didnt take 100 or so pages for aimee to make an entrance and their relationship was very much the focus of the film. I just started reading the circle in preparation for your film this spring. I think the saddest thing in the book is that sutter doesnt even realize what hes doing to himself. The psychology of the character sutter is just wrong. The book on the other hand, dragged on and on, wondering aimlessly. Our ending is actually more hopeful than the ending of the book. With miles teller, shailene woodley, kyle chandler, jennifer jason leigh. The sites critical consensus reads, the spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical coming of age story trappings.
Despite the fact that the spectacular now is also a movie, id heard of neither the book nor the movie when i randomly came across it whilst looking for new ya realistic fiction books. Whats the difference between the spectacular now the book and the spectacular now the movie. Hello james, my name is aaron gomez let me first start by telling you that i love your work the spectacular now is a great piece of cinema and dont ask me why but hot ticket is my favorite episode of master of none. And now, 10 spectacular ways the movie was different from the. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on film. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical comingofage story trappings. The ending was fitting for the story as well and one that satisfied me as a reader because it resolved the events of the book in such a way that made. The stage is littered with bodies, but here comes fortinbras.
Sutter ends up telling her to go ahead without him and after he finishes summer school and get money for their apartment, but he has no true intention of following her, he just wants her to go so that once shes begun her new life itll be easier for her to let him go. The spectacular now obviously was not a book for me. Thats the onetwo punch right there, wanting to love and wanting to be loved. The spectacular now is a very sophisticated story, but could lead to some interesting discussions about what behaviors we celebrate in high school culture, what makes someone an alcoholic, and even how we are supposed to feel about sutter, a likable but misguided character who spends most of his life drunk. Movie spoilers friday, march 4, 2015 is a day i kind of wont forget because it has jacked my whole sleeping schedule up. The spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre. It left me absolutely reeling but was perfectly written. The deleted spectacular now scene that was too extreme. Aug 05, 20 now the much anticipated movie, already winner of a special jury award for acting at the 20 sundance film festival, is out in theaters. The spectacular now and the problem with geek girls on. Differences between the spectacular now book vs movie page 1. We will be careful how we talk about this without spoiling anything, but the ending of the book is really quite bleak.
However, as realistic as the movie attempted to be, there were still a few things about it that didnt quite. When you live in the now you live to the fullest, you risk it, you take chances, you have no fear because youre not thinking of the consequences. Production charismatic, wellmeaning, and the life of the party, the kindhearted high school senior, sutter keely, makes great efforts to hide himself behind a carefree but ephemeral present, and a jumbo. Feb 06, 2014 buy the spectacular now 1 by tim tharp isbn. Parents need to know that the spectacular now is a comingofage story adapted from author tim tharps young adult novel about a hardpartying high school senior whose personal motto is to live in the now. But on the way to that arguably disappointing ending, the spectacular now captures the beauty and scariness and lacerating intensity of first love, and for that you forgive it everything. The spectacular now is an adroit, sensitive film that avoids typical coming of age story trappings.
The film gives us the hollywood ending that it thinks we must have been hoping for. I will give the author credit, there is no definitive end to the book or climactic moment, there is only the spectacular now. Weber based on the novel by tim tharp second draft august 24, 2010. The spectacular now takes you on a ride into this destructive couple relationship of ups and down. He is not living in the now, hes just uninterested in life. Its the strength of this exchange on which the movie pivots dramatically from the book. The spectacular now is like a comingofage novel that stalls out on the exit ramp to adulthood. Hi, im james ponsoldt, and i directed the spectacular now. I explain that to him, and he tells me to just drop him off at the edge of town and hell walk the rest of the way. Sutter miles teller and aimee shailene woodley are smart, but they make dumb mistakes. The book is wonderful and the ending was unexpected and grey still great though read more. Discussion to the ending of the spectacular now directed. As much as i want more and even if it tore me to pieces and left me wanting so much more for sutter to get better, for him to finally change i think, yes. We all know the mixed feelings of anticipation and dread that precede watching a movie based on a favored book.
Most books try to leave you with something good, you know. Shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and relationships cute interview. Jan 14, 2014 shailene woodley talks spectacular now, divergent and tfios. Oct 10, 2017 shailene woodley and miles teller talk the spectacular now and relationships cute interview. A hardpartying high school seniors philosophy on life changes when he meets the notsotypical nice girl. The spectacular now was warmly received at the 20 sundance film festival. With the spectacular now, the timing of the film was much better.
Caption from annette and frankie in beach party to lindsay in mean girls, teen movies have captured the politics. Based on the 2008 novel of the same name by tim tharp about a high school senior grappling with alcoholism, the film premiered at the 20 sundance film festival, where it garnered critical acclaim. Sutter and aimee take me back to the start youtube. A lovely film about two high school seniors who look, speak and feel like real 18yearold middleamerican human beings. My sister was coming back from a trip which required me and my mom to pick her up at 1 in the morning. A high school senior sutter keely is exactly a person you want to have at your party he is hilarious, spontaneous and charming. The spectacular now was refreshing, to say the least. It doesnt think about solutions, resolutions, or even conclusions. Sutter lives in the now and remains to do so even when the book ends. Aug 08, 20 the spectacular now is the latest film to join the genre.
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